Description
Essential functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Customer Service
- Provides excellent customer service to all library patrons
- Maintains confidentiality of patron information
- Directs patrons to library areas or staff as appropriate
- Retrieves library materials for patrons
Shelf Maintenance
- Efficiently shelves library materials in the proper location
- Shifts library materials, as assigned
- Maintains orderliness of displays and shelves
Teamwork
- Maintains a collaborative working environment
- Provides support to department projects, as needed
- Attends meetings and serves on staff committees, as requested
- Supports library-wide initiatives, such as SummerREAD
Miscellaneous
- Records statistics for library transactions, as required
- Maintains and increases knowledge and skills through professional development
- Represents the library at community events, as assigned
- Performs additional duties and assignments, as required
Requirements
Physical and Environmental Factors
The incumbent may be exposed to:
Physical: Frequent walking, sitting, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and pushing carts. Moving/lifting up to 30 pounds, pushing up to 70 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Environmental: Typical office setting with no extreme temperatures or fumes. Minimal, if any, exposure to hazardous materials. Exposure to dust.
Minimum Requirements
Education: Must be a minimum of sixteen (16) years of age. Work permit required for students. High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
Experience: Entry level.
Helpful Skills and Abilities: Effective verbal and interpersonal skills to respond to coworkers, supervisor, and patrons. Organization, prioritizing and coordinating multiple tasks. Basic communication skills. Basic computer skills.
Skills Required
- Minimum age 16
- Work permit required for students
- Entry level experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Effective verbal and interpersonal skills
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and coordinate multiple tasks
- Basic communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds and push carts up to 70 pounds
What We Do
The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library is dedicated to fostering a love of reading, viewing, and listening in its community, empowering individuals of all ages and backgrounds to build a more informed, engaged, and connected community. It provides books, newspapers, and physical materials, as well as adult literacy programs, computer learning, and a variety of programming for children, teens, and adults.
