Library Assistant

Pay Range: $21.26/hr. - $26.57/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Day, Date, Year 📅

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

A Full-Time Library Assistant position is available with the Fort Worth Public Library at the Northside Library, Vivian J Lincoln Library and Southwest Regional Library. The ideal candidates are customer-focused, enthusiastic about bringing library services to the community, and comfortable working with diverse populations including people of all ages, backgrounds, dispositions, and abilities.

All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered for this opportunity.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• No prior experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work evenings and Saturdays.
• Ability to work at/travel to various locations.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to communicate with customers in Spanish.
• At least one year of experience working in a library setting.
• Previous experience developing and presenting programs, workshops, and classes.

The Library Assistant’s job responsibilities include:

• Providing friendly, efficient, and professional service to customers, in-person, by telephone, and via email. This includes answering basic reference, reader's advisory, and general usage questions, helping customers locate materials and services of interest, and checking in and out materials.
• Planning and delivering programs, workshops, and classes.
• Providing customers with technology assistance and computer training, and assisting customers with self-service equipment and technology.
• Operating a cash register, conducting customer payment transactions, maintaining a cash drawer.
• Developing library displays and merchandising materials to showcase the Library’s materials, programs, and special events.
• Conducting community outreach, including processing new library accounts and replacing library cards at outreach events.
• Championing the Library’s strategic goals and initiatives.

 Working Conditions and Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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