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Part-Time Senior Library Assistant - Metuchen Public Library

Metuchen Public Library serves a vibrant and diverse community with a mission to inform, enrich, and empower the public; supports intellectual freedom; encourages lifelong learning; and strengthens community engagement in a welcoming environment.

The Metuchen Public Library is seeking a dynamic, creative, and highly self-motivated individual to join our team. Potential candidates should expect to work closely with the library staff and the Library Director to support the overall library mission and vision.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Senior Librarian for User Services, the Senior Library Assistant assists with training and supervising support staff, managing aspects of circulation duties, processing, troubleshooting technology, handling circulation conflicts and issues, maintaining inventory records, assisting with social media management, and supporting other departments with library services such as reference, readers advisory, and computer assistance as needed.

The position is 18-25 hours per week, including a minimum of two weekday evenings, and two Saturdays and two Sundays per month. Flexibility in regard to scheduling is a plus.

Primary Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains a welcoming, organized, accessible, and safe environment for patrons and staff.
• Assists with daily operations of part-time staff.
• Assists with inputs for the annual evaluations of part-time support staff.
• Manages circulation-related financial tasks and generates library circulation statistics and reports.
• Ensures all policies and procedures are understood and followed by support staff.
• Manages all aspects of circulation duties including patron accounts, materials that are damaged, missing, lost, or claimed returned.
• Assists in processing and cataloging library materials and generates reports as needed.
• Assists in selecting and ordering library supplies and maintains supply inventory.
• Coordinates and assists in library projects among various departments including Summer Reading Programs, social media management, and others.
• Provides information and reference services using print and online resources. Assists staff and the public in the understanding and use of these resources.
• Assists and instructs patrons in the use of computers, printers, scanners, other library technologies as well as electronic and digital resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge / Abilities

Qualifications

Compensation : starting at $20.00 per hour commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Interested candidates, please email a resume, cover letter, and two references to Rebecca Franco Martin, Library Director, at rfrancomartin [at] metuchenlibrary.org.

Metuchen Public Library is located at 480 Middlesex Ave, Metuchen, NJ 08840. Applications will be accepted until the job is filled. Only candidates selected for interviews will be notified. Employment offers are conditional upon a successful background check.

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