Library Clerk Job at City of Mansfield, Texas Municipal Government, Mansfield, TX

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  • City of Mansfield, Texas Municipal Government
  • Mansfield, TX

Job Description

Job Details

Description

Starting Hourly Rate: $16.59

(26 Hours/Week)

MUST BE AVAILABLE TO WORK SATURDAYS AND ONE EVENING PER WEEK

Part-time library staff member will assist library patrons in the use of library materials and services, including reference and referral, homework help, computer help, reader’s advisor, and library events and programs. Library Clerks will also assist Librarians with ongoing projects and outreach.

Examples Of Work To Be Performed

  • Check in and shelve library materials, read and straighten shelves and process new materials prior to shelving.
  • Assist patrons locating information in books, periodicals, and online.
  • Assist patrons with use of library computers, including Windows Office programs, the Internet and use of the circulation system and catalog.
  • Issue library cards to patrons.
  • Take in fees at the service desk, answer questions and assist with patrons with their accounts.
  • Generally assist patrons with use of the library and be available to assist full-time staff with various tasks and projects as needed.
  • Perform other tasks as needed.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Knowledge Skills And Abilities

  • Ability to support the mission of the public library with regard to intellectual freedom and confidentiality of patron records.
  • Familiarity with a computer work environment, including Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point.
  • Familiarity with Polaris automated circulation and catalog systems and/or ability to learn them.
  • Abilities to alphabetize and to understand and learn Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC).
  • Good people skills, ability to work with patrons and coworkers, ability and willingness to accept supervision and training.
  • Ability to stoop and to lift 30 pounds.

Required Education, Training And Experience

  • High school graduation or equivalent

Desired Training And Experience

  • College courses in related field

Essential Physical Functions

The physical activity of this position

  • Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
  • Particularly for sustained periods of time.
  • Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
  • Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
  • Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
  • Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
  • Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
  • Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
  • Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
  • Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

The Physical Requirements Of This Position

  • Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.

  • The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position

  • The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Americans With Disabilities

The City of Mansfield complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and it is our policy to ensure that no person is discriminated against based on their disability. The City of Mansfield offers equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals and strictly prohibits the discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability. The City of Mansfield shall provide reasonable accommodates to applicants and employees who are otherwise qualified to perform the essential job duties when doing so does not create an undue hardship for the city.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The City of Mansfield provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. The City of Mansfield is mandated by federal law to provide a drug-free working environment for the safety of its employees and the public. All employment is contingent upon passing a post-offer employment drug test and /or physical.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Part time, Local area, Long distance, Saturday, Afternoon shift,

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