What are the responsibilities and job description for the OFFICE SUPPORT 1/LAW LIBRARY ASSISTANT/Library Information Services position at COUNTY OF LEHIGH PENNSYLVANIA?
Job Description
Job Description
Law Library Assistant
Library Information Services
Description :
The Lehigh County Law Library is in search of Part-Time Law Library Assistants to join our circulation desk team.
The Lehigh County Law Library is an office of the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas. The Law Library is located on the first floor of the recently restored Historical Lehigh County Courthouse at 501 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Law Library is open to the public Monday through Friday 8 : 00am to 4 : 30pm. The Law Library Assistants must be able to begin work at 8 : 00am and work until 4 : 30pm on scheduled days of the week. Law Library Assistants work approximately 16 to 40 hours per week per two-week pay period.
The Law Library Assistant must be able to conduct basic Law Library patron services unsupervised and unaided after a period of orientation. The individual must be knowledgeable of basic office procedures, basic library theory and practice, and familiar with accessing the print and online legal materials found in a law library.
Qualifications include a high school degree. Some college, legal, or library experience or training is preferred. The individual must have excellent reading skills, be a competent user of Windows Office computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access). Internet, and / or online research experience is important. The ideal applicant will be a well-organized, dependable, detail-oriented individual who can work well as part of a team. The Law Library Assistant must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to share a work load with other Law Library employees, to assist patrons in-person and to respond effectively and professionally to telephone / email inquiries.
Schedule :
M-F 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm
- Some flexibility, does not work every day.
- Friday full day.
Bargaining Unit : YES
Crime Check : YES
Experience :
Education :
G.E.D. or High School Diploma
Comments :
Library patron services, research assistance, collection maintenance. Opens and closes library, operates circulation desk, assists with billing, delivery, cataloging as needed. Applicant should be available Friday full day.
Interested applicants must submit a completed County application, resume and cover letter for consideration. Applicants can check the status of this posting via the County's Job Posting Status web page to learn if the position is open, pending, or has been closed. The appointing Authority will directly contact those applicants they are interested in potential candidates for this position.
