What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shelving Substitute position at Laramie County Library System?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
HOURS & SALARY : Minimum of three hours per month, with a starting salary of $13.48 an hour.
Laramie County Library System is looking for motivated individuals to be Substitute Shelvers. This position works a variable schedule including evenings and weekends, sometimes on short notice, on an as-needed basis, with a minimum of three hours monthly. The primary role of this position is to shelve, organize, and inspect library materials. Substitute Shelvers participate in closing procedures, check in materials, and may work in the Sort Room. Substitute Shelvers are scheduled in Cheyenne only.
Working at Laramie County Library System is about joining an award-winning organization that sets the bar for service regionally and nationally. The Gale / Library Journal 2008 Library of the Year, Laramie County Library System serves the people of Laramie County by encouraging and supporting lifelong learning and adventure. With nearly 385,000 yearly visitors to our 103,000 sq. ft. central library, two branch libraries, and bookmobile, Laramie County Library System provides opportunities that empower everyone to reach their full potential. Come join us!
JOB SUMMARY
The Substitute Shelver works a variable schedule including evenings and weekends, sometimes on short notice, on an as-needed basis. Substitute Shelvers shelve, organize, and inspect library materials as assigned. This position participates in closing procedures, checks in materials, and may work in the Sort Room.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Maintains patron confidentiality in compliance with Wyoming state law.
2. Shelves library materials, clears reshelving shelves (“red shelves”), straightens shelves, and reads shelves to ensure library materials are in accurate alpha / numeric order.
3. Ensures that damaged and worn items are not shelved.
4. If trained on the library sort system, the Substitute Shelver
a. Monitors item returns, checks in items using the sort system, and puts items on carts in alpha / numeric order for shelving.
b. Troubleshoots computers and sort system. Follows proper protocol in reporting issues with sort system to Information Technology Services and Facilities.
5. Completes duties at closing according to the closing checklist.
6. Notifies Circulation & Branch Services Assistant Manager / Readers’ Advisory Librarian about issues in shelving.
7. Performs other related and necessary duties as assigned.
SELECTION PROCESS
Interested applicants are encouraged to complete an application. More information may be found at LCLSonline.org / work. The application deadline is Sunday, January 19, 2025, 11 : 59 p.m. with anticipated interviews occurring at the end of January 2025 and training at the beginning of February 2025. The hiring committee will contact applicants who are selected for interviews. As a courtesy, we notify all applicants when positions are filled. Hiring is contingent on a post-offer criminal history background check.
WORK SCHEDULE
The schedule consists of day, weekend, and / or evening hours on an as-needed basis.
Laramie County Library Hours :
Cheyenne : Monday-Thursday 9 : 00 a.m.-8 : 00 p.m., Friday-Sunday 10 : 00 a.m.-5 : 00 p.m.
BENEFITS
- Employees pay into Social Security.
- Employees may join the YMCA without an initiation fee.
- Employees may join the Cheyenne-Laramie County Employees Federal Credit Union.
LCLS is an equal opportunity employer. We support and adhere to the tenets of the Americans with Disabilities Act. LCLS is an at-will employer. LCLS provides a drug-free workplace for its employees in accordance with the requirements of the US Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. Hiring is contingent on a post-offer background check.
QUESTIONS
For questions about this position, contact Ann Dunne, Circulation & Branch Services Assistant Manager, ADunne@LCLSonline.org.
Requirements : MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to : Circulation & Branch Services Assistant Manager / Readers’ Advisory Librarian
Supervises : None
PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The essential duties and responsibilities of this job require the employee to move or manipulate moderately heavy equipment, boxes, carts, files, and stacks of materials from one location to another.
Salary : $13
