Library Clerk (Evenings and Weekends)

Position: Library Clerk (Evenings and Weekends)

Posted: April 23, 2025

End Date: May 7, 2025

The Town of Suffield is a quintessential New England town with a longstanding pledge to preserving its historic architecture and agricultural roots. The many people who serve Suffield through town government - as employees and volunteers alike - remain committed to developing and fostering a strong sense of community among its residents.

Kent Memorial Library is seeking a knowledgeable, tech-savvy part-time library clerk with a strong commitment to serving the public. Must have excellent customer service and communication skills to serve a diverse public. Performs a variety of clerical and Library support activities for the Library by assisting patrons and maintaining library materials and records. Serves the residents of Suffield in a customer-oriented manner that promotes a positive, professional image for the Town government.

Hours:

This is a part-time, non-union, non-benefits position requiring flexibility to accommodate evening and weekend hours. The schedule operates on a 3-week rotation, with the following hours:

Weeks 1 & 2: Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Week 3: Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM, and Saturday from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Please note that hours may be subject to change. This role may also require occasional extended hours, including participation in monthly evening commission meetings and additional evening or weekend work as needed based on job responsibilities.

Compensation and Benefits:

$16.35 per hour; this position is considered casual employment, part-time, and non-benefit eligible position.

Supervision Received:

Works under the general direction of senior staff members.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Performs tasks at both the Adult and Children’s Circulation desks.

2. Collects materials from the book drop.

3. Checks library materials in and out, noting if they are damaged or have missing parts.

4. Registers patrons for library cards.

5. Prepares books to be shelved; maintains records.

6. Collects fines for overdue and lost materials and other miscellaneous fees (copier, printer).

7. Prepares carts for shelving and regularly shelves books and reads shelves.

8. Greets and assists patrons with questions via phone or in-person

9. Based on assignment, may assist with implementing and promoting special programs, events and exhibits, interlibrary loan, and processing library materials after they are cataloged.

Other Job Functions:

1. Perform other related work as assigned.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma or the equivalent.

2. College degree preferred.

3. One (1) year of library experience or in a customer service environment.

4. Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities.

5. Relevant experience may be substituted for education attainment if deemed appropriate by the First Selectman.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Excellent interpersonal skills

2. Communication skills

3. Knowledge of children’s literature preferred

Special Requirements:

1. Valid, active Motor Vehicle Operator’s license preferred.

2. Must submit to pre-employment drug and alcohol testing as well as fitness for duty testing.

Tools and Equipment Used:

Bibliomation Evergreen library system.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or operate objects, controls, or standard office equipment, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, postage machines, folding machines, printers, and fax machines. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

General Guidelines:

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Other Duties:

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

Travel:

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area travel and overnight may be expected for conferences and seminars.

EEOC Statement:

It is the policy of the Town of Suffield to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Town of Suffield will provide reasonable accommodations that do not present an undue hardship for qualified individuals with disabilities.

The Town of Suffield is an equal opportunity employer m/f/d/v.
The above posting is intended as a guide and is not a complete description of the position or process

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.35 per hour

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16