Job Title:	LIBRARY ASSISTANT-JOURNEY LEVEL
Closing Date/Time:	Continuous
Salary:	$17.05 - $21.77 Hourly $1,363.82 - $1,741.65 Biweekly $2,954.94 - $3,773.58 Monthly $35,459.28 - $45,282.96 Annually
Job Type:	Full Time
Location:	Contra Costa County, California

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The Position The Contra Costa County Library is seeking qualified candidates to perform paraprofessional library work and provide various library services to the public in Contra Costa County. The County Library is recruiting for permanent full-time, permanent part-time, permanent intermittent (on-call substitute), and temporary vacancies. The Library operates 24 community Libraries within a 750 square mile area and serves approximately 900,000 urban, suburban and rural patrons with an annual circulation exceeding 4.7 million. Responsibilities include but are not limited to helping library patrons locate information and use various reference sources; instructing patrons on the use of library resources; assisting at the circulation desk and processing library materials. Other duties include training new employees and student assistants and providing support in other areas of the library. Library Assistant - Journey Level may be assigned in the detention library facilities: Martinez Detention Facility, West County Detention Facility in Richmond and the Marsh Creek Detention Facility in Clayton. The position maintains browsing libraries in the detention facilities which allow inmates to obtain direct library services such as locating specific title, authors, or subject areas. Responsibilities include training and supervising inmate workers; sorting, packing and unpacking shipments between library branches; coordinating periodic contests; recording and submitting statistics; preparing book selections, loading into book carts and delivering to inmate housing units. Individuals assigned to the Sheriff's Department must have the ability to establish and maintain interpersonal skills to effectively and tactfully deal and work closely with custody staff and inmates. A permanent job offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a thorough Office of the Sheriff background investigation.
Typical Tasks:
Answers general reference and information questions Assists patrons in selecting and locating specific titles Instructs patrons in the use of the catalogue Processes new library materials Processes interbranch loans Assists at the circulation desk, including checking books in and out, issuing library cards, and calculating and collecting fines Assists in planning and presenting library programs May be responsible for opening and/or closing a branch library according to established schedules In the Detention Library System, trains and supervises inmate workers; sorts, packs and unpacks shipments between library branches; coordinates periodic contests; records and submits statistics; prepares book selections, loads into book carts and delivers to inmate housing units
Minimum Qualifications:
Education/Experience Options: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; OR One (1) year full-time or its equivalent of varied technical work experience in a public library and possession of either: 1) 60 semester or 90 quarter unit from an accredited college or university which included 15 semester or 18 quarter units in humanities, social science or natural science, or 2) a Certificate of Library Technology from an accredited college or university; OR Two (2) years full-time or its equivalent of para-professional experience in a public library which must have included readers advisory and information services and bibliographic searching.
Selection Process:
Application Filing: A completed Contra Costa County employment application and supplemental questionnaire must be submitted by mail or in person to the Contra Costa County Human Resources Department at 651 Pine Street, 2nd Floor, Martinez, California, 94553. Or, you may apply online by clicking the Apply link in the upper-right corner of this page. Resumes may not be substituted for the official application or supplemental questionnaire and incomplete application or applications received without a supplemental questionnaire will be disqualified. An application packet may also be obtained by calling the Contra Costa County Human Resources Department at (925) 335-1701. Examination: The examination will consist of an evaluation of each candidate’s relevant education, training and/or experience as presented on the application and supplemental questionnaire. Candidates will receive a rating of 70% for meeting the minimum qualifications. Additional points will be awarded to those candidates who possess related education, training, and/or experience beyond the minimum qualifications. The names of successful candidates will be placed on an employment list in rank order for a period of six (6) months. The Human Resources Department may change the examination process noted above in accordance with the Personnel Management Regulations and accepted selection practices.