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Larkspur, CA · On-site

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Larkspur Library, 10 Rose Ln, Larkspur, CA 94939, USA, CA Job Type: Temporary, Non-Benefited Job ... The position also requires repetitive hand movement and fine coordination in data entry and ...

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Larkspur, CA · On-site

$16.90 - $20/hr

Larkspur Library, 10 Rose Ln, Larkspur, CA 94939, USA, CA Job Type: Temporary, Non-Benefited Job ... The position also requires repetitive hand movement and fine coordination in data entry and ...

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LIBRARY TECHNICIAN I (SUBSTITUTE/ONCALL)

LIBRARY TECHNICIAN I (SUBSTITUTE/ONCALL)

Barstow Community College

Barstow, CA • On-site

$17.80/hr

Temporary

Posted 21 days ago

Job description

Salary: $17.80 Hourly
Location : MAIN CAMPUS - 2700 BARSTOW ROAD, BARSTOW, CA
Job Type: TEMPORARY
Job Number: 00047
Department: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Division: DISTANCE EDUCATION & LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES
Opening Date: 02/22/2018
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: TH
Barstow Community College is an open-access, comprehensive two-year institution serving a diverse student population in the Mojave region of San Bernardino County, California. The College's campus is located in the City of Barstow, California, situated in California's high desert, between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Established in 1959, the Barstow Community College District (BCCD) encompasses a vast service area, stretching from the Nevada border on the East to Kern County on the West, and from Inyo County in the North to the San Bernardino Mountain range in the South. BCCD serves the communities of Barstow, Lenwood, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Yermo, Hinkley, Ludlow and Baker. The institution also maintains a satellite learning center at the U.S. Army National Training Center in Ft. Irwin, California, which serves military personnel and their families.
Barstow Community College is committed to providing an equitable, accessible, and affordable education to its diverse student body, including local, military, distance education, and historically marginalized student populations. Through a variety of high-quality and comprehensive degree, certificate, and job skills training programs, we provide holistic student support with clear and diverse educational pathways that provide students with life-long learning and networking opportunities, critical thinking skills, and success in a globalized world.
Barstow Community College serves as a hub of innovation and educational excellence, fostering a culture of growth, partnership, and inclusion as the premier college of the California High Desert.
This is a continuous recruitment for an applicant pool to fill part-time, substitute, temporary, or hourly assignments on an as needed basis.
Substitute compensation will be calculated using step 1 of the level the classification is placed on the Classified Salary Schedule.
SUMMARY
Performs recurring clerical and technical library duties involving requesting, receiving, cataloging, referencing, processing, and circulation of library materials. Provides information and assistance to library customers
  • Serves as the primary customer service resource in the circulation area, to staff, students, and the public.
  • Assists faculty, staff, students, and other visitors with use of the library. Assists them to find materials and use resource guides.
  • Conducts "walk-and-talk" orientations for students and staff in areas such as but not limited to, general use of the library, periodical research, bibliographic search, Internet search, or use of electronic media.
  • Demonstrates the use of card catalogs and performs cataloging. Performs basic reference services.
  • Shelves new and returned materials (books, media, or periodicals) in the absence of student employees and assures data entry into the library system.
  • Mends and repairs book and non-book materials. Disposes of damaged or outdated materials according to established procedures.
  • Maintains a clean and orderly environment.
  • Circulates, stores, and inventories books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials including those that are overdue.
  • Maintains records for lost and overdue books and fines, issuing grade and record holds based on student account balances.
  • Processes a full range of library materials within established parameters.
  • Processes requests and maintains records for interlibrary loans including those required for cooperative library system materials, and maintaining the course reserve collection.
  • Maintains current procedures manuals for the position. Cross-trains other staff members.
  • Coordinates, designs, and constructs library displays, bulletin boards, posters and signs. Maintains a clean and orderly environment.
  • Checks-out and in, sets up, delivers, and picks up various audio-visual equipment to support classrooms and administrative requests.
  • Assists with ordering, receiving, and inspecting library materials. Documents receipt and maintains records of transactions.
  • Creates, maintains, updates computerized reserve books listing and other reserve materials for library patrons, instructors, and administrators.
  • Maintains the periodical section. Recommends periodicals for purchase and inclusion.
  • Performs routine clerical and record keeping duties.
  • Provides guidance and training to student employees.
  • Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.
  • KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
    Requires basic procedural knowledge of standard library methods, practices, and terminology including use of library card catalogs and basic reference sources. Knowledge of library data retrieval techniques. Must have a basic understanding of a classification system, subject headings, and library filing rules. Must be familiar with automated carding systems and records. Requires a working knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment including personal computers. Requires knowledge of common office productivity and special library software. Requires sufficient communication skills in order to serve customers and to interact with staff and faculty. Requires sufficient arithmetic skills to arrange materials in numerical sequence and calculate sums needed for handling cash and recording circulation data. Requires sufficient English writing skills to document instructions on library procedures.
    ABILITIES
    Must be able to perform all of the duties of the position in an open environment and interruptions, with only general supervision and support. Requires the ability to follow detailed procedures such as standard library cataloging and filing rules. Requires the ability to learn and understand the College's library operations, goals and objectives, and procedures. Must be able to maintain a circulation area in a manner that supports research and studying. Must be able to apply and explain library rules, regulations and policies. Requires the ability to deal courteously with library patrons, conduct tours, and train others in the use of electronic media. Must be able to perform routine clerical and record keeping duties and operate equipment such as personal computers, peripherals, copiers, typewriters, micro-reader/printer, and audio-visual equipment. Requires the ability to maintain library information on a specialized database by using custom data entry screens. Must have the ability to work evenings and weekends. May require the ability to perform work assignments at all College locations.
    PHYSICAL ABILITIES
    Requires the ability to sit, stand, stoop, reach, and twist on an intermittent basis. Requires sufficient visual acuity to recognize letters and numbers; hand-arm-eye coordination to use a personal computer keyboard at an acceptable rate; ambulatory ability to walk, move carts, and reach to selves for placement of lightweight objects (less than 10 pounds); hearing and speaking ability to carry on conversations in person and over the phone.
    WORKING CONDITIONS
    Work is performed indoors where some safety considerations exist from physical labor and handling of medium weight, yet, awkward materials.

REQUIREMENTS
The position requires a High School diploma and one year of experience in a library or instructional setting. Additional higher education will substitute for experience.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
May require a valid driver's license.
PLEASE NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be considered. Faxes will not be accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a District application. Any application, resume or other materials submitted for employment at Barstow College will become the property of the District, and will not be returned to the applicant. The Barstow Community College District reserves the right to reopen, re-advertise or to delay the filling of any position.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Barstow Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. The District encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, religious creed, disability, marital status, medical condition, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, Vietnam-era veteran status.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Barstow Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. Barstow Community College District is committed to hiring a staff that is sensitive to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability, political affiliation, age, or veteran status.
Barstow Community College offers health care benefits to benefits-eligible employees. Part-Time Faculty/Short-Term Temporary workers are not eligible for the District's benefits cap. However, Part-time faculty who have obtained preferred rehire status and have taught or served an average of at least 40% of a full-time faculty load for the past (2) two academic semesters (Fall and Spring) may apply for and shall be entitled to reimbursement pro-rated based on load or minimum of 50% of the District benefits cap. The Part-Time faculty member (California Residents only) may always purchase benefits from the Covered California Website, Faculty members interested in receiving more information may contact Human Resources and/or Covered California.

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