February 2, 2012
Library Assistant/Circulation Department
Position Open: Immediately
7 – 12 hrs/wk, includes evening and weekend hours, and on-call
Beginning salary: $14.89/hr, no benefits
Mechanics’ Institute Library is a general-interest membership library, located in San Francisco’s financial district. The Library is open seven days per week, including four evenings.
The library assistant staff the circulation desk and performs a variety of clerical and technical service duties. Primary duties include assignments on the circulation desk, including checking out and receiving library materials, keeping accurate circulation records, registering new members, materials processing, shelving and shelf-reading, and articulating library policies and procedures to library members.
Desirable qualifications:
1. General knowledge of library operations, practices and procedures in public and technical services.
2. Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with staff and library users.
3. Familiarity with Innovative Interface, Inc.’s Millennium circulation system.
4. Familiarity with Microsoft applications.
5. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Applications will be accepted via email (smiller@milibrary.org), postal service, or dropped off on site, to the attention of the Library Director, until 5:00pm on Friday, February 17, 2012.
Sharon Miller, Library Director
Mechanics' Institute
57 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104