Library Assistant

Overview

What are you seeking in a new position? If you’re like many others, doing something meaningful is important to you. How about work/life balance? Affordable healthcare? Comprehensive well-being programs? An excellent retirement plan with significant employer contributions?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, keep reading. You can find it all right here in Pinal County. It might be time for a change of scenery, where you can make a difference and benefit from an employer who cares for and values its people.

Pinal County proudly invests in the future of our 2000 employees every day, and we have the best team. We offer a wide range of impressive benefits, including retirement plans that are among the best Arizona has to offer. Just take a look:

• An employer that values each employee and prioritizes a work experience that provides ample time for stress reduction and work-life balance.
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 15 vacation days accrued annually starting day one
• After three years of service, 18 vacation days accrued annually
• After five years of service, 20 vacation days accrued annually
• Ten paid holidays + one paid floating holiday to use as you wish
• 13 sick leave days accrued annually starting day one
• Paid sabbaticals every five years
  • Two-week sabbatical after five years of continuous service
  • Three-week sabbatical after ten years of continuous service
  • Four-week sabbatical after fifteen years of continuous service
  • Four-week sabbaticals every five years after fifteen years of continuous service
• Comprehensive wellness program
  • Quarterly wellness challenges
  • Vision exams and optometry events onsite
  • Vaccination clinics
  • Onsite mammogram and prostate screening events
  • Skin cancer screening events onsite
  • Biometrics and health screening events onsite
  • Financial health and retirement planning events onsite & online
  • Fitness resources and onsite sessions like yoga and tai chi
• Retirement plans with generous employer contributions - guaranteed lifetime benefit
• Top-tier affordable medical plans - six different medical plans to choose from
  • Some medical plans with zero employee premium cost
• Dental and vision plans
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Alternative work schedules
• Telehealth
• Qualified employer - Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Employee assistance program with ongoing training & development options
• Civil service leave
• Van pool options
• Short-term disability – employer paid
• Basic life insurance - employer paid
• Flexible spending accounts for dependent care and medical expenses

Suite of voluntary benefits including additional life, accident, critical illness & cancer insurance.

Additionally, collaborate with a talented team committed to making Pinal County an outstanding place for residents and staff. Working at Pinal County is an investment in YOU.

Apply today and find out why Pinal County is more than just a job.

Before you apply, watch this video to learn helpful tips for completing an application at Pinal County.

Application Tips

Provide customer service and perform a wide range of traditional and online library services.

• Assist patrons in-person or over the phone answering questions about hours of operation, availability of materials, requests for books to be sent to other branches, material renewal, handle complaints, explain policies and procedures, and create new library memberships.
• Issue library cards by inputting information into computer and explaining policies, collect fines and fees, process Inter-library loans, and sort, separate, and arrange material alphabetically and numerically in prescribed manner.
• Perform copy cataloging and find records in OCLC database.
• Process library materials, process interlibrary loans, and retrieve and sort items for the courier.
• Check materials in and out, and sort and shelve library materials.
• Troubleshoot printers, copiers, computers, and other peripheral equipment, work with IT to resolve issues, confer with supervisor for advice and information to relay back to the public, respond to emails and phone calls, and provide assistance and advice accordingly.
• Receive delivered items from carriers, match items to…