Library Technician; Part-Time, GVL

ABOUT THE POSITION

Come join our enthusiastic team at Goleta Valley Library! The Goleta Valley Library is recruiting to fill a Part‑Time Library Technician. A successful candidate will enjoy serving the community through providing Circulation/Reference service and assisting with library programs, while also thriving through working independently on technical projects such as preparing materials for circulation and creating marketing materials.

The ideal candidate will be a customer service‑oriented individual with strengths in organization, attention to detail, and teamwork. For this vacancy, experience with outreach and with youth programming is preferred. Bilingual Spanish skills and the ability to drive a city vehicle are highly desired.

This position will primarily work from our temporary library, the “GVL Express,” at 6500 Hollister Avenue, until the construction project at our main Goleta Valley Library at 500 North Fairview Avenue is complete. Work may also be performed from Goleta City Hall and at various indoor and outdoor outreach locations in the community.

Anticipated schedule (15 hrs/wk):

• Thursday: 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The Goleta Valley Library is a division of the Neighborhood Services Department. The Library provides a wide slate of programs for all ages, a variety of materials in all formats for borrowing by its users, and day‑to‑day customer service to its patrons. General areas of focus include:
Administration, Collection Management and Cataloging, Circulation, Reference, Digital Services, Adult Programs, and Youth Programs. In addition to the Goleta Valley Library, the City of Goleta also manages the Buellton and Solvang Libraries.

To perform a wide variety of journey level technical library work including acquiring, cataloging and circulating material for a specific function of the library; to perform technical and clerical work support of various sections of the library; and to provide general information and specialized assistance to library patrons.

This is the full journey level class within the Library Technician series. Employees within this class are distinguished from the Library Assistant series by the performance of the full range of duties assigned including assisting in the acquisition and cataloging of library materials. Employees at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.

This class is distinguished from the Supervising Library Technician in that the latter plans, directs and leads a unit or department within the library.