Library Assistant III - Kilauea Elementary

Library Assistant III - Kilauea Elementary

Salary Range Library Assistant III, SR-07: $3,201.00 per month

Description

Examples of Duties

Shelves books, magazines and other materials by call numbers, in accordance with the library's classification scheme; files pamphlet material in vertical files and special material such as phonographic records in designated locations; reads shelves for misplaced books and corrects shelving; shifts materials on shelves as necessary; removes volumes that appear to be in poor physical condition for a higher-level employee to consider for withdrawal or rebinding;

packs and otherwise prepares materials (e.g. films, books) for mailing; inspects and cleans all returned films; assists at the circulation desk by performing limited functions as assigned, such as charging and discharging books, registering borrowers, collecting fines; retrieves periodicals and/or other materials requested by patrons; checks in easily identifiable magazines by posting receipt of issues to the proper record; property stamps materials;

types and affixes spine labels on books; affixes colored tape and/or other labeling to books; inserts theft detection tape; puts plastic jackets on books; mends torn pages; reinforces spines; pastes pockets in books; and may perform routine linking of library materials to records in the database.

Minimum Qualifications

Except for the substitutions provided for in these specifications, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described below and in the amounts shown in the following table:
Class Title General Exper (yrs) Spec Exper (yrs) Tech/Paraprof Exper (yrs) Total Exper (yrs) Library Asst III 1 0 0 1. General

Experience:

Clerical work experience which demonstrated knowledge of spelling, arithmetic, the ability to read, understand and follow oral and written instructions, and compare words and numbers quickly and accurately.

For the Library Assistant III level and above, the applicant's general experience must also demonstrate knowledge of and ability to perform various clerical procedures, operate various kinds of office equipment, and deal with others in a tactful and polite manner or must have been at least comparable to the Library Assistant II class in the State service.

Substitutions Allowed

• Graduation from high school may be substituted for the required one-half (1/2) year of General Experience.
• Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum leading to a degree, diploma or a certificate of achievement at an accredited community college or at a business or technical school which included courses in basic English, arithmetic, general clerical procedures and office machines may be substituted for the one (1) year of General Experience provided the duration of the training was for a year or more.
• Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum leading to a degree, diploma or a certificate of achievement at an accredited community college, business or technical school which was for a period of less than one (1) year may be substituted for General Experience on a month-for-month basis provided the training included courses in basic English, arithmetic, general clerical procedures and office machines.
• Successful completion of one-half (1/2) a school year of substantially full-time clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum at an accredited community college, business and/or technical school which included courses in basic English, arithmetic, general clerical procedures and office machines, may be substituted for six (6) months of General Experience.
• Successful completion of one (1) school year (of a program of more than one [1] year in length) of substantially full-time clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum at an accredited community college, business and/or technical school which included courses in basic English, arithmetic, general clerical procedures and office machines, may be substituted for one (1) year of General Experience.
• Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent library science or technology curriculum leading to an Associate in Science or comparable degree from an accredited community college, junior college or other comparable institution, may be substituted for the General Experience or the Specialized Experience on the basis of one (1) year of such training for one (1) year of experience, up to maximum of two (2) years of General or Specialized Experience.
• Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent library science or technology curriculum at an accredited community college, junior college or other comparable institution, may be substituted for the General Experience or Specialized Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester credits for six (6) months of General or Specialized Experience, up to a maximum of two (2) years.
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