Library Assistant (Temporary Assignment)
Ventura County Community College District
Salary: $23.30 Hourly
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: Provisional-068
Location: Moorpark College (Moorpark CA), CA
Department: MC – Student Learning
Closing: 8/25/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
This recruitment is being conducted to fill a temporary assignment and not being conducted to establish an eligibility list from which regular appointments will be made, as such this recruitment may close at any time. Employees hired in this capacity are considered at will and do not accrue property interest in the assignment and are not eligible for benefits.
There is currently one temporary vacancy located at Moorpark College. This assignment will be 34 hours/week.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, a Library Assistant performs a variety of specialized clerical tasks in support of the library and provides general and technical assistance to library patrons.
WHO WE ARE
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our culture and the work that we do within the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD). The VCCCD is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. The VCCCD’s three colleges – Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College – offer programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; career technical training; basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement. The Ventura County Community College District recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promote academic excellence. This creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its students, employees, and the community it serves. With the understanding that a diverse community fosters multi-cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides role models for all students, the VCCCD is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and committed group of faculty, staff, and administrators who are dedicated to the success of all college students.
We encourage candidates who are equity-minded to submit an application for employment. We are designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions committed to racial and socio-economic diversity as it reflects our communities and student populations. We actively seek to attract candidates who share this commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. For the VCCCD, equity-mindedness refers to the perspective or model of thinking exhibited by practitioners who call attention to patterns of inequity in student outcomes.
The Ventura County Community College District ensures that all employees and applicants for positions will have equal opportunity for employment regardless of ethnic group identification, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.
Representative Duties
Provide routine information to library patrons and staff concerning library materials, services, policies, programs, and general information about the library. E
Perform routine circulation work by checking out, renewing, and receiving print, non-print, digital media, and equipment; process overdue notices; calculate, collect, and record library fees for lost or overdue materials; issue receipts for fees paid. E
Copy catalog and process incoming materials including books, magazines, newspapers, college catalogs, periodicals, and electronic resources; prepare library materials for shelving and distribution; remove records of discarded materials from library catalog; document and resolve inventory discrepancies, including contacting vendors and publishers to resolve discrepancies as needed. E
Assist library patrons with the basic operation of equipment such as computers, copiers, printers, and scanners. E
Assist library staff in preserving, digitizing, and maintaining special collections such as reserves, textbook lending, rare books, periodicals, reference, and digital media. E
Prepare and submit interlibrary loan requests for both loaned and borrowed materials; maintain interlibrary loan records. E
Maintain library stacks, including shelving materials, shelf-reading, shifting, and cleaning. E
Check condition of library materials, removing from circulation damaged items in need of repair; repair damaged and worn items as appropriate. E
File, duplicate, compile, update, and maintain records and reports regarding circulation and library services; update library website as directed. E
Assist with processing requisitions and invoices for annual database renewals, periodical subscriptions, and library supplies and equipment.
Train and provide work direction to student workers as assigned.
Work collaboratively and professionally with faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, and ethnic communities. E
Demonstrate cultural humility, sensitivity, and equity-mindedness in working with individuals from diverse communities; model inclusive behaviors; and achieve equity in assignment-related outcomes. E
Perform related duties as assigned.
E = Essential duties
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency AND six months of experience performing clerical or higher-level tasks that require the use of a computer, with frequent public contact.
Library experience preferred.
To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/vcccd/jobs/4622591/library-assistant-temporary-assignment
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