Join Our Team!

​Closing Date: 1/30/2024

 

Start Date & Location:

March 3, 2025 / Gilmer County Library, 268 Calvin Jackson Drive, Ellijay, GA 30540

 

Salary & Benefits:

$32,130 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Paid Annual Leave, Sick Leave & Holidays. State Health Benefit Plan, Flexible Benefits and Teacher Retirement System.r

 

Schedule:

Full-Time, 40 hours per week. Schedule includes a combination of daytime, evening, and weekend hours. This library is open 6 days a week. Work schedule will vary, and flexibility is required.

 

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate general knowledge of the library automation system in use and specific knowledge of the operations that apply to circulation procedures

• Understand and perform circulation operations for all library materials (including but not limited to check-in, check-out, renew, place holds, process holds, financial transactions, recordkeeping, etc.)

• Access the OPAC (online catalog) and use a variety of tactics to locate items in the collection (via subject heading, author, title, keyword searches, etc.)

• Understand and perform procedures for shelving, shifting, shelf reading and weeding.

• Deliver quality customer service, greeting the public in a welcoming, professional manner.

• Assist the public in locating, selecting, and using resources.

• Encourage users to follow library policies; apply good judgment when deviating from official policies and procedures.

• Proactively interacts with the public to ascertain what they need and ensure they find it.

• Educate and train staff in the library in circulation procedures and inform them of changes; supervise and train staff.

• Communicate branch procedures, daily activities and changes  to all staff.

• Engage in conflict resolution and problem solving.

• Coordinate notices between the library and the public via email, postal, and telephone communications.

• Maintain voter registration records and ensure timely submission of registrations.

• Perform computer data entry.

• Handle financial transactions, count money and make change accurately; run daily reports and manage branch level financial duties as needed.

• Run reports and coordinate maintenance of records in the database for assigned branches.

• Provide assistance to the Branch Manager as needed by managing reservations, accepting donations, assisting with special library events, etc.

• Inform Branch Manager of employee issues and building needs.

• Assist at service points and provide staff support as needed.

• Maintain confidential cardholder, circulation databases, and transaction records.

• Perform collection maintenance with reports and weeding.

• Perform all management duties and serves as acting manager in absence of Branch Manager.

• Understand and adhere to the mission, values, and vision of the library organization and maintain current knowledge, trends and development through continuing education.

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 2 years working in a library setting, with progressively responsible library experience (circulation experience is preferred).

• Bilingual ability is a plus in serving a diverse community.

 

Skills & Abilities:

• Skills reflecting a high level of comfort with technology.

• Ability to perform basic math

• Understand and follow written and oral instructions.

• Ability to work with others in a variety of circumstances; to work tactfully with staff and the public; to communicate effectively with supervisor, staff and the public. Ability to understand and perform library procedures.

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Physical Requirements: 

Must be able to stand and/or sit for prolonged periods of time; lift boxes and crates of no more than 30

lbs.; move and manipulate inventory; frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching.