Help Wanted : Shelver

help wanted

Webster Groves Public Library is hiring! If you have a passion for libraries, are detail oriented, and have good customer service skills, please apply. The Webster Groves Public Library celebrates community, innovation, and ideas and we would love to have you as part of our team.

Position: Shelver
Reports to: Circulation Supervisor
Hourly Rate of Pay: 15.00

Position Summary
Responsible for accurately shelving and maintaining the organization of shelved library materials.

Duties

  1. Accurately shelve, shift, and organize library materials.
  2. Perform regular shelf maintenance, including reading and straightening assigned sections.
  3. Retrieve requested materials and complete customer item request lists.
  4. Assist with processing incoming and outgoing deliveries.
  5. Monitor and empty outdoor book drops.
  6. Help with library opening and closing procedures.
  7. Promote a welcoming and respectful atmosphere for all patrons.

Qualifications

  1. 16 years old or older.
  2. Able to arrange items in a certain order according to a specific set of rules.
  3. Work independently with minimal supervision.
  4. Familiarity with Dewey Decimal Classification System.
  5. Able to use a PC, word processing software, email and other basic computer technology.
  6. No prior library experience or training, however, previous library volunteer experience is a plus.

Essential Physical Abilities and Attendance

  1. Regularly required to stand for up to 4 hours at a time, lift materials or push carts up to 30 lbs. and reach high or low to access or return materials to designated places.
  2. Ability to work assigned shifts, which will include weekday evenings and weekends. Provide adequate notice to the Department Head when time off is needed.

Schedule
Three shifts a week: two evenings (6-9) and rotating Saturday and Sunday shifts.

To Apply: Please see the full job description here or ask for one at the circulation desk. Please submit your application to mmorris@wgpl.org or at the circulation desk at the Library at 301 E. Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves, MO 63119.

This position will remain open until June 10. Interviews will begin Monday, June 15.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Webster Groves Public Library is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and will continue to recruit, hire, promote, train, and develop into all job levels without regard to race, color, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), religion, national origin, genetic information or disability. In recognition of the essential rights of all employees and applicants as individuals, it is the policy of the Webster Groves Public Library to recruit, hire, train, develop, and promote in all job classifications without discrimination to achieve equality in employment practices. The Library does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability. It is also the policy of the Library to act affirmatively in those areas where societal discrimination has denied equality of opportunity, particularly where under-representation exists. Special emphasis will be placed upon recruiting qualified minorities, women, veterans, and disabled individuals.