"Library Assistant"

Library Assistant

Company:
Valencia College

Job Location:
Orlando, Florida

Category:
Libraries

Type:
Adjunct/Part-Time

Position Number: HR0464

Employee Class Description
C3-Staff PT (ed. support)

General Position Description
Responsible for providing general circulation information and service to students, faculty, and staff. Processes new library acquisitions and performs tasks using an automated circulation system.

Flexible Work Arrangement
Fully On-site: Employee performs all of their job duties at a Valencia College location, with flexibility in the work schedule, if appropriate.

Posting Number: S3800P

Location(s)
Orlando, FL 32832 - Lake Nona Campus

Proposed Work Schedule (Please note hours subject to change based on business needs)
options available (up to 25hrs weekly);
Monday through Thursday: 8:00am - 7:00pm & Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Posting End Date: 03/25/2026

Temporary Position (Temp or Grant Funded) Details
No

Salary Range: $16.72 per hour

Description of Job Function

1. Circulates materials by issuing borrowers cards, charging and discharging items, using an automated circulation system.
2. Receives, processes, and maintains the library's serials collection. Processes materials for bindery which may require lifting, carrying, and pulling/pushing book carts.
3. Assists in the training, supervision, and evaluation of student assistant assignments.
4. Assists in guiding workflow and supervising Staff library assistants.
5. Assists in the processing of intra campus loans and interlibrary loans.
6. Assists in the processing and maintenance of reserve materials for faculty and students.
7. Assists in the maintenance and inventory of the library collection.
8. Assists patrons in using library equipment.
9. Maintains area statistics and processes area reports, as directed by supervisor.
10. Accesses, inputs, and retrieves data from a computer.
11. Keeps supervisor informed of needs, concerns, and issues related to policies, services, staff, and resources.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Drivers License Requirement
Not Applicable

Required Minimum Education
High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Preferred Type of Experience
Library experience.
Experience using computers and related software.
Database, data entry, and mainframe experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Knowledge of circulation procedures, automated library circulation systems, reserve material preparation and handling, and the fundamentals of information service in a library.
2. Ability to provide strong customer service, make appropriate referrals, and effectively interpret and explain Learning Resources Center/library policies/procedures to faculty, staff, students, and community.
3. Ability to follow oral and written instructions, and work effectively without direct supervision.
4. Ability to access file cabinets and bookshelves.
5. Ability to lift and carry up to 5-15 pounds.
6. Ability to operate office machines and library equipment.

General Working Conditions
This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.

The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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