Library Assistant - Journey Level

Description

Contra Costa County is recruiting to fill multiple regular, full time Library Assistant Journey Level positions within the Library Department. Library Assistants are assigned to either the Library Department or the Sheriff's Office.

The Library department has an immediate vacancy for one (1) part-time Spanish Bilingual position at the Bay Point Library.  A $200 per month pay differential is paid to bilingual employees.  A Bilingual proficiency test is required.

The eligible list generated by this recruitment may also be used to fill part-time, full-time, or permanent-intermittent vacancies as they occur.

 Library Department

The Library is made up of nearly 400 employees serving 26 communities throughout Contra Costa County.  Its mission is to “Bring People and Ideas Together.”  The Library seeks to enrich lives by delivering a consistent, high quality, and inviting experience at all points of contact.

Sheriff's Office

The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff enjoys an outstanding reputation as one of the most professional, progressive agencies in the United States. The Sheriff’s Office manages the most innovative detention facilities in the country, and provides patrol services throughout the county including four contract cities for which it provides total police services. In addition, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff manages a brand new, state of the art County Emergency Operations Center and coordinates local emergency management with a variety of local, State and Federal partners.  As a department of over 1,000 employees, with 668 that are sworn, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff continues to grow and progress, providing excellent opportunities in career development.

Library Assistants at the Detention library, train and supervise inmate workers, sort, pack and unpack shipments between library branches, coordinate periodic literary contests, record and submit statistics, prepare book selections, load book carts, and deliver library materials to inmate housing units.

To apply to this job please visit:  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/contracosta/jobs/4617087/library-assistant-journey-level

Requirements

Education:  Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

AND

Experience:   Two (2) years of full time or its equivalent experience in a customer oriented environment or one (1) year of full time work experience in a library.

Substitution for Education:  two (2) years of full-time experience in a customer oriented environment OR  one (1) year of full-time or its equivalent of   work experience in a library AND  

Either:

1) possession of 60 semester or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university OR

2) a Certificate of Library Technology from an accredited college or university; OR

3) Two (2) years of full-time or its equivalent paraprofessional experience in a public library which must have included readers advisory, information services and bibliographic searching.