Salary: $15.30 HourlyLocation : Hickory, NCJob Type: Part TimeJob Number: 200-01118Department: LibraryOpening Date: 12/11/2024Closing Date: 12/27/2024 11:59 PM EasternSalary Depends on Qualifications: YesDescription For doers and makers seeking a well-rounded community, Hickory is a bridge between Asheville and Charlotte at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains along Interstate 40, where a collective spirit of craftsmanship strengthens any endeavor with detail, artistry and quality. Hickory, North Carolina, is a three-time All-America City on the Catawba River approximately one hour east of Asheville and one hour north of Charlotte. More than 40,000 residents call Hickory their home and Hickory is the hub of a 350,000 metropolitan area. Hickory has outstanding school systems, seven recreation facilities, two libraries, several golf courses, theaters, art museums, and eighteen gorgeous parks. Beautiful Lake Hickory is over 4,000 acres and has many public access areas. Please check out Hickory at or for a web portal all about Hickory and the surrounding areas and what makes Hickory a Well Crafted City. Qualified applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetics, or the presence of a non-job related medical condition or disability. U.S. Law requires all applicants to furnish proof of identity and right to work in the U.S. All offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion of a post-offer functional prework screen and a drug screen. This examination process is designed to determine if applicants are able to efficiently perform the essential functions of the job without physical harm to themselves, or others. All applicants are subject to a background check. This position will assist with a variety of duties to include working with patrons of all ages, creating library accounts, helping customers find materials, shelving materials, using library resources including computers and copiers, answering reference questions, putting materials in order and presenting classes and programs.We have positions available with the same schedules: Location: Patrick Beaver Memorial LibrarySaturdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sundays 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Major Duties
- Provides service to both internal and external patrons.
- Creates and manages library patron accounts.
- Inspects materials for damage.
- Sorts and shelves materials.
- Assists patrons with the location of library materials.
- Assists patrons in the use of computer catalog system.
- Assists patrons using public computer workstations, copiers and other library technology.
- Plans and presents library programs and events for all ages.
- Creates and maintains displays of library materials
- Collects and records statistics.
- Enforces library policies.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Qualifications
- Must have experience working with the public.
- Ability to relate well to the public.
- Must possess a high school diploma or GED.
- The preferred applicant will have a Bachelor's degree and have previous library experience.
- Public library experience desirable.
- Knowledge of library cataloging systems.
- Skill in operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of software.
- Skill in interpersonal relations.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
Supplemental Information
- The work is typically performed while sitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching, or stooping in a library setting.
- The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects.
- Must be able to lift 20 pounds, bend to the floor, and tolerate standing up for long periods of time.
- Must be available to work a varied schedule between the duty hours of Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The City of Hickory provides a generous benefit package, in addition to salary:
- 11 paid holidays
- 12 paid sick leave days per year
- Paid vacation
- City-paid individual health insurance (H.S.A.)
- Low-cost dental and vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program - 5 FREE visits
- 13.6% contribution per employee to the NC Local Government Retirement System
- Up to 5% matching contribution to 401k
- Free Life insurance of 1.5 times salary up to ($125,000)
- Tuition Assistance Program
- On-site Wellness Clinic
- A selection of voluntary benefits such as additional life insurance, dependent life, Short-term disability insurance, accident, and critical illness insurance; All at very competitive rates.
- Benefits package valued at over ($12,500) annually.
*Employees working in seasonal/part-time positions are not eligible for benefits.*01 Do you have a minimum of a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate (such as GED, Task, HiSet etc.)?
02 Are you at least 18 years old?
03 Do you have a valid North Carolina Driver's License or the ability to obtain a valid NC license within 30 days of beginning work?
04 Do you have library experience? If so, please describe. 05 I understand the schedule for this position requires working every other Saturday and I am able to work this schedule.
06 Do you acknowledge this is a part-time position?
07 Do you have any relatives currently employed by the City of Hickory?Two members of a family (relatives as defined below) shall not be employed if such employment will result in an employee directly or indirectly supervising a member of his/her family, or if one member occupies a position which has influence over the other's employment, promotion, salary administration or other management or personnel consideration. Relative is defined as spouse, parent, child, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, grandchild, grandparent, (including corresponding half, step, in-law, and adopted relationships), or any member of the employee's household. The term also includes domestic partners (a person with whom the employee's life is interdependent and who shares a common residence), and, a daughter or son of an employee's domestic partner.)
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