Position: Library Aide

Hours Per Week: 18—24

Starting Wage: $8.80

Application Deadline: Friday, April 16, 2021

Kinsman Free Public Library (KFPL) is looking to hire a team player who is reliable, enthusiastic, creative, ambitious, flexible, dependable and cooperative, who will bring value to our organization, and who will efficiently adopt our team culture with a positive attitude and outlook.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Self-motivation
• Attention to detail
• Common sense and good critical judgement
• The ability to multitask
• Dedication to following through on tasks and projects
• Flexibility that allows for adaptability to change, growth and progress
• Willingness to take direction from all team players
• Confidence in talking with and serving customers
• Passion for the work that libraries do, including fostering literacies and providing equitable access to information for all
• Belief in the vision and mission of KFPL and its team 

Qualified candidates should be willing and able to:

• Work flexible schedules that includes days, evenings and weekends
• Demonstrate basic computer and phone skills
• Lift up to 40 pounds
• Handle extended periods of standing and walking
• Exhibit basic math skills, specifically with regards to transacting and counting money and arranging decimal numbers in the correct order
• Clean, shelf, and organize library materials
• Provide excellent and unparalleled customer service
• Easily and happily share book and media recommendations with customers
• Assist with library programming for children, teens and adults
• Learn and adopt library operations and policies in order to provide library customers with exemplary service
• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with all KFPL team members
• Contribute to the innovation and success of the organization while continually growing and developing as an individual

Interested candidates should complete and submit the online application below, or may pick-up, complete and return a paper application at the Library. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, April 16, 2021.