We're Hiring
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.