Library Assistant

What are you seeking in a new position?   If you’re like many others, doing something meaningful is important to you. How about work/life balance?   Affordable healthcare?   Comprehensive well-being programs?   An excellent retirement plan with significant employer contributions? 

If you answered “yes” to these questions, keep reading.  You can find it all right here in Pinal County. It might be time for a change of scenery, where you can make a difference and benefit from an employer who cares for and values its people.  

Additionally, collaborate with a talented team committed to making Pinal County an outstanding place for residents and staff. Working at Pinal County is an investment in YOU.  

Apply today and find out why Pinal County is more than just a job. 

Before you apply, watch this video to learn helpful tips for completing an application at Pinal County: 

• Assist patrons in-person or over the phone answering questions about hours of operation, availability of materials, requests for books to be sent to other branches, material renewal, handle complaints, explain policies and procedures, and create new library memberships.
• Issue library cards by inputting information into computer and explaining policies, collect fines and fees, process Inter-library loans, and sort, separate, and arrange material alphabetically and numerically in prescribed manner.
• Perform copy cataloging and find records in OCLC database.
• Process library materials, process interlibrary loads, and retrieve and sort items for the courier.
• Check materials in and out, and sort and shelve library materials.
• Troubleshoot printers, copiers, computers, and other peripheral equipment, work with IT to resolve issues, confer with supervisor for advice and information to relay back to the public, respond to emails and phone calls, and provide assistance and advice accordingly.
• Receive delivered items from UPS/Fed Ex, match items in boxes to the packing slips by checking in the catalog to see if there is a bibliographic record for the item indicated by barcode or post-it note, if no bibliographic record, forwards the item to the appropriate cataloger, if the item is an audiobook or DVD the item must be unwrapped and opened.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, customer records, and restricted County information.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• None.

• High school degree or GED equivalent. 
• Two (2) years of library experience.
• Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience may substitute for the minimum requirements. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Arizona residents must have an Arizona Driver’s License upon hire; newly established Arizona Residents must have one within 30 days of hire.

• Knowledge of library policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of cataloging rules and regulations, library classification, and reference/collection resources.
• Knowledge of automated library information systems.
• Knowledge of online ordering systems. 
• Knowledge of how to use the online portal, select and identify specific titles, and make decisions about how to use the data accessed.
• Knowledge of modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical databases.
• Skill in utilizing personal computer software programs affecting assigned work and in compiling and preparing spreadsheets and reports.
• Skill in utilizing automated library information systems and in the use of various reference resources.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other affiliate library staff, management, outside agencies, community groups, and the general public. 

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

 We appreciate your interest in our employment opportunities. At Pinal County, we value professionalism and treating others with respect. If these values are not demonstrated throughout the application and interview process we reserve the right to remove your candidacy from consideration and may impact your future Pinal County applications.  The hiring salary for this position is dependent upon experience, qualifications and position funding; starting salaries above the first quartile require additional approval.
 

All qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States are welcome to apply. However, visa sponsorship is not available.  

Pinal County does not participate in STEM Optional Practical Training (STEM OPT).

Pinal County requires pre-employment screening, which includes a Motor Vehicle Record check, a comprehensive background check (encompassing employment, education, and criminal history), and drug testing for safety-sensitive roles. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify candidates from employment. Employment offers are contingent on successful pre-employment screening.  If driving is a requirement of the position, you must have a valid Arizona State Driver's License in accordance with Arizona State Law.  

Work in this classification requires an individual to be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties, just as though they were actually written out in this description.