Employment Opportunities

Part Time Student Worker – Plum Borough Community Library
Come join our team! The Plum Borough Community Library has an immediate opening for a part-time Student Worker position (10 hours per week). Must be at least 15 years of age.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Circulation Services: Greet patrons, check materials in and out using the library’s system, and issue new library cards.
  • Customer Service: Answer routine questions, direct patrons to appropriate resources, and provide technology assistance.
  • Program Support: Set up and clean up for events, storytimes, and craft activities.
  • Collection Maintenance: Shelve materials, shelf-reading to ensure materials are in correct order and pulling requested materials for patrons.
  • Summer Reading Assistance: Assist with program registration and distribution of prize tickets, relay information about Summer Reading programs to patrons, and other duties as needed.

Qualifications

  • Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
  • Basic technology skills.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with patrons both in-person and by the phone.
  • Ability to interact with a diverse population in a courteous manner.
  • Attention to detail is necessary to ensure that materials are properly tracked and shelved.
  • Ability to work independently and with initiative.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize tasks.

Schedule:

  • Must be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and Saturdays.

Salary:

  • $10 per hour.
  • Status: Regular part-time, non-exempt

Federal Criminal Background Check, PA Criminal Record Check & PA Child Abuse History Clearance are required upon offer of employment.

This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

Work Environment: Physical requirements include sitting; lifting of books and files of approximately 20 lbs or less; pushing of book cart of approximately 35 lbs. or less; bending, squatting, standing, and reaching as needed. Work requires extended periods of time viewing a computer video monitor and operating a keyboard.

The Plum Borough Community Library provides equal opportunities and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, disability status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, political affiliation or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable laws and regulations

Applications accepted until position is filled.
PLEASE EMAIL RESUME TO: riegnera@plumlibrary.org