Description
Who We Are
The City of Beverly Hills has a long-standing reputation for providing superior customer service to residents, businesses, and visitors. This characteristic, combined with outstanding staff in all departments, has been a hallmark of success for this high-performance organization. The municipal government (approximately 1,000+ full-time and part-time employees) provides the highest quality safety services, recreational activities, municipal services, and physical environment.
What We Do
The Community Services Department provides exceptional cultural, educational, recreational, and social services to enhance and maintain a high quality of life and attractive physical environment in the Beverly Hills community. The Library's mission is to provide resources, services, and a place to read, connect, relax, and learn. The Library supports literacy, life-long learning, civic engagement, and cultural awareness. To achieve these goals, the Library provides: access to library materials and guidance in finding quality, trusted information, events for all ages to support life-long learning and early literacy, and school year and summer programs to promote a lifetime love of reading. The Library helps adults and children by offering access to hundreds of thousands of books, audiobooks, e-books and other materials. Thousands of patrons are reached through outreach activities to schools, homebound patrons, Roxbury Book Nook, and community events.
Who We're Looking For
The City of Beverly Hills is seeking two Library Technicians for the Community Services Department's Library Division. One of the Library Technicians will be assigned to work as part of the Literacy team and another for the Support Services team.
Literacy Services
The Literacy program teaches reading and writing to adults, including English language learners, through weekly classes led by volunteer tutors. In this role, you will greet literacy visitors and answer routine questions by phone, in person, and by email. You will assist with student assessments, prepare class materials, and help with tutor training and the set-up of workshops and events. You will also maintain contact lists, track tutor/student meetings and progress toward goals in spreadsheets based on state templates, and compile statistical reports. The most competitive candidate will have advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables for summary reports and data analysis, along with patience, respect for diversity, and a welcoming manner with learners and volunteers.
Support Services
Under the direction of the Support Services Manager and the Collection Development Managers, this position will support all copy cataloging functions, including maintaining the database, verifying data, and creating records. It also handles interlibrary loans. The most competitive candidate will know library operations and terminology and have experience with copy cataloging and integrated library software, specifically Innovative Interfaces, Inc.’s Sierra Acquisitions, Authority, Cataloging, and Serials modules. Candidates should understand the basic use and structure of MARC and RDA records, and proficiency with Microsoft Excel is a plus. The ideal candidate communicates well in writing and in person, works cooperatively with colleagues, and can multitask priorities with excellent follow-up skills.
Detailed Job Description
Library Technician (Part-Time Hourly)
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts degree including or supplemented by courses in library sciences or a related field and two years of experience performing subprofessional library work in a public library, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
To receive consideration, please apply directly on our career website.
