Library - Full-Time Maintenance (Central Library)

General Summary

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library is seeking candidates to be considered for a Library Maintenance position at the Central Library who are highly motivated and who support JMRL's Mission Statement to foster personal growth and life-long learning for all by connecting people with ideas, information, and each other.

The preferred starting salary for this position is $15.75 hourly ($32,760 annually). Starting offer is based on applicable education, experience and internal equity. This is a full-time, non-exempt, position which provides excellent benefits including 13 paid holidays, plus paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance options with employer contribution, employer-paid life insurance, City's retirement options, gym membership reimbursement, and continuing education/training opportunities.

• For a general summary of benefits offered by the City, please click the 'benefits' tab on this posting, or visit https://www.charlottesville.gov/1047/Employee-Benefits.
• The City of Charlottesville manages its own retirement system and does not participate in VRS; however, the City has a Portability Agreement with VRS and there are certain provisions that must be met. If questions pertaining to the Portability Agreement, please contact the City's Benefits Administrator at 434-970-3462.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The essential functions of the job are not limited to those listed in the job description. The JMRL retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

• Performs routine preventive maintenance and repairs on library facilities and equipment.
• Performs mail metering, courier service, and receiving, inspecting, and delivering incoming materials.
• Cleans buildings and grounds.
• Maintains grounds, including mowing.
• Removes snow or debris from sidewalks and other areas, as needed.
• Empties and disposes of trash as needed.
• Operating a vehicle to perform job responsibilities.
• Coordinates with City maintenance workers and outside contractors.
• Responsible for appropriate use and maintenance of JMRL equipment, tools, and other resources, including work time.
• Regular and reliable attendance.

• Performs additional duties to support operational requirements as apparent or assigned.

Education, Experience and Skills

Education and Experience:
Minimum Qualifications: Candidates may qualify by demonstrating the required knowledge and skills outlined for the job through experience(s) other than formal education.

• Completion of seventh grade and three months of building maintenance experience.

• 2 years of building maintenance experience.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the specific requirements listed above.

• Required to successfully pass a pre-employment background check.
• Valid Virginia driver’s license and maintain an acceptable driving record.

• General knowledge of building cleaning practices, occupational hazards, supplies, and equipment, and safety precautions in providing preventative maintenance and cleaning.
• Working knowledge of the potential risks of exposure to bodily fluids and working knowledge (and use of) personal protective equipment.

• Basic: Understands the meaning of commonly used multi-syllable words and simple paragraphs. Comprehends simple written instructions, signs, and notices.

• Basic: Ability to write simple letters, paragraphs and sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and/or series of numbers, names, and addresses.

• Basic: Ability to perform the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

• Routine: Examples include regular and routine interaction involving providing or exchanging information. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with co-workers.

• Requires General Direction: normally performs the job by following general instructions or established standard operating procedures and/or policies. There is some discretion when making decisions among a few easily identifiable choices of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. Performance is reviewed frequently.

• Basic: uses standard technical skills appropriate to the assigned and apparent job responsibilities.

• No budgetary/fiscal responsibilities.

• No responsibility for direction or supervision of others.

• Time pressures.
• Frequent change of tasks.
• Tedious or exacting work.
• May require dealing with angry, frustrated and/or upset individuals.

Physical Conditions & Additional Information

Physical Demands

• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Work requires bending, stooping, walking (ascending/descending steps), and or standing.
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

• Typically requires use of standard office equipment and telephone, and related software and hardware; and any other equipment as appropriate or as assigned.

• The work is subject to both inside and outside environmental and atmospheric conditions, moderate noise, may be exposed to extreme temperatures and hazardous substances.
• The position works:
  • Near moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.
  • In and around dust/dirt, odors, fumes and/or airborne particles.
  • In and around toxic chemicals.
  • In and around confined spaces.

The City of Charlottesville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports workforce diversity at all levels of the organization. The City prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. The City is dedicated to this with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and general treatment during employment.

Requests for reasonable accommodation by individuals with disabilities may be requested by contacting Human Resources at (434) 970-3490 or hr@charlottesville.gov.

The City of Charlottesville conducts job related background checks, reference checks, and pre-employment drug tests, in accordance with federal, state, and local law, of applicants who reach the final stages of the employment selection process. The City’s policy has not changed because of the decriminalization of marijuana in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Marijuana remains an illegal drug under federal law, and it continues to be a violation of the US Department of Transportation regulations and the City’s policy prohibiting employees from testing positive for marijuana.