Youth Services Clerk 1

Job Overview
Join our dynamic team at Bellevue Public Library as a Youth Services Clerk 1, where you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of engaging library services for young patrons. This entry-level position offers an exciting opportunity to assist with daily operations, manage youth collections, and foster a welcoming environment for children and teens. Your enthusiasm and organizational skills will help inspire a love of learning and reading in our community’s youth. If you’re passionate about library services, detail-oriented, and eager to make a positive impact, this role is perfect for you!

Duties

• ·Assist patrons in the Youth Services Department including all aspects of customer service related to library materials and services
• Help patrons navigate technology, such as printing documents, accessing emails, and using e-readers
• Provide excellent service to patrons, creating and maintaining a welcome and pleasant experience
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and members of the community
• Sort and shelve juvenile materials, such as books, movies, CDs, and digital devices
• Answer and route all incoming telephone calls
• Issue new and replacement Library cards and assist patrons with registration forms
• Assist with opening and closing procedures
• Attend and participate in job-related meetings
• Work according to the priorities established by the supervisor
• Assist other Youth Services staff with execution and preparation of programs
• Comprehend and follow Library policies and procedures as established by the Board of Trustees
• Develop an awareness of Library-wide operations
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• High school Diploma or GED
• Reliable transportation
• Well-developed oral communication skills
• Experience serving and assisting customers
• Successfully pass a background check
• Knowledge of Internet and database services
• Ability to operate library technology including personal computer, email, software programs and other job-related equipment and systems
• Experience working with children and/or young adults (preferred, but not required)

Pay: $14.00 per hour

Work Location: In person