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The Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library is seeking candidates for a Part-Time Library Assistant to begin in January 2024. This position reports to the Circulation Supervisor. The selected candidate, if not a New Jersey resident, will be required to establish New Jersey residency within a year of appointment in accordance with the New Jersey First Act. Pay is $16.39 per hour. All part-time library staff are eligible for accrued sick time based on the requirements of the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law. The selected candidate must enroll in the DCRP pension system, which is a mandatory payroll deduction of 5.5% of base salary.
Here is the schedule for this position:

• Mondays: 10 AM – 4 PM
• Thursdays: 4 PM – 9 PM
• Fridays: Noon – 5 PM
• Three out of four Sundays per month: 12:30 PM – 5 PM. The library is open on Sundays throughout the year except for Easter, Mothers Day, and Fathers Day.
• We need to hire someone who has flexibility in their schedule and can possibly work additional substitute hours on Saturdays from 9:30 AM – 5 PM and additional evening hours as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Providing excellent customer service at all times
• Charging and discharging library materials while following policy and procedural guidelines
• Issuing new library cards and renewing existing accounts
• Searching for library materials and processing hold requests
• Answering telephones and assisting callers as needed
• Billing and accepting payment for library overdue fees and material charges
• Shelving books, straightening shelves, and reading shelves
• Processing computer guest passes and registering patrons for library programs via online software
• Operating a cash register, photocopy machine, and a facsimile machine
• Tactfully and politely ensuring that library patrons are adhering to Library Rules of Conduct as needed
• Assisting with coverage at the childrens desk
• Performing other duties as assigned at direction of supervisor

Requirements:

• High school diploma
• Ability to communicate well and follow directions while being detail-oriented
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to learn new software quickly

Preferred:

• Flexibility with schedule and ability to work additional hours during staff absences
• Prior experience working in a library and using the Dewey Decimal Classification System or prior experience working with the public
• Knowledge of and interest in reading materials and other items that may be borrowed at a public library

Only candidates of interest will be contacted. Please click here to submit your application.

MARGARET E. HEGGAN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTICE FOR SOLICITATION OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER A FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS Notice is hereby given that proposals for professional services, not subject to bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5, will be received by the Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library. The proposals must be submitted to the Library Director, 606 Delsea Drive, Sewell, New Jersey 08080 on or before December 15, 2023 by 5 p.m. Proposals will be reviewed at a public meeting to be held on December 20, 2023 at 5:00 pm in the librarys meeting room. Proposals for the following professional services will be accepted: Library Board Solicitor, Library Auditor, Library Engineer. Please submit 2 copies of the proposal. Each submission to be considered shall conform to the criteria set forth herein: 1) Should the applicant be a professional acquiring licensure in the State of New Jersey, said applicant shall be licensed for a period not less than five (5) years. 2) The applicant shall submit a Certification of Current Licensure or other similar document evidencing that the professionals license is not presently suspended or revoked. 3) The applicant shall submit a current "New Jersey Affirmative Action Certificate". 4) The applicant shall submit a resume, which shall set forth information including but not limited to the following (as applicable to a business entity or individual professional): (a) Full name and business address; (b) A listing of all post high school education of the applicant; (c) Dates of licensure in the State of New Jersey and any other State; (d) A listing of any professional affiliations or memberships in any professional societies or organizations, with an indication as to any offices held therein; (e) The number of licensed professionals employed by/affiliated with the business entity or the business entity which employs the applicant; (f) A listing of all special accreditations held by the individual licensed professional or business entity; (g) A listing of all previous public entities served by the business entity or licensed professional, indicating the dates of services and position held. 5) The applicant shall submit a schedule of fees. The Library Board of Trustees shall thereafter select the professional or business entity for the position so advertised which shall thereafter be confirmed or approved as required by law or ordinance. MARGARET E. HEGGAN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY SHEILA MIKKELSON, Library Director