Job Description

About Our Job

About Our Job

The Denver Public Library (DPL) is a growing urban library system that serves the residents of the City & County of Denver. DPL sees more than 4 million visitors every year across its 27 locations, serves Denver’s most vulnerable communities through outreach and mobile services, hosts thousands of programs a year and manages a collection of more than 1.4 million physical and digital materials. We believe a strong library is vital for a strong community. DPL is committed to serving the evolving needs of Denverites through inspired programming, diverse collections, culturally-representative spaces, and equitable policies & procedures.

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As a Library Assistant I (Shelver) at the Denver Public Library, your job will be the accurate and efficient handling of all branch library materials. Your excellent stewardship of DPL materials will result in the best customer service as all ages of customers are able to find the subject area or exact item they are looking for.

You will create a positive experience for library customers by shelving, transporting, and retrieving library materials according to the library’s classification system so that library customers are provided with materials in a timely manner. To do this, you will use technology and other mechanical tools related to the processing of library materials such as email, internet and automated software. You will also support library operations by assisting with collection maintenance, displays, shifting collections as needed, keeping shelves neat and faced, processing donated materials, and other duties as assigned. You’ll follow ergonomic best practices to ensure a healthy workplace and participate in approved learning opportunities that support the library's value of curiosity through research and education. Your primary location will be University Hills, however, DPL reserves the right to reassign locations based upon operational and/or staffing needs at any given time.

About Our Branch

Originally built in 1962, the Ross-University Hills Branch Library is a well-loved, bustling neighborhood branch, located near two busy shopping centers. The branch is a lively circulation and reference location, with historically high door counts and frequent customer interactions. Ross-University Hills welcomes a wide variety of community members, and offers programming for older adults, popular storytimes, activities for children and families, as well as Plaza programs.

About you

Our ideal candidate:

• Is organized, reliable, and able to work accurately and quickly with numbers and letters.

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, positive attitude, cultural sensitivity and sense of humor in working with customers of all ages and backgrounds, coworkers and community.

• Demonstrates innovation and flexibility in a team environment.

• Demonstrates an ability to cope with tasks that are repetitive.

• Recognizes and adopts time saving skills.

• Recognizes that the work of the shelving team influences how well your colleagues are able to meet the needs and curiosities of our many customers.

• Has the ability to display materials that reflect people from multiple racial and cultural environments and backgrounds.

• Has the ability to pass a physical examination and a background check after the offer to hire has been made.

• Has the ability to work in a physically demanding position with continuous lifting of objects that can weigh up to 50 pounds. Ability to push full carts of materials and lift up to 25 lbs.

• A demonstrated commitment to developing and maintaining a welcoming environment for young people, including babies, toddlers, preschoolers, grade schoolers, and teens.

Minimum qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency

We expect this position to close on 10/25/2024. Please include a cover letter describing your interest in this particular position, along with a current resume.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

LC1482 Administrative Support Assistant I

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.

Position Type

Unlimited

Library Hiring Range

$18.29 - $22.86

Starting Pay

18.29-22.86

Agency

Denver Public Library

Assessment Requirement

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact

Jobs@Denvergov.org

with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

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Job Tags

Local area, Shift work,

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