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Pay:

$17.13 - $20.04

Job Summary

The Technical Services Associate position involves working in the Technical Services Section of the Library System. This position performs a variety of detailed and specialized tasks, following Library standards and rules to catalog all library materials in a variety of formats. Must be able to work with minimum supervision and possess critical thinking, attention to detail, good time management skills, and meet goals set by Library Standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Technical Services Associate I

Starting Pay: $17.13/hr

Completes copy cataloging for the collection by locating matching or existing cataloging records, (bibliographic records), for items in hand, editing the records as necessary, and attaching the local holding information to the bibliographic record for a variety of formats.
Retrieves and adds information to an Integrated Library System (ILS).
Resolves bibliographic errors to ensure holdings and database records meet standards to increase the discoverability of library resources.
Maintains authority records and performs needed authority work in the database.
Responsible for tracking all orders placed and received, and advising administration of items not received, or received damaged.
Receives, signs for, inventories, and unpacks all new items and prepares them for cataloging.
Receives donations, searches for potential matches in system, sorts, and prepares donated materials for cataloging.
Assists in the processing of library books and other materials.
Assists in performing minor repairs on library materials.
Completes 40 hours of professional development training per year.
In case of emergency or crisis situation (hurricane, flood, etc.) position is required to respond/perform emergency and recovery duties as assigned by the County Manager or designee.
During an emergency or crisis situation, this position may be required to be present at the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) to provide assistance while activated.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Technical Services Associate II

Starting Pay: $19.25/hr

This position performs all the duties of a Technical Services Associate I.
This position differentiates from a Technical Services Associate I.
Processes library books and other materials.
Performs minor repairs on library materials.
Assists with original cataloging.

Technical Services Associate III

Starting Pay: $21.63/hr

This position performs all the duties of a Technical Services Associate I and II.
This position differentiates from a Technical Services Associate II.
Performs original cataloging.
Responsible for keeping branch flyers current.
Plans, markets, and facilitates recreational, educational, and cultural programs at the branch level.
Manages additional event programming, as needed.
Completes 16 hours of additional professional development per year.

Minimum Requirements

Technical Services Associate I

Two-year Associates Degree preferred.
Two years prior experience working in a library.
Two years prior experience with cataloging or inventory control.

Technical Services Associate II

Two-year Associates Degree, four-year Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Four years prior experience working in a library.
Four years prior experience with cataloging or inventory control, including original cataloging.

Technical Services Associate III

Four-year Bachelor’s Degree, Masters in Library and Information Science, preferred.
Four years prior experience working in a library.
Four years prior experience with cataloging or inventory control, including original cataloging.
Target Solutions Smart Leadership series or LinkedIn Learning course as directed by Learning and Development

All Candidates

High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
Valid Florida driver’s license with clean driving record.
Must be able to keyboard accurately and have a good understanding of Microsoft Suite applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
Effective oral and written communication.
Any combination of education and experience may be substituted, so long as it provides the desired skills, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Supplemental Information

Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

General knowledge of clerical practices and procedures is necessary.

Ability to work accurately with detailed information and to perform routine record keeping and tabulation tasks is required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Employees may be required to perform duties, including the employee’s normal work function or other emergency support functions as deemed necessary by the County, as assigned before, during, and after hazardous weather or state of local emergency.

While requirements may be representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. Employees occupying the position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.

Working Environment and Physical Demands

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Kneeling: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Crouching: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.

Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palms.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds with no less than a 40 dB loss @ 55 HZ, 1,000 HZ and 2,000 HZ with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.

Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Visual requirement equal to that for clerical administrative work which deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, etc.

The worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions. Tasks may risk exposure to extreme temperatures, humidity, etc.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Clay County is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, or age.

Clay County is committed to providing veterans with preference in employment opportunities in accordance with Florida State Law and Federal Regulations. As part of our dedication to supporting veterans, we ensure that qualified veterans are given preferential treatment in our hiring process, in accordance with Florida Statute 295.07.

Eligible Veterans who believe they were discriminated against may file a complaint with the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs within 60 days of receiving notice of non-selection.