Library Clerk 2 – Penfield Library

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Job Description:
The Penfield Library at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full-time Library Clerk 2 position, Grade 9.

Posting Date: September 30, 2021

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary: $ 37,507/year. Commensurate with qualifications and experience. In addition, the State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. Please click here for more information on benefits for full-time CSEA professional.

Date of Appointment: As soon as possible.

Description of Responsibilities:
Perform specialized library clerical activities in support of one or more of the organizational units within the library, including (but not limited to) maintaining and creating online databases; maintaining accounts for individual patrons and/or vendors; processing of invoices and credits; processing check-ins and check-outs; processing reserve requests, assisting with cataloging; assisting in special collections, circulation, interlibrary loan, serials, acquisitions, and/or technical services.

Help customers locate print and electronic materials, answer questions, and make referrals to a librarian; provide assistance with using equipment.

Organize and maintain the library collection including shelving and shelf-reading.

Assist in training newly hired personnel as well as other library staff; supervise and schedule student assistants.

Engage in Library-sponsored educational/training opportunities, including opportunities to increase awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion.

Perform other tasks consistent with the New York State Department of Civil Service classification standard for Library Clerk 2, Grade 9.

Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must be permanent competitive or 55 b/c employees of New York State to be eligible to apply for this position.

Permanent Appointment:
One year of permanent competitive as a Library Clerk 2 OR be reachable on the Library Clerk 2 eligible list OR have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the law.

70.1 transfer or reinstatement:
One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as a Library Clerk 2 OR have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title within two salary grades of the target title that is eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law.

Reassignment:
Permanent competitive or 55b/c service as a Library Clerk 2.

Provisional Appointment:
One year of permanent competitive service as Agency Services Representative, Agency Services Representative (Chinese Language), Agency Services Representative (Spanish Language), Assistant Workers Compensation Examiner, Assistant Workers Compensation Examiner (Spanish Language), Business Document Specialist 1, Business Document Specialist 1, Business Document Specialist, Trainee, Commissary Clerk 2, Commissary Clerk 3, Customer Service Representative 1, Data Entry Machine Operator, Data Entry Machine Operator (Spanish Language), Data Processing Clerk 2, Employee Insurance Reviewing Clerk 1, Employee Insurance Reviewing Clerk Trainee, Environmental Education Assistant, Hospital Patient Services Clerk 1, Hospital Patient Services Clerk 2, Identification Examiner 1, Institution Retail Store Assistant Manager, Law Department Document Specialist, Law Department Document Specialist Trainee 1, Law Department Document Specialist Trainee 2, Licensing Services Clerk, Licensing Services Clerk Trainee, Mail & Supply Clerk, Medicaid Eligibility Examiner 1, Medicaid Eligibility Examiner 1 (Spanish Language), Medicaid Eligibility Examiner Trainee, Medical Assistant, Medical Test Assistant, Medical Test Assistant, Motor Vehicle Representative, Motor Vehicle Representative (Spanish Language), Nursing Station Clerk 1, Nursing Station Clerk Trainee, Office Assistant 1, Office Assistant 1 (Spanish Language), Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding, Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding (Chinese Language), Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding (Spanish Language), Office Assistant 1 Stores/Mail, Office Assistant 2, Office Assistant 2 (Spanish Language), Office Assistant 2 Calculations, Office Assistant 2 Calculations (Chinese Language), Office Assistant 2 Customer Service, Office Assistant 2 Customer Service (Chinese Language), Office Assistant 2 Customer Service (Spanish Language), Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding, Office Assistant 2 Keyboarding (Spanish Language), Office Assistant 2 Stores/Mail, Pathology Office Assistant 1, Payroll Assistant, Payroll Assistant Trainee, Pharmacy Aide, Recycling Assistant, Senior Data Entry Machine Operator, Senior Employment Security Clerk, Senior Employment Security Clerk (Chinese Language), Senior Employment Security Clerk (Creole Language), Senior Employment Security Clerk (Polish Language), Senior Employment Security Clerk (Russian Language), Senior Employment Security Clerk (Spanish Language), Senior Mail & Supply Clerk, Senior Medical Records Clerk, Senior Office Machine Operator, Senior Stenographer, Senior Underwriting Clerk, Toll Collector, Training Aide, Treatment Unit Clerk, Treatment Unit Clerk Manual Communications, Treatment Unit Clerk Trainee

Conditions of Employment:
This will be a permanent or provisional appointment. Candidates should be aware that a preferred list, transfer list, placement roster and/or reemployment roster of laid off State employees may be certified against this vacancy by the Department of Civil Service.

Additional Information:
For more details, reference New York State Department of Civil Service, Job Title Code # 2559200, Library Clerk 2 and Grade 9.

If you have any questions about the position, please call or e-mail:

Human Resources

315-312-2230

[email protected]

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