• Position is full-time (37.5-hours per week, 52 weeks per year).  

• The Library’s Hours of Operation range from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Applicants must be able to work one Saturday per month. 

• A complete list of job duties is attached.

 

Qualifications Required:

• Possess a High School diploma.  Preference given to college course work.

• Have strong communication skills with the ability to speak, read and write proper English.

• Have a working knowledge of computers and be familiar with Microsoft Word, the Internet, and other software.

• Ability to become familiar with software applicable to the Library.

• Trainable in all applicable phases of library work.

• Physically able to lift 20 pounds or more.

• Demonstrate ability to work with public and staff.

 

Applications are available at each branch of South Mississippi Regional Library—Columbia, Bassfield and Prentiss Public Library.  

• Application Deadline: August 5, 2022 

• Interviews will be conducted following the  August 5th deadline. Applicants will be selected for an interview based on their application.

• Only Applicants chosen for interview will be sent letters of the results of the job search.

• Salary Range: $7.50 per hour.

• Benefits: Health/Life Insurance, State Retirement, and accrued personal and sick leave time.

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Conditions of Employment

All selected applicants are required to:

•Complete a Department of Homeland Security I-9 Form at the time of hire and must be able to provide acceptable documentation in order to verify his/her legal right to be employed in the U.S.

•Subject to a full reference and background investigation including verification of identification, education, former employment, and criminal history.