Library Clerk Senior (Evening + Saturday)
Fountain Valley, CA
Full-time
Remote
1 month ago
About the role
Coast Community College District
Library Clerk Senior (Evening + Saturday)
Job# O-049-26
Salary: $55,954.72 - $75,438.11 Annually
Deadline: 5/29/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Full job description and OFFICIAL application available ONLY at: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cccd/jobs/5341062/library-clerk-senior-evening-saturday
Definition
Orange Coast College (OCC) is seeking equity-minded individuals for a classified employee role as a Library Clerk Senior under the Library & Learning Support Division, as part of the Office of Instruction.
Summary
Performs recurring paraprofessional and clerical library duties in a library involving acquisitions, receiving, basic cataloging, processing, and circulation of library materials. Provides information and assistance to library customers.
Distinguishing Career Features
The Library Clerk Senior represents the entry level in a library support career ladder. Incumbents at this level will support a Librarian or Library Media Technician and are assigned to customer and technical service activities. The Library Clerk Senior requires compliance with the stated qualifications and the ability to support acquisition and processing of library materials into circulation. Advancement to Library Media Technician is based on need and requires a demonstrated ability to deal with a more complex level of library processes such as intermediate cataloging. Advancement to Library Media Technician also requires formal education and training as stated in the job description to support higher levels of service.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Specific duties may vary among departments, divisions and jobs. Incumbents typically perform a substantial portion or all of the following types of duties, as assigned:
Qualifications
Qualifications and Physical Demands
Knowledge And Skills
Abilities
Education And Experience
The position requires an Associate’s degree and one year of related experience plus one year of experience in a higher education library or instructional support setting with demonstrated accounting responsibilities. A Library certificate and additional experience may substitute for some higher education. Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required equivalent qualifications for the position.
AND
Demonstrated evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, ethnic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, academic, and cultural diversity within the community college student population, including students with different ability statuses (e.g., physical and/or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom.
Licenses and Certificates
May require a valid driver license.
Working Conditions
Work is performed indoors where minimal safety considerations exist.
This job specification describes the general nature of the work performed, representative duties as well as the typical qualifications needed for acceptable performance. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, work steps, and skills required of the job.
Conditions of Employment
Note: To be eligible for employment, you must possess authorization to work in the United States. The District does not sponsor visas or take over any established visa sponsorship.
This is a permanent, general funded, full-time, 12-months per year classified position. The normal hours of work will be Monday through Thursday 11:30 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the flexibility to occasionally work extended hours and/or weekends, if necessary, to meet the department's needs. The effective date of employment will be arranged with the supervisor. The District provides medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee and eligible dependents and life insurance for the employee. (Salary Schedule: (Download PDF reader) EE-112 + 2.5% Weekend Shift-Partial Shift Differential)
Please note that job offers are conditional and are contingent upon the successful completion of satisfactory comprehensive background check (including Livescan fingerprinting) and satisfactory references, and approval or ratification by the District’s Board of Trustees or the Chancellor.
Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment. The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in Coast Community College District policies, procedures, and Title IX. (Reference: BP/AP 5910 ) The Coast Community College District celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Individuals interested in advancing the District's strategic diversity goals are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.
Coast Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Library Clerk Senior (Evening + Saturday)
Job# O-049-26
Salary: $55,954.72 - $75,438.11 Annually
Deadline: 5/29/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Full job description and OFFICIAL application available ONLY at: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cccd/jobs/5341062/library-clerk-senior-evening-saturday
Definition
Orange Coast College (OCC) is seeking equity-minded individuals for a classified employee role as a Library Clerk Senior under the Library & Learning Support Division, as part of the Office of Instruction.
Summary
Performs recurring paraprofessional and clerical library duties in a library involving acquisitions, receiving, basic cataloging, processing, and circulation of library materials. Provides information and assistance to library customers.
Distinguishing Career Features
The Library Clerk Senior represents the entry level in a library support career ladder. Incumbents at this level will support a Librarian or Library Media Technician and are assigned to customer and technical service activities. The Library Clerk Senior requires compliance with the stated qualifications and the ability to support acquisition and processing of library materials into circulation. Advancement to Library Media Technician is based on need and requires a demonstrated ability to deal with a more complex level of library processes such as intermediate cataloging. Advancement to Library Media Technician also requires formal education and training as stated in the job description to support higher levels of service.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Specific duties may vary among departments, divisions and jobs. Incumbents typically perform a substantial portion or all of the following types of duties, as assigned:
- Receives and verifies the content of orders. Processes invoices after making adjustments to denote the proper amount and type of inventory received or to be returned.
- Assists faculty, staff, students, and other visitors with use of the library. Assists them to find materials, pointing out library resources, and introducing visitors to librarian for assistance in research.
- Shelves new and returned materials (books, media, or periodicals) in the absence of student employees and ensures accurate data entry into the library system.
- Circulates, stores, and inventories books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials including those that are overdue.
- Processes a full range of library materials within established parameters.
- Provides technical services such as interlibrary loan including those required for cooperative library system materials and maintaining the course reserve collection.
- Maintains current procedures manuals for the position. Cross-trains other staff members.
- Performs routine clerical and record keeping duties.
- Provides guidance and training to student employees.
- Monitors and reconciles library book budget and other fund accounts to ensure proper accounting procedures for all funds.
- Creates purchase orders using Vendor and Banner software to spend funds from library general fund accounts, lottery funds (when available), Friends of the Library foundation accounts, and ancillary fund account.
- Understands and assigns account numbers to purchase orders and fund transfers to properly assign expenses for reporting purposes.
- Manages ordering supplies according to District rules and standards and maintains supply inventory for department.
- Maintains current knowledge of District and college processing of purchase orders and other financial records.
- Processes daily arriving periodicals and newspapers.
- Performs other related duties as assigned that support the objective of the position.
- Required to abide by all District policies and procedures including Board Policy 3050 – Code of Professional Ethics.
Qualifications
Qualifications and Physical Demands
Knowledge And Skills
- Requires working procedural knowledge of standard library methods, practices, and terminology including use of library catalogs.
- Requires basic knowledge of a library classification system, subject headings, and library filing rules.
- Requires basic knowledge of library automation systems and their relation to college financial records.
- Requires sufficient communication skills in order to serve customers and to interact with staff and faculty.
- Requires sufficient arithmetic skills to arrange materials in numerical sequence and calculate sums needed for handling cash and recording circulation data.
- Requires sufficient English writing skills to document instructions on library procedures.
- Requires sufficient human relations skills to convey technical information to patrons and to provide work instructions to others.
- Requires knowledge of Excel and general accounting practices.
Abilities
- Requires the ability to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the position.
- Requires the ability to follow detailed procedures.
- Requires the ability to understand library operations, goals and objectives.
- Must be able to apply and explain library rules, regulations and policies.
- Requires the ability to deal courteously with library patrons.
- Must be able to perform routine clerical and record keeping duties.
- Must have the ability to work evenings and weekends.
Education And Experience
The position requires an Associate’s degree and one year of related experience plus one year of experience in a higher education library or instructional support setting with demonstrated accounting responsibilities. A Library certificate and additional experience may substitute for some higher education. Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required equivalent qualifications for the position.
AND
Demonstrated evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, ethnic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, academic, and cultural diversity within the community college student population, including students with different ability statuses (e.g., physical and/or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom.
Licenses and Certificates
May require a valid driver license.
Working Conditions
Work is performed indoors where minimal safety considerations exist.
This job specification describes the general nature of the work performed, representative duties as well as the typical qualifications needed for acceptable performance. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, work steps, and skills required of the job.
Conditions of Employment
Note: To be eligible for employment, you must possess authorization to work in the United States. The District does not sponsor visas or take over any established visa sponsorship.
This is a permanent, general funded, full-time, 12-months per year classified position. The normal hours of work will be Monday through Thursday 11:30 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the flexibility to occasionally work extended hours and/or weekends, if necessary, to meet the department's needs. The effective date of employment will be arranged with the supervisor. The District provides medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee and eligible dependents and life insurance for the employee. (Salary Schedule: (Download PDF reader) EE-112 + 2.5% Weekend Shift-Partial Shift Differential)
Please note that job offers are conditional and are contingent upon the successful completion of satisfactory comprehensive background check (including Livescan fingerprinting) and satisfactory references, and approval or ratification by the District’s Board of Trustees or the Chancellor.
Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment. The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in Coast Community College District policies, procedures, and Title IX. (Reference: BP/AP 5910 ) The Coast Community College District celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Individuals interested in advancing the District's strategic diversity goals are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.
Coast Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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