Job Details

Library Technician I (Evenings and Weekends)

Position Number: 6673898
Location: Monterey, CA
Position Type: Libraries

Monterey Peninsula College

Library Technician I (Evenings and Weekends)

Salary: $23.58 - $26.04 Hourly
Job Type:
Job Number: 2025-00021
Closing: 11/19/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Monterey, CA
Division: Library

Description

Monterey Peninsula Community District is committed to achieving educational equity for all students as outlined in the District's Governing Board Goals, Educational Master Plan, Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, and Student Equity Plan. We provide students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences - emphasizing collaboration, engaging students in and out of the classroom, and encouraging them to realize their goals and become global citizens and socially responsible leaders. When you join our team at Monterey Peninsula College, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners.

Monterey Peninsula College is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and is an affiliate of the statewide Umoja Community of California Community Colleges. Monterey Peninsula College has a diverse student population that is a reflection of the communities it serves. MPC serves approximately 18,789 students (for the 2023-24 year). MPC's comprehensive curriculum and student services are designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body and include transfer, career and technical education, basic skills, and continuing education offerings. We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

(1) Understand the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing
equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
(2) Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
(3) Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference;
(4) Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally
responsive; and
(5) Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related
initiatives.

Monterey Peninsula College seeks employees who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. All departments strongly encourage collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences. College faculty are expected to be knowledgeable about, and willing to use, different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve.

*** Priority Screening Deadline November 19, 2025 ***
Under the supervision of the administrator assigned to the Library, perform a variety of duties associated with library administrative and technical operations, including: perform circulation desk activities; interpret and apply policies, rules, and regulations regarding access to collection and use of library materials; receive and process library materials; and provide customer service and support to library patrons.

Example of Duties

DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Duties and essential functions include, but are not be limited to, the following:

Customer Service: Assist library patrons in person, by phone, or through electronic communication; provide information about library programs, services, and resources; answer questions, explain and clarify library policies, resolve problems according to policies and procedures, and communicate resolution.

Circulation: Check library materials in and out; issue library cards; update patron records; collect fees for overdue and lost materials; schedule rooms; inspect incoming materials for damage and need for mending; repair, re-house, and clean library materials; provide notification and follow up on overdue materials; keep statistics on circulation activities; maintain a clean and organized circulation desk environment, and refresh supplies.

Reserves: Receive and perform physical processing of library reserves.

Inter-Library Loans: Notify reciprocal libraries of delinquencies and to renew checkouts; communicate status of requests to patrons.

Acquisitions: Receive and enter periodicals through Integrated Library systems for acquisitions; conduct collection inventory; process and prepare new library material for use; update local library systems to reflect new, replacement, or withdrawn library material.

General Operations: Assist with opening and closing the Library and securing the building; assist with maintenance of library stacks, dust, shift and re-shelve library materials and collections; update library signage; assist with library displays, programming, and special events; maintain accurate and up-to-date library records and files.

Diversity: Demonstrates an understanding of, sensitivity to, and appreciation for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, religious, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of students and staff attending or working on the community college campus.

Other Duties

-Maintain a clean and orderly library environment.

-Participate on committees as required.

-Assist with orientation, training, and monitoring the work of student assistants.

-Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Any combination of education, experience and training which would indicate possession of the required knowledge, skills and abilities listed herein. For example, one year of work experience in a library or other customer service environment; some college level courses in Library Science; or experience using current library technologies and software programs in a library or a related field.

Knowledge

Knowledge of: basic library principles and practices; Library of Congress classification system; current technology/software, online databases and networks relating to library materials and procedures; technical processing of library materials; current technical processing policies relating to library materials; library filing and indexing; circulation and reference sources; current office methods and practices; principles and methods of ordering books, supplies and equipment; a variety of word processing, spreadsheet and/or database programs as needed to fulfill the requirements of the job.

Abilities

Ability to: perform general library duties including library operations, efficiently use an online library system and Library of Congress classification system; learn and efficiently use current and new library technologies and library software programs as required to fulfill the duties of the job; interact effectively with the public, students, staff, and faculty in situations requiring diplomacy, tact, friendliness, poise and finesse; prioritize tasks and do several tasks simultaneously; operate a variety of office machines; use word processing, database, presentation, and spreadsheet software, accurately and efficiently as needed; learn and successfully use new software programs as needed to fulfill the requirements of the job; use good judgment in recognizing the scope of authority as delegated; use appropriate and correct English spelling, grammar and punctuation; perform arithmetic calculations with speed and accuracy; communicate effectively in both oral and written form; establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties; demonstrate an understanding of, sensitivity to, and appreciation for, the academic, ethnic, socio-economic, disability and gender diversity of students and staff attending or working on a community college campus.

PHYSICAL EFFORT/WORK ENVIRONMENT

Moderate physical effort which may include frequent standing, walking; occasional climbing and reaching, bending, crawling and stooping; pushing and pulling; lifting and handling of medium weight tools and materials up to 35 pounds. Indoor work environment.

Work Schedule / Supplemental Information

Work Schedule
25 hours per week/ 11 months per year

Assigned Shift
The schedule for those will be weekends when the library is open and may include evenings.
Management reserves the right to change schedules as needed.

Rate of Pay
STEP A ($23.58) - STEP F ($26.04)

How to Apply

Visit http://www.mpc.edu/about-mpc/campus-resources/human-resources/employment and select "classified and other positions." Here you will find the job announcement and the "apply" button in the upper right hand corner. You will be asked to log-in or create a new user account.

Complete all required fields of the application AND
Attach a .pdf of your cover letter that describes why you are interested in the position and how your background applies to the major duties of the position, and please address each of the desirable qualifications listed in this job announcement (2 pages maximum). AND
Attach a .pdf of your resume

Only items listed above will be reviewed by the screening committee. Human Resources does not accept additional materials such as: letters of reference, test scores from other institutions, certificates of courses/programs completed, letters of commendation from schools, or transcripts with your application. Such items, if included, will not be forwarded to the selection committee. If you are a finalist, HR will request any reference information that is required. Monterey Peninsula College reserves the right to close or continue the recruitment at any time.

For questions, please contact:

Gerardo Cardenas Hernandez - HR Specialist
gcardenashernandez@mpc.edu

CANDIDATE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
Monterey Peninsula College will provide up to $1,000 travel reimbursement to eligible candidates. A candidate is eligible for travel reimbursement when they have participated in an in-person interview for first- and/or second-level interviews, and when they live 50 miles or more from the College.

To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/mpc/jobs/5123504/library-technician-i-evenings-and-weekends