BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEY Berkeley, California is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water, Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement, scientific exploration, free speech, and the arts, and home to over 50 parks, a top-ranked university, and the largest public marina in the San Francisco Bay. As an employer, the City of Berkeley offers all the benefits of a career in the public sector while fostering diversity, creativity, and innovation. Join a team of high-caliber, experienced staff with a shared mission of serving the Berkeley community and promoting an accessible, safe, healthy, environmentally-sound and culturally-rich city. See why staff stay at the City of Berkeley: berkeley.careers JOB OPPORTUNITY THIS RECRUITMENT WILL BE OPEN TO THE FIRST 200 APPLICANTS. This posting will close once it has reached 200 applicants. You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible. The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Library Aide with the Berkeley Public Library. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the library's day-to-day function and understand the importance of providing excellent customer service, all while building your library career. Currently, we have three part-time 30-hour-a-week Library Aide positions open. One in our Circulation division at the Central Library and two at our Tarea Hall Pitman South Branch. See the full job description here: Class Specifications | Library Aide | Class Spec Details MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS A typical way of gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position is:Equivalent to graduation from high school. No experience is required. Experience working in a library setting is preferred. Other requirements:Must be able to work evenings and weekends. Performs a wide range of physical motions, which may include routine and repetitive bending, reaching, and pushing, moving, and carrying library materials. Must have sufficient strength to repeatedly lift books weighing between 1 and 10 pounds, including overhead lifting, to load transit boxes, book bins, and push book trucks weighing in excess of 50 pounds.