Employment Opportunities

Apply to work at the Marathon County Public Library!

If you are interested in contributing to a positive work culture, want to be recognized for your job performance and are a talented, team-oriented individual who is motivated to make a difference in our community, consider the career opportunities posted at the following link:

https://ccitc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Marathon_County_Careers
(Includes both library jobs and jobs at other Marathon County government departments.)

Recent Job Openings:

Library Specialist

• APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. — APPLY HERE

• Scheduled Weekly Hours:40

• POSITION SUMMARY: This position demands a dynamic, organized, and creative individual to provide outstanding customer service at one of our public service points. The successful candidate will work at one of our reference desks; in addition, this position will design library programs and services to meet the needs and interests of adults and coordinate events for the library overall. The work is performed at our Wausau headquarters under the direction of the Library Services Manager.

• QUALIFICATIONS: Associate or Bachelor’s degree with two years of experience in a public library or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities. Experience creating or coordinating events or programs for any age is a plus.

• Personal Characteristics:
  • Customer focused
  • Accurate
  • Detail oriented
  • Innovative
  • Organized
  • Self-starter
  • Lifelong learner
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Good problem solver
  • Technically savvy
  • Team oriented
  • Comfortable working in a multi-tasking environment
  • Enjoys working with diverse populations

• EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:
  • Anticipates and understands customer needs and preferences for information which build and drive the selection of resources and services.
  • Assists customers in identifying and finding materials appropriate for their requirements and their abilities.
  • Participates in customer service planning and promotion, can articulate the direction clearly and enlists others to jointly work to achieve it.
  • Takes responsibility for managing the development of one’s own career, including a commitment to lifelong learning and periodic retooling of personal skills set.
  • Encourages and operates in a results-oriented culture.
  • Develops and recommends policies and procedures to improve operations and efficiencies.
  • Oversees customers and their use of the library maintaining the appropriate atmosphere and discipline depending upon the area and the customers being served.
  • Actively seeks opportunities to promote the library, implement and evaluate outcomes.
  • Receives, researches, and responds to customer’s questions. Analyzes and anticipates customer’s needs, determines appropriate resources, and provides information for all ages.
  • Provides technical support and instruction to library staff and the public.
  • Participates in special projects or short-term committees.
  • Acts as a resource for the Library Services Manager.
  • Assists customers via the call center, public desks, or branches as necessary.
  • Assists and teaches customers to use library resources such as books, on-line catalogs, databases, and personal electronic devices. Also assists customers with library computers and software related questions.
  • Develops and maintains positive relationships with staff and customers.
  • Maintains regular and predictable attendance; works extra hours as required.
  • Performs related work as required.

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
  • Thoroughly enjoys working with the public.
  • Ability to excel as a productive and positive team member.
  • Enjoys working with all ages and cultural backgrounds.
  • Enjoys presenting programs to groups of people.
  • Ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes, and guidelines.
  • Ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as co-workers and the public, on how to apply policies, procedures, and standards to specific situations.
  • Ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as monthly and statistical reports, computer and equipment manuals, board minutes, timesheets, professional literature, policy manual, newsletters, and routine correspondence.
  • Has experience with computer applications, but not limited to Microsoft Suite.
  • Ability and willingness to serve customers and staff with empathy, genuineness, eagerness, energy, and enthusiasm.
  • Ability to show acceptance and understanding by being open, courteous, and considerate.
  • Ability to relate to everyone as a possible source for learning.
  • Ability to support leadership and management.
  • Ability to contribute helpful energy and creative ideas.
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with the public and other professionals, while establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
  • Ability to follow established procedures in an orderly and logical manner and adhere to prescribed routines.
  • Willingness to be held accountable for behavior, quality, efficiency, and results.
  • Capacity to multitask and handle high volumes of work.
  • Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet, and limbs in performing movements requiring moderate skill, such as typing.
  • Ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials, and tasks.
  • Ability to stand for long periods and to bend and stretch to reach shelves. Task may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and repetitive motions.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and push book carts weighing up to 75 lbs.
  • Knowledge of library practices desirable, but not required.

• COMPENSATION: Starting Salary: $20.12 per hour + Marathon County benefits: https://www.marathoncounty.gov/about-us/careers/employee-benefits.

• Special Accommodations: Marathon County will make arrangements to furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary and reasonable to afford an individual with a disability the opportunity to participate in the recruitment process. Please notify the Employee Resources Department office or phone (715) 261-1451 to request special accommodations prior to the application deadline.

• Notice to Applicants: Wisconsin Statutes, Sections 19.36 (7), 64.09 (5), and 64.11 (7) require public employers to treat the following items as a public record: Each applicant’s application, records, recommendations, and qualifications except as provided in Section 19.36 (7), Wis. Stats. that allows the identity of an applicant to remain confidential if the applicant requests in writing that the County not provide access to this information. If you choose not to have this information become a public record, you must make such a request in writing to the Employee Resources Department. If you become a finalist for the position, your identity may be disclosed as required by law.

Library Assistant – Hatley

• APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. — APPLY HERE

• Scheduled Weekly Hours:20

• POSITION SUMMARY: This is a 20 hour per week position at the Hatley Branch of the Marathon County Public Library. The library assistant provides extraordinary service to our customers and fellow library staff. The focus of this position is helping customers at the branch library. This position contributes innovative and progressive solutions to provide increasingly better customer service. Hours can include days, evenings, and weekends. Additional hours to attend meetings, workshops or to fill in for other staff may be required.

• QUALIFICATIONS: Associate’s degree, with two years of experience in a public library or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Personal Characteristics:
  • Patron focused
  • Accurate
  • Detail oriented
  • Innovative
  • Organized
  • Self-starter
  • Lifelong learner
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Good problem solver
  • Technically savvy
  • Team oriented
  • Comfortable working in a multi-tasking environment
  • Enjoys working with diverse populations
  • Understands the role of the library in its community

• EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:
  • Meets and greets customers.
  • Assists customers in identifying, locating, checking in and out materials, collecting fines and related charges.
  • Issue library cards to customers.
  • Search library catalog in answer to customers’ questions and place holds for customers as requested.
  • Interpret, explain, and enforce library policies and procedures to public as appropriate.
  • Provides basic reference assistance to customers.
  • Assists customers with the computers and Internet.
  • Monitors severe weather radio, make announcements to the public concerning severe weather warnings/watches, and carry out procedures for severe weather events.
  • Pulls requested materials from shelves using reports.
  • Unpacks materials coming into the library.
  • Checks in materials received by the library.
  • May plan and present programs.
  • Takes responsibility for managing the development of one’s own career, including a commitment to lifelong learning and periodic retooling of personal skills set.
  • Carries out policies, procedures, and practices of the Marathon County Public Library.
  • Balances daily receipts from fines and fees; maintains and reconciles cash account.
  • Attends workshops and meetings; reads book reviews, library journals and professional literature and periodicals to maintain current professional knowledge and abilities.
  • Answers telephone calls, takes, and relays messages.
  • Develops and maintains positive relationships with staff and patrons.
  • Maintains regular and predictable attendance; works extra hours as required.
  • Performs related work as required.

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
  • Thoroughly enjoys working with the public.
  • Enjoys presenting programs to groups of people.
  • Ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as co-workers and the public, on how to apply policies, procedures, and standards to specific situations.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing with patrons, library staff, students, volunteers, and community organizations.
  • Ability to process, calculate, compute, and sum numbers and/or information. Includes the ability to perform subsequent action in relation to these computational operations.
  • Ability and willingness to serve patrons and staff with empathy, genuineness, eagerness, energy, and enthusiasm.
  • Ability to show acceptance and understanding by being open, courteous, and considerate.
  • Ability to relate to everyone as a possible source for learning.
  • Ability to support leadership and management.
  • Willingness to be held accountable for behavior, quality, efficiency, and results.
  • Ability to communicate freely, openly, honestly, and accurately orally and in writing.
  • Ability to contribute helpful energy and creative ideas.
  • Ability to follow established procedures in an orderly and logical manner and adhere to prescribed routines.
  • Ability to excel as a productive and positive team member.
  • Ability to operate a variety of office and library equipment.
  • Has experience with computer applications, including but not limited to Microsoft Suite.
  • Capacity to multitask and handle high volumes of work.
  • Positions in this class typically require kneeling, crouching, bending, reaching, standing, walking, and repetitive motions.
  • Task may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and repetitive motions.
  • Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet, and limbs in performing movements requiring moderate skill, such as typing.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and push book carts weighing up to 75 lbs.
  • Knowledge of library practices preferred, but not required.

• COMPENSATION: Starting hourly rate: $15.63.This part-time position is not eligible for benefits.

• Special Accommodations: Marathon County will make arrangements to furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary and reasonable to afford an individual with a disability the opportunity to participate in the recruitment process. Please notify the Employee Resources Department office or phone (715) 261-1451 to request special accommodations prior to the application deadline.

• Notice to Applicants: Wisconsin Statutes, Sections 19.36 (7), 64.09 (5), and 64.11 (7) require public employers to treat the following items as a public record: Each applicant’s application, records, recommendations, and qualifications except as provided in Section 19.36 (7), Wis. Stats. that allows the identity of an applicant to remain confidential if the applicant requests in writing that the County not provide access to this information. If you choose not to have this information become a public record, you must make such a request in writing to the Employee Resources Department. If you become a finalist for the position, your identity may be disclosed as required by law.