Maintenance Technician
Laramie County Library has an immediate opening for:
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
The application deadline is February 19, 2021 at noon.
HOURS & SALARY:
- Full-time, 35-hours per week.
- The hiring range is $15.75 - $16.25 per hour depending on experience.
Working at Laramie County Library System is about joining an award-winning organization that sets the bar for service regionally and nationally. The 2008 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year, Laramie County Library System serves the people of Laramie County by encouraging and supporting lifelong learning and adventure. With nearly 385,000 annual visitors to our 103,000 sq. ft. central library, two branch libraries, and bookmobile, Laramie County Library System provides opportunities that empower everyone to reach their full potential. Come join us!
If you are a person who notices the little things and has to fix them once you see them, this is the job for you. The individual in this position must care about detail and have high standards for the work they perform. A person who realizes that how the library looks in terms of cleanliness, repair and maintenance is a critical to good customer service will thrive in this job. Working with a skilled Facilities Superintendent and two part-time facilities employees ensures that the care of all library facilities, grounds and vehicles is a shared duty. The work is constant and may be fast-paced at times. The library does have assistance with basic vehicle maintenance from County Public Works, maintenance contracts on major building systems and equipment, and large projects are completed by contractors or tradesmen as necessary. This ensures that the small facilities team is capable of achieving what is expected. Although facilities are managed by the Deputy Director of Operations, the other two administrators and four division managers may occasionally direct the work of facilities employees. Employees use a ticket system to request regular maintenance issues.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- High School graduate
- Preferred licensure or certification in one of the construction trades. (electrician, plumber, HVAC, etc.)
- 2 years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply by completing a Laramie County Library System Application for Employment (available at www.lclsonline.org/work) and upload a cover letter and résumé. The hiring committee will contact applicants who are selected for further testing or interviews. As a courtesy, we notify all applicants by mail when a position is filled. Hiring is contingent on a post-offer criminal history background check.
WORK SCHEDULE:
The position involves working 35 hours per week. The schedule will be made in consultation with the Facilities Superintendent to ensure the facility and maintenance needs are met. The individual in this position may work early mornings (prior to the library opening), evenings and weekends and will be required to report for snow removal as necessary.
Laramie County Library (Cheyenne) hours are:
- Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Anyone who works for the library must be willing to work anytime the library is open. All library employees are scheduled to attend monthly staff meetings.
BENEFITS:
Employees pay into Social Security. LCLS pays 100% for participation in the Wyoming Retirement System. The rate is currently 18.12% of gross earnings. LCLS also pays 100% of the premium for $25,000 term life insurance policy for the employee. This position carries holiday pay, vacation leave and sick leave. Vacation leave is accrued based on the number of hours worked, so is not a lump sum, but is earned over time. Employees are eligible to use vacation leave after six months of employment (prior commitments negotiable). For the first two years, employees earn up to two weeks of vacation leave per year. The number of weeks of vacation leave increases with years of service.
Medical insurance and a separate dental plan are available at the employee’s option. LCLS pays 85% of the cost for the medical and dental insurance premiums and the employee pays the remaining 15%.
A deferred compensation plan, prepaid legal services agreement, vision coverage, and other supplemental insurance options are also available at the employee’s expense. Employees may join the YMCA without an initiation fee. Employees may join the Cheyenne-Laramie County Employees Federal Credit Union.
LCLS is an equal opportunity employer. We support and adhere to the tenets of the Americans with Disabilities Act. LCLS is an at-will employer. LCLS provides a drug-free workplace for its employees in accordance with the requirements of the US Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. Hiring is contingent on a post-offer background check.
About Laramie County Library:
Our Vision - Provide opportunities that empower everyone to reach their full potential.
Our Mission - Serve the people of Laramie County by encouraging and supporting lifelong learning and adventure.
Our Commitment is to:
- Provide free and easy access to the printed word, information and cultural enhancement
- Promote reading and literacy for children and adults
- Offer a dynamic, current, pertinent and uncensored collection of materials in a variety of formats
- Maintain high quality customer service through well-trained professional librarians, managers, staff and volunteers
- Strengthen the library by developing, maintaining and sharing resources in a responsible manner
- Be a focal point for access to information, self-improvement, social interaction, cultural exposure and leisure
- Remain committed to continually utilizing and providing state of the art technology and digital resources
- Provide appropriate facilities to meet the needs of all people of Laramie County
- Promote the services of the library
Established in 1886, when Wyoming was still a territory, the Laramie County Library System (LCLS) located in Cheyenne is the oldest continually operating county library system in the United States. Territorial citizens of Cheyenne rallied for five years to fund the first library building, opened in 1886. It was located on the third floor of a business building on Carey Avenue and after that in the basement of what was then known as the Central School. When Wyoming became a state in 1890, state statute dictated library service should be provided for residents by the county government. With funding being withdrawn from city resources, American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie offered $50,000 toward a new building in 1899. Three years later, the Laramie County Library opened on May 19, 1902, on the southeast corner of 22nd Street and Capitol Avenue, offering 10,000 square feet of space.
Almost sixty years later, the need arose for a larger building, and on October 19, 1969, a new building of nearly 38,000 square feet was opened to the public, located at 2800 Central Avenue.
Despite the compelling reasons for abandoning the library, there were letters to the newspapers and heartfelt arguments with officials to preserve this historic building, an architectural icon, a memorial to Andrew Carnegie’s generosity, but the die was cast. On April 26, 1971 the city sold the building to the Capital Savings and Loan Association and it was subsequently demolished.
On September 8, 2007, the new Laramie County Library in Cheyenne opened at 2200 Pioneer Avenue. Thanks to money approved by voters, the new library is a three-story, 100,000+ square foot experience that has become a destination for the community.
Today, LCLS serves a population of approximately 96,389 people through the library in Cheyenne, rural branches in Pine Bluffs and Burns, and a bookmobile. The library system has a staff of 75+ employees, an annual budget of $5.4 million, circulation in excess of 705,000 annually and a collection of more than 319,000 items.
LCLS is still funded through the Laramie County government by a portion of the county’s property tax and 10% of the county’s share of an optional 1% sales tax.
The library continues to grow and serve the people of Laramie County with an ever-increasing collection, new and expanded services, and programs to promote lifelong learning.
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