Some library jobs require no college degree

Are the employees at the Calcasieu Parish libraries required to have a college degree? What are the job descriptions of employees at the front desks? What is the starting salary and highest-paid salary?

The Calcasieu Parish Public Library has five employment divisions — administration, collection and computing services, facilities, human resources and public services — and qualifications for jobs vary, said Marjorie Harrison, library director.

“Library Associate I’s are non-supervisory patron service employees who help patrons locate materials and find information,” Harrison wrote in an email.

“They provide readers advisory and reference service, technology assistance, check materials in and out, register patrons, maintain patron accounts, and provide programming and outreach service.”

She said the position requires a bachelor’s degree and pays $13.72-$20.58 an hour.

Workers who serve in the position of Library Assistant may also work the desks, Harrison said, but that job doesn’t require a degree. The position pays $9.37-$17.01 an hour, she said.

Online: www.calcasieulibrary.org.


Homeless can apply for aid at CPPJ office

If an individual becomes aware of a homeless person/family, is there a recommended process to have the homeless situation checked out and offer assistance if needed?

Tarek Polite, director of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s Human Services Department, said a homeless person or family can seek assistance by calling 721-4033 to make an appointment or by visiting the Allen P. August Multi-Purpose Center, at 2001 Moeling St.

“The process that a homeless person/family must enter into to determine whether they are eligible for homelessness assistance is called coordinated entry,” Polite wrote in an email.

“The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Human Services Department is responsible for the coordinated entry process for the five-parish region.”

Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Polite said people who visit without an appointment may face delays in being seen. And, he noted, assistance isn’t guaranteed.

“For example, one of the main assistance tools to assist a person and/or family that is homeless is called Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH),” Polite wrote.

“However, in order to be eligible for PSH a certain type of Medicaid waiver is required and many homeless persons/families don’t have that waiver and therefore would not be eligible for services.”

Online: www.cppj.net.

 

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