City and County of San Francisco

Under general supervision, performs semi-skilled duties in connection with the repair, restoring and processing of public library books; exercises work direction over a small group of subordinate personnel engaged in such work; and performs related duties as required. Requires responsibility for. carrying out and explaining existing methods and procedures relating to the repairing and mending of damaged library books, magazines and other printed material; maintaining simple records of time and work accomplished. Nature of work requires considerable manual dexterity in maintaining and repairing library books, magazines and other printed material.

1. Mends, repairs, reinforces, recases, rebacks, recovers and resews library books, magazines and other printed material; does special hand binding; makes file boxes and portfolios; mounts special maps and photographs.

2. Supervises and assigns work to subordinate personnel; inspects books for physical condition, segregates same into groups according to type of work required and issues instructions for repair; reviews repaired items and segregates and prepares for return to branches.

3. Keeps time records of subordinates and maintains simple records on books repaired.

Requires good knowledge of: the tools, materials, processes and methods used in book repair and restoring work.

Requires ability to lay-out, assign, and review the work of subordinate personnel.

Requires skill in the use of a variety of materials, supplies, tools and equipment used in book repairing and binding activities.

Requires completion of high school, supplemented by additional training in book repairing and two years of book repair experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.