Hiring: Courier Driver (full-time) Company: Illinois Heartland Library System Location: Carbondale, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:14:57 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Office About the job Experience: •High school graduate or GED equivalent. •Must be 25 years of age or older to be on the corporate auto insurance Required Skills: •Are you a customer service-oriented Courier Driver? If so, the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS) wants to meet you! •This is a full-time day shift position that is scheduled to work 40 hours a week over four days. The current scheduled shift is 4 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Regular schedules may may fluctuate due to business needs. The pay is $17.72 an hour. •The IHLS Courier Driver position delivers books, other library materials and equipment to and from member libraries or other designated locations based on a prescribed daily route, while ensuring safe and proper lifting and driving practices. Sorting as well as loading and unloading library materials into the delivery vehicle also may be required. Qualifications: •Demonstrated capacity to sort books and library materials based on established location codes. •Demonstrated capacity to frequently lift tubs of books and other library materials. •Demonstrated capacity to drive daily on established routes and follow established laws and safe driving procedures. •Demonstrated capacity to assume responsibility for entering unattended delivery sites using an alarm or key. •Excellent oral communications skills for the purposes of conveying information and instructing others while maintaining a strong customer service focus. •Display professional business attitude with a pleasant demeanor while working in a customer service-oriented organization. •Knowledge of how to use a personal computer and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office programs. •Most of the work is performed driving a van and assisting in the delivery and pick up of library materials. Occasionally may encounter rain, snow, or ice. Sorting and loading of library materials may occur indoors and outdoors in an office and distribution center environment. •This position requires extensive periods of sitting while driving up to 400 miles daily. It also requires repetitive use of arms and legs and moving the whole body, such as standing, climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, reaching, pushing, grasping, hearing, and talking. •Requires ability to shelve materials up to a height of 6 feet and/or bending to ground-level while sorting items by library code. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!