Access Services Student Assistant

OVERVIEW

Job Title: Access Services Student Assistant

Location: Minneapolis Campus

Pay Rate: 16.50

Hours: Tuesdays 8am to 10:30am and Thursdays 8am to 12:30pm

Job Summary

The Charles J. Keffer Library seeks reliable and attentive assistants who possess customer service skills to work at the Library Services desk on the Minneapolis Campus. Library student employees are responsible for the Library Services desk and are the front face of the library. Library student employees are responsible for a variety of job duties to help with library operations.

We are looking for students who can work during the following times at the Charles J. Keffer Library

• Tuesdays from 8am to 10:30am
• Thursdays from 8am to 12:30pm

Hiring Official: William Zych

Email: wrzych@stthomas.edu

Essential Functions

• Check out and check in books, media, and other library materials
• Answer basic informational, directional, and library policy questions
• Direct questions to the Librarian on Duty, a supervisor, or another department on campus
• Perform stacks maintenance, including shelving, straightening, inventory, shelf reading, and shifting
• Search and retrieve items from the collection
• Process hold requests, inter-campus deliveries, and the regional courier
• Assist with document delivery scanning
• Assist with special projects
• Record usage statistics using an online form
• Assist with opening and closing procedures
• Ability to work effectively with the public
• Working shifts as assigned or arranging for a substitute
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills

Applicants should be able to work independently and with minimal supervision. Punctuality and dependability are a necessity.

• Excellent customer service skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to learn library-specific computer software

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas.

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.