Library Assistant Jobs

Job Title: Library Assistant

Department: Library

Reports To: Library Director

Job Type: This is a full time, non exempt position.

General Description

Operates the library circulation desk; participates in the inventory of the library’s collections; assists in the supervision of library work-study student assistants.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Ø Operates circulation desk: charges and discharges library materials, collects fines, reserves equipment, registers on-site borrowers, etc.

Ø Participates in inventory of library’s collections; reconciles barcodes with library materials; identifies missing material

Ø Assists in the setup and use of equipment in the Library Auditorium

Ø Assists with maintaining library equipment available for loan, such as computer laptops, iPads, projectors, cameras, etc.

Ø Assists with analyzing shelving space needs and collection shifts

Ø Answers basic procedural and directional questions

Ø Provides basic computer/printer support for Library student lab computers

Ø Sorts library mail

Ø Performs other duties that are essential to the achievement of efficient library operations

Ø Cooperates with others in the timely and effective completion of assigned responsibilities.

Position Requirements

Ø High School diploma required; bachelor degree preferred

Ø One year office experience, preferably in an academic library

Typical Physical Demands

Ø Ability to assign tasks to and check the work of work study students

Ø Ability to express ideas clearly both in written and oral communications

Ø Ability to operate or learn to operate a microcomputer

Ø Ability to work well with people of varying educational and cultural backgrounds and experience levels

Ø Ability to work cooperatively with other library and university employees

Ø Ability to prioritize tasks effectively, solve problems creatively and constructively, cope with a changing environment, and be self-motivated

Ø Ability to lift, move, and carry a minimum of twenty pounds up and down stairs

Ø Ability to conduct business over the telephone

Work Schedule

This is a non-exempt, 12 month, 40 hour/week position. Mon-Fri 8:00-4:30, possibility of occasional night or weekend shift.

William Woods University is an independent institution chartered by the State of Missouri with main campus facilities in Fulton, MO. It has been operating continuously since 1870, taking its current form as a coeducational university with undergraduate and graduate programs in 1993. Today, William Woods draws approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 35 states and approximately 11 foreign countries. William Woods has been ranked as a Top 100 Midwest University by U.S. News and World Report, and has been recognized for the quality and affordability of its online degree programs. With a full liberal arts curriculum, William Woods also offers a strong professional tradition, with nationally ranked programs in Equestrian Studies and American Sign Language. Its graduate education program figures strongly in the administration and leadership of Missouri's state school system. William Woods University is governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees, and remains committed to serving the public good by helping students link intellectual development with the responsibilities of citizenship and professional life.

William Woods University is an Equal Opportunity Employer