Federal Work Study - Student Worker Library Assistant (Spring Semester 2025) Job

About Us

East Georgia State College provides more than 1,700 students access to affordable, quality higher education. Students can pursue associate degrees, career-focused bachelor's degrees, and transfer pathways to other institutions. The main campus in Swainsboro offers a tight-knit community with residential options. The beautiful 400-acre pine forest campus has two small lakes, a challenging 18-hole disc golf course, and an active apiary, and is one of only 115 Bee Campuses across the nation. EGSC also operates instructional sites in Statesboro and Augusta that allow students to benefit from the small class sizes and affordability of EGSC while experiencing the vibrant student life of the large universities with which the College shares space.

East Georgia State College (EGSC) prepares traditional and nontraditional students to meet the career demands of the twenty-first century. Through undergoing the rigorous learning process that EGSC provides, students gain the wisdom they need as leaders, parents, and community members. To sustain our students, goals to thrive in a competitive workforce, EGSC promotes academic excellence through fostering critical thinking skills, nurturing cultural awareness and upholding academic honesty. Maintaining academic honesty protects the value of EGSC's degrees and ensures that our students and graduates are desirable candidates for university transfers and career advancement. Thus, all members of EGSC's community (students, staff and faculty) should have a personal interest in and dedication to fortifying EGSC's reputation for academic integrity and excellence.

Job Summary

Assist with circulation desk, stacks maintenance, and library operations.

Answer basic informational, directional, and library policy questions; help patrons locate materials in the stacks; provide basic copy machine and printing assistance.

Responsibilities

* Staff the circulation desk. Common duties include assisting faculty, staff, students, and community borrowers with informational and directional queries and checking in and out books, periodicals, reserve items, and other library materials.

* Sort books for shelving

* Shelve library materials

* Assist with document delivery scanning and processing interlibrary loan and GIL Express requests

* Record and tally library usage statistics and exit gate readings

* Open and/or close the library

* Help cover books with book jacket covers and other book/magazine processing duties

* Assist with delivering books to faculty department offices

* Check the mail and book drops

* Assist with creating monthly book displays

* Assist with inventory and surplus

* Assist with special projects as needed

* All other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Must be a student of EGSC enrolled for at least six credit hours.

Must have a minimum 2.0 GPA.

Student must be service-oriented.

Student must be in good academic standing.

Student must be Federal Work Study eligible.

Preferred Qualifications

At least 10 credit hours completed at an academic college or university, including ENGL 1101, preferred. Preferred to have and maintain a 2.5 GPA.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Student must

* be service-oriented

* exhibit a high level of responsibility and skill while handling rare and valuable materials located in the library

* exhibit an attention to detail and follow complex instructions and procedures without direct supervision

* be hardworking, reliable, and comfortable with a fast-paced environment and technology

* possess technology skills required to assist patrons and complete various projects within the department

* successfully complete EGSC Human Resources training and EGSC library trainings

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning, as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Individuals who need reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process should contact the Office of Human Resources at 478-289-2035. Deaf and Hard of Hearing callers may access our campus phone numbers by utilizing your state relay service (such as the Georgia Relay Service) or by utilizing Video Remote Services. East Georgia State College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Tobacco-free Institution, Federal law requires ID and employment eligibility verification prior to employment. Georgia is an Open Records state. East Georgia State College (EGSC) is an associate and baccalaureate degree granting, residential, liberal arts state college of the University System of Georgia, providing its students access to academically transferable programs of study, collaborative programs in occupation-related fields, and targeted baccalaureate level degrees. East Georgia State College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates, associate degrees and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of East Georgia State College.