Circulation Department/University Library Job at Samford University in Friendly

Circulation Department/University Library

Date Posted: December 02, 2024

Start Date: January 06, 2025

End Date: May 23, 2025

Pay: $10.00 per hour

Job Description: Student assistants in the circulation department are an integral part of our team. Tasks include:

1. Provide professional customer service to our community of patrons
2. Answer basic informational, directional, technical, and policy questions, in person and by phone
3. Assist patrons in locating materials in the online catalog and in the library stacks
4. Check materials in and out by following detailed procedures
5. Assist with opening and closing the building when scheduled
6. Shelve library materials accurately using the Library of Congress call number system
7. Collect overdue fines
8. Shelf-read library materials weekly for proper call number order
9. Maintain neatness of library collection
10. Complete miscellaneous projects as assigned by Circulation staff

Federal Work/Study earnings will be paid biweekly in the form of a check or direct deposit payable to the student. This award does not credit to the account of the student as payment toward University charges.

Required Qualifications:

1. Ability to work a combination of daytime and nighttime hours with occasional weekend shifts.
2. The circulation department is staffed during all hours the library is open. (Monday-Thursday 7:30am-midnight, Friday 7:30am-6pm, Saturday 10:00am-7pm, Sunday 1:00 pm-midnight – extended hours until 2:00am at the end of each semester)
3. Work hours will be a set weekly schedule based on the Circulation Department needs and the students’ semester class schedule.
4. Ability to learn the Library of Congress call number system
5. Ability to use different technologies, office software and a library automation system
6. Willingness and ability to work an established schedule and abide by absenteeism policy
7. Able to bend, kneel, lift a minimum of 25 pounds, and push a loaded book truck
8. Show initiative and perform work efficiently
9. Willing to learn and follow instructions
10. Friendly, and able to work with the public
11. Can adhere to confidentiality requirements with information in library patron accounts

Apply: Contact Cheryl Cecil at cscecil@samford.edu or call 205-726-2699.

Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Employer.