Library Circulation Worker, PT Job at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Job Title: Library Circulation Worker

Location: Ft. Worth, TX

Job Type: Part-Time, Hourly

Department: Library

Reports To: Director of Libraries and Archivist

Date: 12/10/2024 Last Revision

Standard of Christian Commitment

The candidate must be a professing Christ follower who possesses a strong commitment to the mission and core values of Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College, possess a clear understanding of Southern Baptist heritage and culture, and agrees to serve in accordance with and not contrary to the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message.

Southwestern Seminary, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a confessional institution. While the Seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the Seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders within our denominational context.

Since duties of this position require the employee to represent the Seminary to prospective and current students, candidates must abide by the Seminary bylaws, the Employee Handbook, and the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message as a condition of employment.

Job Description

Job Summary

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Key Responsibilities

• Helping patrons at the desk is the first priority.
• Managing the Circulation desk when senior level staff are not available.
• Represents the front-desk, communicating library policies, and participating in Circulation activities.
• Process Interlibrary Loan, Mobius, and TexShare material.
• Performing Circulation activities such as checking in and checking out books, shelving books and re-shelving books, and maintaining class reserves as needed.
• Assisting senior level staff with the mailing items to patrons.
• Any other special projects as needed or as requested by senior level staff.
• It is the employee and supervisor's shared responsibility to regularly meet to discuss performance, suggest job description updates and set mutually beneficial goals.
• Perform additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned to support the team and institutional goals.

Specific Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of high school graduation
• Some Library experience preferred
• Competencies and abilities required to accomplish tasks as it applies to the needs of Roberts Library.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess a strong work ethic and initiative.
• Ability to multi-task, pays attention to detail, and be a team player.
• Exhibit exemplary social skills and ensure considerate interactions with all members and guests.
• Successful completion of background check, education verification, work verification and credit check may be required.
• Ability to provide proof of Work Authorization in the U.S. and proof of identity.

Physical Requirements

• Employment is generally in an office setting which requires personnel to be able to interact with others by various means of communicate and be able to traverse campus by any mode of personal transportation.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so they may perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to the institution. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation.

About Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, established in 1908 under the visionary leadership of B.H. Carroll, was born out of the urgent need for trained ministers in America's rapidly growing Southwest. Initially part of Baylor University, the seminary became an independent institution in Waco before relocating to Fort Worth in 1910. Carroll's unwavering commitment to orthodoxy, gospel-centered education, and the Great Commission shaped the seminary's mission. Training God-called men and women for ministry, Southwestern has an expansive academic program training pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders in theology, missions, evangelism, music and worship, and education. Today, it stands as a beacon of faithfulness, equipping generations to serve Christ's church globally.