Library Assistant (2 positions) - Choate Rosemary Hall Andrew Mellon Library.
The Library Assistant works with the Library Database Manager to carry
out the policies and procedures of the circulation and overdue program
and processes all library materials. There are 2 openings: one
full-time, academic year, benefits eligible, non-exempt staff position;
and one part-time, academic year, non-benefits eligible, non-exempt
staff position. Both positions require day, evening and some weekend
hours.
Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Participates in the
staff duty rotation at the service desk and is responsible for providing
exemplary customer service for students, faculty, staff and visitors.
2. Supervises students in library work crew program. 3. Manages overdue
notices for students, staff and faculty. 4. Manages newspaper
subscriptions including campus deliveries and vacation suspension
schedules. 5. Participates in processing purchased materials and gift
books. 6. Generates book plates as needed for collections items
following established policies and procedures. 7. Manages and prepares
special reserve materials for loan including textbooks, laptops,
chargers and other equipment as needed. 8. Processes, maintains and
weeds the periodical collection following established policies and
procedures. 9. Oversees clearance process for term abroad, leave of
students, and end of the year clearance for library materials. 10.
Serves as the liaison to the Finance Office for generating charges for
lost materials at year end. 11. Participates in large scale projects
such as weeding and stack maintenance work under the direction of
various faculty librarian project managers. 12. Repairs library
materials as needed to preserve and keep them in the collection or flags
those items for re-order if needed. 13. Participates in the
recommendation process of book purchases for the library collections.
14. Available to assist with other projects as needed.
Requirements: Ability to work well with young people
and others and provide excellent customer service. Ability to input data
with a high degree of accuracy. Excellent small motor skills for
processing books. Knowledge of basic computer software and hardware.
Must be reliable and flexible and a team player. Must have the ability
to communicate well. Ability to work evenings/weekends.
Essential Physical Requirements: Ability to regularly
walk up and down stairs. Ability to work in book stacks - which includes
climbing on stools to reach books on high shelves and to read call
numbers of books on the bottom shelf. Ability to sit for periods of time
at the service desk.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Grace Sullivan, Director of HR, at hresources@choate.edu. Please include the position you are applying for in the subject line.
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Library Assistant (2 positions) - Choate Rosemary Hall Andrew Mellon Library
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Location:
Wallingford, CT 06492, USA