What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Worker, Hoover Library, Circulation Assistant -- Work Study and Campus Employment position at McDaniel College?
Category : Student Worker Subscribe : Department : Library Locations : Westminster, MD Posted : Jan 13, 2025 Closes : Feb 13, 2025 - 11 : 59 PM EST Type : PT No Benefits Position ID : 184544 Share
About McDaniel College :
McDaniel College, recognized nationally among "Colleges that Change Lives" and U.S. News and World Report top-tier liberal arts colleges, is a four-year private college of the liberal arts and sciences offering more than 60 undergraduate programs of study, including dual and student-designed majors, plus 20 highly regarded graduate programs. At McDaniel College we value our employees by offering our full-time employees tuition remission, 403B retirement accounts, paid time off, medical insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and paid maternity and parental leave. For more information about the college's benefits, please click here to review the 2023 benefits guidebook.
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Job Description :
To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be a current student enrolled at McDaniel College. This position is open to both work study and campus employment students.
Position : Circulation Assistant Student Worker
Revision Dates : 6 / 24
Reports to : Circulation & Reserves Manager, Cohen Babcock
Department : Library
Salary Grade : Maryland Minimum wage
FSLA Status : Non-exempt
Location : Hoover Library
Duration of Appointment : 8 / 7 / 2024-5 / 21 / 2025
Schedule : Schedule is at discretion of supervisor
Evalution Procedures : Student workers are evaluated on a continuing basis
Scope : The Student Circulation Assistant is responsible for providing information assistance and circulation services to library patrons. In addition, students will assist with general library collection maintenance and other duties that may be assigned by supervisor.
Responsibilities :
- Works at Circulation Desk throughout library hours of operation, including evenings and weekends.
- Checks materials in and out using an automated library system.
- Arranges books in numerical order on the designated shelving carts.
- Assists in locating items throughout library using the catalog.
- Registers library patrons into the library system.
- Explains library policies and answers directional questions to help library patrons.
- Assists in library collection maintenance, including shelving materials, shelf reading, and conducting inventory as needed.
- Assists with opening and closing the library.
- Accurately follows library procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements : Qualifications :
Physical Characteristics :
This position requires sitting for long periods of time as well as some bending and stooping when shelving books. This position does have some limited lifting involved, but not more than 10 pounds at a time. The overall setting of the job is in an area conducive to a normal office environment with minimal exposure to adverse conditions.
