Access Services Assistant

Position Title: Access Services Student Assistant

Semester/Year: 2026-2027 Academic School Year/ Semester

Total Positions Available: 2

Supervisor: Dan Mulvey

Pay rate: $16 per hour 

Hours per week: 5 hours 

Start Date: 8/31/2026 

End Date: 5/10/2027

Description

The Access Services Student Assistant assists with circulation of materials at the Library’s Circulation Desk and with patrons locating materials in the Library collection.  They also assist with maintaining and shelving library materials.

Responsibilities

• Check out library materials to patrons
• Retrieve items from reserves, inter-library loan and general collections
• Check in and shelve items into various collections
• Assist patrons in the use of library systems and locating library materials
• Learn library systems, policies, and the Library of Congress call number system
• Possess strong communication and customer service skills, willingness to take initiative
• Assist patrons with questions and direct to the proper staff person when appropriate
• Demonstrate high reliability, flexibility, and adaptability
• Work independently with minimal supervision

Qualifications

• Possess strong communication and customer service skills, willingness to take initiative
• Demonstrate high reliability, flexibility, and adaptability
• Work independently with minimal supervision

Application Instructions

Review of applications will begin immediately. You may be contacted by the hiring supervisor for additional information. An interview will be required.

Students hired into on-campus jobs must complete federal employment paperwork, including the Form I9. Students must present original documents indicating they are eligible to work in the U.S. Photocopies of documents cannot be accepted. Students should ensure they have their documents on campus or have a plan to get their documents to campus if they are hired to work on campus.