Assistant I, Library (Hourly)

Austin Community College•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area. As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that: Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities. Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Requirements

Office procedures and practices.
Customer service techniques.
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Maintaining an established work schedule.
Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills.
Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
Entering data, maintaining files, and performing other clerical duties.
Effective customer-orientation when working with a multicultural population.
Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
May also use social media, work with desktop publishing, and update webpages.

Responsibilities

Reports to the Highland Campus Library in Central Austin for weekend shifts with the opportunity to work days and evenings when necessary.
Responsible for performing circulation desk computer operations and assisting patrons with directional information.
Works at the circulation desk; checks materials in and out; answers phone; and makes phone contact with other Library Services departments regarding circulation desk functions.
Opens and/or closes library; keeps statistics; monitors security system, maintains library equipment, and picks up, sorts and delivers mail when appropriate.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Performs office duties in support of faculty, staff, and/or student efforts, including word processing, data entry, maintaining files, processing mail, and duplication.
Gathers, compiles, and enters data, producing routine reports and documents.
Produces handouts, fliers, newsletters, brochures, manuals, and other documents.
Answers the telephone, routes calls, or takes messages; responds to and/or directs inquiries in person or on the telephone.
May input budget figures, prepares requisitions, logs and tracks expenditures, takes payments, or issues invoices or bills.
Maintains tracking systems and logs.
Operates office equipment such as copiers and fax machines.