Desk Assistant – STEM Branch Library, Earth and Mineral Sciences

Penn State University • University Park, IL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Earth and Mineral Sciences Library is offering a Federal Work Study eligible customer service-oriented individual to provide assistance at the reference and circulation desk. This position requires you to have received a work-study award. To verify if you have received a work-study award, please consult the Financial Aid Award Summary area in your LionPATH account. A Federal Work Study award does not guarantee a job is available.

Requirements

• Must have received a work-study award
• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills required
• Ability to follow directions and keep a schedule
• Must be a dependable team player

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a public service setting preferred
• Library experience preferred
• Excellent computer skills preferred
• Night and weekend availability preferred

Responsibilities

• Providing service to library users
• Performing circulation transaction functions
• Opening and/or closing the library
• Assisting in the location of materials in the stacks, Course Reserves, reference, and on-line collections
• Shelving library materials, shelf-reading and maintaining collections
• Miscellaneous clerical, technological, and problem solving activities and projects assigned by or in absence of full-time staff
• Answering general information and basic reference questions

Benefits

• Starting hourly rate of $12.00
• Opportunity to obtain a job and perform related duties either on campus, or remotely, if possible and at the discretion of the employer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed