STUDENT-FWS-Durland Alternatives Library/Prisoner Express
About The Position
Prisoner Express, a program of the Durland Alternatives Library, provides incarcerated men and women with information, education, and opportunities for creative self-expression in a public forum. This role involves supporting the distance learning program by reviewing prisoner responses, compiling interesting answers, creating distance learning packets, maintaining a participant database, packing books, and responding to prisoner inquiries. Additionally, students will be trained in general library work, including circulation desk responsibilities and other administrative tasks like filing, typing, and data entry.
Requirements
- Must be a student at Ithaca College.
- Ability to apply classroom knowledge in real-world professional settings.
- Willingness to be trained in general library work.
- Ability to perform administrative tasks like filing, typing, and data entry.
- Must bring original, unexpired, authorized personal identification documents to complete the I-9 form.
Nice To Haves
- Experience that contributes to the diversity of the college is appreciated.
Responsibilities
- Read prisoner responses to various distance learning projects and create compilation documents of the most interesting answers to be mailed back to the participants.
- Help create distance learning packets to be mailed to prisoners.
- Assist in maintaining a database of active participants.
- Pack books and write responses to prisoner inquiries.
- Be trained to do general library work.
- Be trained in circulation desk responsibilities at Alternatives Library and other administrative work, such as filing, typing, and data entry.
Benefits
- Meaningful experiential learning opportunities.
- Development of transferable skills sought by employers.
- Application of classroom knowledge in real-world professional settings.
- Fostering of personal and professional growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
