2027

Seton Hall University, New Jersey•South Orange, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Evening Shelving Worker is a work-study employee responsible for maintaining the organization of the Seminary Library's Reading Room. Key duties include ensuring books are in their correct alpha-numeric order on the shelves, re-shelving returned materials, and tidying periodical display shelves. The role also involves a closing routine which includes straightening chairs, refilling copier paper, and turning off machines and lights. Specific shelving tasks are assigned based on the day of the week, covering different sections of the library's collection such as philosophy, Judaism, church history, Scripture, Christology, Mariology, and Spirituality. The worker is expected to check study areas for un-checked-out books and periodicals that need re-shelving before closing.

Requirements

Must be able to work on either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from 6 PM to 10 PM
Knowledge of Access Policy

Responsibilities

Check shelves for out of place books
Re-shelve returned books, including those left on tables
Check periodical Display Shelves, refilling empty spaces and ensuring newspapers are neatly in place
Straighten out chairs at desks and carrels
Refill paper in copy machine
Turn off machines, lights and lock up
Read the shelves in a section of the seminary library to ensure books are in their proper alpha-numeric order
Retrieve the cart of books from the staff room that need to be re-shelved in the stacks in the Reading Room
Check the periodical display shelves to make sure periodicals are in their proper place
Look on desktops and carrels for current periodicals if missing from display shelves
Check all study areas for books and periodicals that have been consulted but not checked-out and thus need to be re-shelved
Straighten out or push in chairs at the carrels or desks
Check the copier machine to make sure its copier paper bins are full for next morning's use
Turn off the copier machine