Jerry Falwell Library | Jerry Falwell Museum Student Assistant

Liberty University•Lynchburg, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working independently and exercising good judgment and discretion, Jerry Falwell Library Student Worker Assistant will conduct themselves professionally, courteously, and politely in interactions with library employees and customers. They will support one or more of the departments within the Jerry Falwell Library. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Conducts themselves as a professional by being on time and reliable for scheduled hours, adhering to the student worker dress code, and following instructions. Communicates clearly, including responding to emails in a timely manner, answering the phones and, alerting the supervisor to changes in schedule. Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor and library administration. Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner. Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission. Performs the duties of the relevant position: Jerry Falwell Museum (JFM) Assistant: helps the Museum Curator with a variety of customer service, preservation, and organizational tasks. Provides outstanding customer service and tours to visitors while staffing the reception desk; answers basic questions; assists customers in requesting materials; and monitors customers' use of museum materials. Assists the Curator with organizing, arranging, and maintaining the JFM collections on exhibit and in storage. Assists the Curator in entering and retrieving items weighing up to 40 pounds from the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS), and returning materials to the correct bin at the workstations. Enters data into databases, including MS Excel, works with digital files, and preserves documents by scanning into digital formats. Additional information may be found here

Requirements

Required to be a current student in good academic standing.
Able to lift 40 or fewer pounds and push carts weighing up to 250 pounds.
Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information.
Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
Public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business, government and community customers and associates.
Strong organizational skills.
Computer and scheduling skills.
Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
Required to travel to local and campus locations.
May be required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the campus.
Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

Nice To Haves

Federal Work Study approved preferred.

Responsibilities

Conducts themselves as a professional by being on time and reliable for scheduled hours, adhering to the student worker dress code, and following instructions.
Communicates clearly, including responding to emails in a timely manner, answering the phones and, alerting the supervisor to changes in schedule.
Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor and library administration.
Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission.
Helps the Museum Curator with a variety of customer service, preservation, and organizational tasks.
Provides outstanding customer service and tours to visitors while staffing the reception desk; answers basic questions; assists customers in requesting materials; and monitors customers' use of museum materials.
Assists the Curator with organizing, arranging, and maintaining the JFM collections on exhibit and in storage.
Assists the Curator in entering and retrieving items weighing up to 40 pounds from the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS), and returning materials to the correct bin at the workstations.
Enters data into databases, including MS Excel, works with digital files, and preserves documents by scanning into digital formats.