Student Assistant, Library Help Center, Stacking, Spring 2027

University of Delaware • Newark, NJ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Student Assistant supports the Library Help Center’s stacking operations at Morris Library. The role involves sorting, arranging, shelving, shifting, and straightening library materials, and reading shelves to maintain correct call-number order. Student assistants also help library users locate materials and rooms in the building. Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate students at the University of Delaware and be work-study eligible. The position requires a commitment of at least six hours per week scheduled within the library’s operating hours: Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–11 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m.–11 p.m. The anticipated start date is February 8, 2027, and estimated pay is $15.00 per hour.

Requirements

• Must be an undergraduate student enrolled at the University of Delaware.
• Must be work-study eligible.
• Must be able to commit to a minimum of six hours per week during library operating hours.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Consistent attention to detail and ability to sort alphabetically and numerically.
• Ability to track and complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Punctual, reliable, and dependable, and able to exercise good judgment.
• Able to lift, with or without assistance, boxes of books and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds; push and pull full book carts weighing 250 pounds; and bend and reach to place books and journals on shelves from 3 to 90 inches high.

Nice To Haves

• Previous customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver loaded book carts to designated areas.
• Maintain stacks by shelf-reading and checking return shelves and patron workspaces for library materials.
• Reshelve materials from Morris and Branch Libraries.
• Shift library materials from one location to another.
• Assist staff in retrieving monographs for withdrawal and prepare them for transfer.
• Retrieve patron-requested materials from branch libraries and help maintain collections.
• Complete stacks-related special projects.
• Assist users in locating library materials or rooms within the building.

What This Job Offers

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