Circulation Assistant-Part time, temporary

SUMMARY

Provides circulation and reference service in the library. Primary duties include: checking out materials, shelving library materials, interlibrary loan, and shelf maintenance. Customer service: responding to questions, assisting patrons with questions and in locating library materials and answering the phone.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Staff circulation desk

Check books in/out

Register new patrons/Update patron records

Collect fines

Answer phone

Prepare mailing of PCM library materials as requested

May process morning holds report as required

May process incoming holds items as required

May process daily patron reports as required

May process interlibrary loan requests as required

Maintain bookshelves

Shelve books, periodicals and audiovisual materials

Shelf read collections as assigned

Assists with special projects as required

General library duties

Copy articles and other papers as needed

Assist patrons with directional and simple reference questions

Refill supplies (printer paper, pencils, staples, etc.)

Straighten newspaper reading and computer areas

SKILL LEVEL:

General routine work involving simple to moderate levels of difficulty: Examples of these types of tasks include data entry, word processing, and learning new computer systems such as CAMS or Dynamics in addition to simple tasks.

Uses SirsiDynix, the YLN library database

Uses EBSCOHost, OCLC, Google Scholar, and other library databases

EXPERIENCE:

Some knowledge of a special skill needed and/or experience of 1 year or less: This might include reception work with a high level of external contacts that requires previous phone experience, a tour guide that needs to have been a student for a year to have an understanding of the student experience, a cook in the café or an office assistant that has experience dealing with highly confidential information.

Requires attention to detail.

Ability to work independently once trained.

Good computer skills

Ability to learn new programs (SirsiDynix cataloging system, library databases)

Customer service experience

Ability to work independently once trained

Ability to pay attention to detail

Apply online at: https://jobs.prescott.edu/circulation-assistant-part-time

Equal Opportunity Employer

Prescott College is committed to Equal Opportunity Employment and supports excellence through diversity. We encourage qualified applicants from historically underrepresented groups along with Veterans and AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni to participate in our recruitment efforts.