FWS Student Assistant - Library Archives - Floyd campus
Job Details
Job Title: FWS Student Assistant - Library Archives - Floyd campus
Location: GHC - Floyd Campus
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
Full/Part Time: Part-Time
Job ID: 300185
About Us
Georgia Highlands College is a multi-campus, state college member of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, it now serves more than 6,000 students in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama across its five locations in Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, and Dallas. GHC currently offers over 30 areas of study with associate degree and bachelor’s degree options both in the classroom and online.
We are a growing and progressive institution with opportunities for great employees to grow in a fast-paced and challenging work environment that encourages employee wellness and overall success. Our combined efforts at GHC have led to numerous awards, honors, and countless stories of success for students and employees. This includes our most recent honor of being recognized as one of the semifinalists for the 2023 and 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Job Summary
The FWS Student Assistant position provides support for various functions within the library, archives, and testing work environments and offers excellent opportunities for students to grow their skills while furthering their education.
This position is located on the Floyd campus.
Must be a current GHC Student
Responsibilities
- Is responsible to understand, support, and carry out the college's mission, vision, and values
- Provides customer service to library and archives users in person and by phone
- Utilizes library management system (LMS) to process borrowing and returning of library materials
- Provides basic reference duties, such as answering questions on basic searching, technology, college, information, directions, and similar tasks
- Supports and maintains the professional appearance of the library
- Maintains physical library and archival materials, such as shelving, shifting books, shelf reading, and inventory
- Maintains the confidentiality of all patron records for the library, and archives
- Provides general administrative and clerical tasks including work with scanning and computer equipment.
- Maintains and collects data on library and archives use as directed
- Assists with archival processing to include: Accessing and describing archival materials; Preserving and conserving archival materials; Scanning and digitizing archival materials.
- Displaying creation and maintenance as well as posting of marketing materials
- Assists with reference requests, creating displays, and staffing the circulation desk as needed
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent and current GHC undergraduate student with: Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) currently being met; Current-Year FAFSA on file with all verifications an any other requirements complete; Currently enrolled for at least six (6) credit hours (in most instances)
- Some prior experience is preferred but not required. Job specific training will be provided.
Proposed Salary
$12.00 per hour
Required Documents to Attach
Resume
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
No prior knowledge of archives required but need to be willing to learn
Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing
Basic knowledge of computer
Willingness to learn job-related skills and systems including new technology, policy and procedure
Unlock this job opportunity
View more options below
View full job details
See the complete job description, requirements, and application process
