Job ID: 375449

About the Job

 


Kathryn A. Martin Library Services Desk Supervisors are responsible for:

- Providing direct service to library users, creating a welcoming and accessible environment in the library, and supervising student workers at the desk and on projects.
- Hiring, training, assigning work, and evaluating student workers.This position directly supervises 5-10 students.
- Ensuring high quality service at the main service point in the library, assisting library users with questions, loans, and group study room check outs, assigning and overseeing the work of student workers, responding to safety and building issues, and collaborating with building and campus partners to ensure the library services desk serves as a welcoming hub for library and campus activities.
-  Performing resource sharing tasks, digitization and remediation support, and cooperatively working on stack and collection maintenance projects with the Access & Collection Services Team. Access & Collection Services Team is responsible for acquisitions, library facilities oversight and security, cataloging, circulation, course reserves, managing print and electronic materials, resource sharing, and stacks maintenance.

The person in this position will spend the majority of their working time as the designated library services desk supervisor. This 10 month position is scheduled to work full time (40 hours/week) during the academic year (late August - early May) and will be responsible for weekend shifts and some evening shifts. A typical schedule may look like
Saturdays-Wednesdays on, Thursdays & Fridays off. Work schedules are dependent on Library open hours and are subject to change from semester to semester.

The person in this position may be assigned minor, non-recurring duties or tasks that change frequently and don't consume more than 10% of a regular 40-hour work week. These tasks will be related to the general framework of the employee's duties.
 

Active work schedule runs from August through May annually, with a scheduled unpaid short work break in June and July.
 

Qualifications

 


Required Qualifications
High school graduation with one year full time equivalent library, clerical or related work experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a library
Demonstrated ability to communicate with diverse groups of people
Experience providing high-quality service to users/customers in a collaborative team environment
Experience training others
Experience formatting documents in Adobe Acrobat and Google Workspace with a focus on quality assurance and accuracy.
Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Physical and Environmental Conditions
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job; accommodations may be made:
Sitting, standing, walking, climbing, stooping, bending/twisting and reaching
Lifting and carrying: 30 pounds or less
Pushing and pulling: objects weighing 60-80 pounds on wheels
Ability to spend time looking at screens and operating brightly lit scanners

Pay and Benefits

 


Pay Range: $23.17 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience

Time Appointment: 100% Appointment

Position Type: Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program

Job ID: 375449

About the Job

 


Kathryn A. Martin Library Services Desk Supervisors are responsible for:

- Providing direct service to library users, creating a welcoming and accessible environment in the library, and supervising student workers at the desk and on projects.
- Hiring, training, assigning work, and evaluating student workers.This position directly supervises 5-10 students.
- Ensuring high quality service at the main service point in the library, assisting library users with questions, loans, and group study room check outs, assigning and overseeing the work of student workers, responding to safety and building issues, and collaborating with building and campus partners to ensure the library services desk serves as a welcoming hub for library and campus activities.
-  Performing resource sharing tasks, digitization and remediation support, and cooperatively working on stack and collection maintenance projects with the Access & Collection Services Team. Access & Collection Services Team is responsible for acquisitions, library facilities oversight and security, cataloging, circulation, course reserves, managing print and electronic materials, resource sharing, and stacks maintenance.

The person in this position will spend the majority of their working time as the designated library services desk supervisor. This 10 month position is scheduled to work full time (40 hours/week) during the academic year (late August - early May) and will be responsible for weekend shifts and some evening shifts. A typical schedule may look like
Saturdays-Wednesdays on, Thursdays & Fridays off. Work schedules are dependent on Library open hours and are subject to change from semester to semester.

The person in this position may be assigned minor, non-recurring duties or tasks that change frequently and don't consume more than 10% of a regular 40-hour work week. These tasks will be related to the general framework of the employee's duties.
 

Active work schedule runs from August through May annually, with a scheduled unpaid short work break in June and July.
 

Qualifications

 


Required Qualifications
High school graduation with one year full time equivalent library, clerical or related work experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a library
Demonstrated ability to communicate with diverse groups of people
Experience providing high-quality service to users/customers in a collaborative team environment
Experience training others
Experience formatting documents in Adobe Acrobat and Google Workspace with a focus on quality assurance and accuracy.
Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Physical and Environmental Conditions
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job; accommodations may be made:
Sitting, standing, walking, climbing, stooping, bending/twisting and reaching
Lifting and carrying: 30 pounds or less
Pushing and pulling: objects weighing 60-80 pounds on wheels
Ability to spend time looking at screens and operating brightly lit scanners

Pay and Benefits

 


Pay Range: $23.17 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience

Time Appointment: 100% Appointment

Position Type: Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program