Bookstore Assistant

Highland Community College; Highland (KS); On-site; USD 17,908 - 20,664; Full time

Job summary

Highland Community College in Highland, KS is seeking a full-time Mailroom/Bookstore Assistant to support daily operations. Responsibilities include processing campus mail, retail customer service, and assisting with bookstore tasks during peak times.

You will input textbooks and merchandise into the POS system, help with inventories, and ensure accurate transactions. Valid driver's license and willingness to work with students and staff are required; some weekend events may be needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; college or vocational training helpful.
• Should be a self-starter and able to work well with others.
• Must be accurate, have great attention to detail, and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assist with processing, sorting, and distributing campus mail.
• Deliver outgoing mail to the local U.S. Post Office daily using the college vehicle.
• Assist customers in the retail area or on the phone, including taking payments.
• Provide supplies to employees and record transactions.
• Assist Bookstore operations: unpacking/packing textbooks, shelving, checkout, inventory, pricing.
• Open/close Bookstore during operating hours.
• Provide coverage in Bookstore during home football games and events.
• Maintain a service-oriented attitude toward students, employees, and community.
• Input class rosters, schedules, and into eBook providers database; pull POS reports.
• Input textbooks and merchandise into POS system.
• Update online retail store items after inputting merchandise.

Skills

Self-starter

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

College or vocational training

Tools

Point of Sale system

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Highland - Highland, KS 66035
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $13.00 - $15.00 Hourly

Summary

Provide assistance in the general daily operation of the HCC Mailroom/Bookstore Monday through Friday. Occasional Saturday home football games may be required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist with processing, sorting, and distributing campus mail, both incoming and outgoing.
2. Deliver outgoing mail to the local U.S. Post Office daily using the assigned College vehicle. Keep gas tank filled with assigned gas card and report any problems with the vehicle.
3. Assist customers in the retail area or on the phone, including taking payments, providing information requested, transferring calls and taking messages as appropriate.
4. Provide supplies to employees as necessary and record transactions appropriately.
5. Assist with Bookstore operations to include
   • Unpacking and packing of textbooks
   • Shelving of textbooks in an orderly manner
   • Assisting with textbook checkout and check-in
   • Assisting with inventory, pricing of incoming supplies and retail merchandise
6. In the absence of the Bookstore Manager, open the store at the beginning of operating hours and close it at the end of operating hours.
7. Provide coverage in the Bookstore during home football games and special events as assigned.
8. Maintain a service oriented and positive attitude toward the students, employees, and community people who interact with the Bookstore/Mail Room area, providing assistance with a smile.
9. Assist with pulling class rosters, section schedules, and use necessary information to input into our eBook providers database as well as pulling reports from our point of sale system as necessary.
10. Input textbooks into Point of Sale system each semester verifying each textbook is correct.
11. Input retail merchandise and supplies inventory into point of sale system accurately.
12. Updating retail items on online retail store after inputting retail merchandise into point of sale system

Supervisory Responsibilities

May be assigned supervision of 1 to 2 Work Study/Arrangement Students. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing student's work.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required; college or vocational training helpful. Prior experience in an educational setting helpful.
• Should be a self-starter and have the ability to work well with others. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Must be accurate and have great attention to detail. Computer literacy required.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other

• A valid driver's license with no major infractions within the past five years is required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and will be on their feet up to 90% of each day. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.