Evening and Weekend Work Lead (6761C), UC Berkeley Library #87723

University of California-Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 80,938,132 - 84,529,536; Full time

Job summary

The UC Berkeley Library is hiring an Evening and Weekend Work Lead to supervise student library employees and support access services during evening and weekend hours. You will perform circulation tasks, assist with stacks maintenance, and help patrons use the online catalog and public-use scanners and printers.

As the sole career staff during your shifts, you will also handle inquiries, field complaints, and contribute to safety and facilities coordination while training student employees and

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written English communication.
• Familiarity with online library catalogs.
• Experience working in an academic team setting.

Responsibilities

• Circulation and reserves: check materials in/out, renewals, holds, searches; assist with e-reserves; instruct on online catalog and public scanners/printers; handle general inquiries and policy questions.
• Stacks management: sorting, shelving, shelf-reading, shifting; end-of-shift sweeps; locate missing material.
• Lead student workers: track attendance, coordinate workflows, provide feedback to supervisor, assist training.
• Ensure safety and security: be first contact for emergencies or facilities issues; coordinate with staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong English comms

Team collaboration

Catalogs familiarity

PC environment, MS Office, Google apps

Chinese/Japanese/Korean basic

Diversity, equity, inclusion

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Integrated Library Systems

Library of Congress classification

Job description

About Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and MacArthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond. Together, we change the world.

At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth. We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

We invite applicants who are inspired by our Principles of Community and who are eager to be part of our exciting Strategic Plan, which charts Berkeley's next era of excellence.

Learn more about some of our accomplishments at Points of Pride.

Departmental Overview

The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned teaching and research facility at one of the nation's premier public universities. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 33,000 undergraduate students, over 12,000 graduate students, and 1,500 faculty. With a collection of more than 13 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect users with those collections and build their related research skills.

Position Summary

The Evening and Weekend Work Lead will lead student library employees providing all access services offered during evening and weekend hours, as well as performing stacks maintenance. Incumbent may also assist in training student employees.

The incumbent will also provide circulation services, checking out material, placing holds or searches on material, submitting paging requests to SLF; and instructional services, assisting patrons in the use of the online catalog and public-use scanners and printers, fielding reference questions, informational questions, and complaints.

As the sole library career staff present during evening and weekend hours, the incumbent will also serve as initial contact in case of facilities issues or emergency situations.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is August 7, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Responsibilities

Circulation and reserves - 35%

• Check material out/in, renew material, place holds on material already checked out, place searches on material patrons are unable to locate.
• Assist students with e-reserves.
• Instruct users on use of online catalog and public-use scanners and printers.
• Field general information and directional questions, refer researchers to reference specialists.
• Explain library policy, field complaints.

Stacks management - 35%

• Sorting books, shelving, shelf-reading, shifting stacks.
• Processing sweeps at the end of the shift.
• Conducting searches for material that can't be located.
• Ensuring orderliness of stacks.

Lead student library employees - 15%

• Track attendance.
• Coordinate workflows.
• Provide feedback to circulation manager regarding student employee performance.
• Assist with training student employees.

Ensure safety and security of users and facilities - 10%

• Serve as initial primary contact in case of emergency situations or problems with facilities or public equipment.
• Communicate with appropriate staff regarding these issues.

Perform other duties as assigned - 5%

Required Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
• Familiarity with online library catalogs.
• Experience working as part of a team in an academic setting.
• Familiarity with the PC environment, Microsoft Office and Google applications.
• Working knowledge of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility for all library users.
• Ability to handle difficult interpersonal interactions with patrons and staff effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in public services in an academic library setting.
• Experience with integrated library systems and working knowledge of the Library of Congress classification system.
• Experience supervising student library employees.

Education / Training

• High school dimploma (required)

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $28.26 (Step 8) - $29.50 (Step 10).

• This is a non-exempt, bi-weekly paid position.
• This is an approximately 12-month, full-time (40 hours/week), Limited [temporary] position that is eligible for UC benefits and ends on August 25, 2027.