Shape the Library: Part-Time Collection Management Assistant

Liberty University, Inc.; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 10,977,000 - 16,466,000; Part time

Job summary

Liberty University Libraries is seeking a flexible student worker to support the Collection Management team as a Collection Management Assistant. The role involves clerical tasks, catalog locating, donation processing, and data recording under supervision.

You must be a current student in good standing, available 12–18 hours per week between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, and able to lift up to 40 pounds. This part-time position starts at $12.77 per hour and reports to the Collection Management Librarian.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience Required to be a current student in good academic standing. Federal Work Study approved preferred.
• Additional requirements and preferences of the relevant position Collection Management Assistant

Responsibilities

• Conducts themselves as a professional by being on time and reliable for scheduled hours, adhering to the student worker dress code, and following instructions.
• Communicates clearly, including responding to emails in a timely manner, answering the phones and, alerting the supervisor to changes in schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor and library administration.
• Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission.
• Performs the duties of the relevant position: Collection Management Assistant: performs clerical tasks to support the Collection Management Librarian in evaluating and assessing the physical collection, including material donated to the library.
• This position reports to the Collection Management Librarian.
• Collects and records use and condition data about the library’s physical materials.
• Locates books in the catalog and retrieves items from the library stacks or from the Automated Storage and Retrieval System.
• Processes materials donated to the library, including searching the catalog for holdings, sorting materials, unpacking/packing boxes, and assisting in the physical disposition of materials.

Skills

Punctuality

Communication

English proficiency

Organizational skills

Computer skills

Scheduling

Teamwork

Education

Current student in good academic standing

Job description

Liberty University Libraries is seeking a flexible student worker to support the Collection Management team as a Collection Management Assistant. The role involves clerical tasks, catalog locating, donation processing, and data recording under supervision.

You must be a current student in good standing, available 12–18 hours per week between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, and able to lift up to 40 pounds. This part-time position starts at $12.77 per hour and reports to the Collection Management Librarian.