Campus Store​/Bookstore Assistant

In the role of Campus Store/Bookstore Assistant is responsible for supporting the daily operations of the store by providing excellent customer service, maintaining merchandise displays, processing sales transactions, stocking inventory, and ensuring a clean, organized, and welcoming shopping environment. This position assists customers with product selection, answering questions, monitors inventory levels, and helps with receiving and pricing merchandise. The store assistant works collaboratively with staff to ensure efficient store operations and a positive customer experience while following established policies and procedures.

• Open and close the store.
• Provide customer service and stock items within the store as needed and build ordering lists of needed items.
• Have a basic knowledge of Native American craft supplies and uses of various supplies.
• Assist Campus Store/Bookstore Manager to oversee all daily operations.
• Provide friendly, professional, and courteous services to customers in person, by phone and through electronic communication.
• Assist with the direct mail sales of books and merchandise, including acquisition of items, processing of orders, maintaining inventory, seeking new product lines, and maintaining all inventory records, financial and accounting records under the supervision of the campus store/bookstore manager.
• Assist in maintaining non‑academic functions of the Campus Store/Bookstore such as sales of sundries, craft supplies and promotional materials.
• Assist with the placement of semester textbook and instructional material orders; maintenance of instructional material inventory records; transmittal of financial reports, cash receipts and other documentation to the Finance office; and the student, staff and departmental accounts receivable records.
• Assist with the semi‑annual inventory during Spring Break and end of September.
• Keep the store clean, take out trash, sweep/mop floors and obtain various supplies from administration as needed.
• Assist with daily cash sales.
• Assist with restocking of the inventory.
• Assist with the maintenance/cleaning of the store area as well as the storage area.
• Assist with filing.
• Be available during normal working hours and also willing to work flexible hours to carry out the above‑mentioned duties.
• Perform other related duties as assigned in the performance of his/her responsibilities and as mutually agreed upon to the benefit of Sinte Gleska University.

Sinte Gleska University (SGU) is a tribally controlled, accredited institution located on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota. Founded to serve the Sicangu Lakota Nation, SGU is dedicated to providing accessible, culturally grounded higher education that empowers students, families, and communities.

Rooted in the Lakota philosophy of Wolakota—living in harmony and balance—SGU integrates academic excellence with Indigenous knowledge, language, and values. The University offers a range of associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs designed to prepare students for meaningful careers, leadership, and lifelong learning.

As a community‑focused institution, SGU plays a vital role in strengthening tribal sovereignty, supporting economic development, and preserving Lakota culture for future generations. Faculty and staff are committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive learning environment that reflects both traditional teachings and modern educational practices.

Joining SGU means becoming part of a mission‑driven organization dedicated to building a healthy, resilient tribal nation through education, self‑determination, and visionary leadership.