Library Services Evening Associate

Overview and Responsibilities

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is seeking candidates who are eager to contribute to its Lasallian Catholic mission of awakening, nurturing, and empowering learners to ethical lives of service and leadership. We invite individuals to help transform lives through education, inspired by the Catholic Intellectual Tradition’s quest to understand the human experience through faith and reason and its embrace of all who are dedicated to learning from one another through authentic conversations in search of the truth.

We are especially interested in and give preference to candidates who demonstrate a vision to create and nurture initiatives that will advance our mission within the scope of their duties and who will foster a culture of dialogue that, with respect for all people, supports the search for meaning and purpose in pursuit of excellence.

The Library Services Evening Associate assists library staff to support Saint Mary’s student, faculty, and staff academics by managing library access services, including circulation, reserves, and interlibrary loan (ILL). The Library Services Evening Associate also assists in the oversight of a team of student assistants who ensure the Winona Library is open and available for student, faculty, and staff use during all evening and weekend hours that the library is open.

This position is part time, 40 hours per week during the academic year and works Sunday - Thursday, 1:30 - 10:00 pm. This position does not work during academic breaks or over the summer.

Salary Range: $14.00 - $18.00 per hour.

• Responsible for closing and securing the library during weekday evenings and opening and closing the library during weekend shifts; preparing it for the next day’s services.
• Provides initial patron assistance for library directional questions, location of specific items, and library policies/procedures.
• Provides basic reference assistance, making referrals as needed to the librarians.
• Answers circulation desk phone, routing calls to librarians and library staff as needed.
• Uses the integrated library system (ILS) to check in and out library materials.
• Assists the Library Circulation Services Manager with the management of student employees.
• Assists the Instruction and Resource Sharing Librarians with interlibrary loan requests.
• Assists with library stack maintenance.
• Assists library users with technologies.
• Performs other projects and duties, as assigned.

Experience and Education Requirements

Required

• 2 year post-secondary education or equivalent education or experience

Preferred

• At least 1 year experience in a library is preferred, and in an academic setting desirable.

Essential Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent written, oral, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to excellent user-centered customer service.
• Reliability and regular attendance.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to produce accurate and detailed work.
• Ability to use basic computer software programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Supports, respects, and advances the mission of Saint Mary’s University as a Lasallian Catholic university.

• Light work. Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of walking or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls.
  
  To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all of these activities.

Physical Hazards – Health and Safety Concerns

• General office environments

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota believes inclusion and human dignity contributes to a robust academic and work environment and is critical to achieving the University's mission in an increasingly diverse society. Individuals with expertise and diverse skills from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The successful candidate must support, respect, and advance the mission of Saint Mary s University as a Lasallian Catholic institution.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.