Library Circulation Assistant Jobs in Severn, MD

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General purpose: The Evening/Weekend Access Services Assistant engages in the full range of Access Services functions, including managing the service desk, supervising student workers, and overseeing the physical full range, library space.
Summary of Essential Functions:

• Assists with Access Service functions on evenings and weekends, including the service desk, student workers, and overseeing the physical library space.
• Follows library opening and closing procedures as scheduled.
• Assists with technical processing, collection maintenance, and preservation.
• Serves as backup for Access Services staff.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assists with circulation of library items, fines, stacks maintenance, ILL, Reserves, and other related tasks.
• Assists with pulling, processing, and expiring holds.
• Supervises student employees when covering the Access Services Desk.
• Responsible for covering the desk when student staff are unavailable.
• Answers inquiries concerning overdue materials, recalls, and bills.
• Assists in shelving library materials, shelf reading, and maintaining the appearance of the library collection.
• Reshelves special collections materials as needed.
• Processes books, including wrapping and labeling.
• Collaborate with staff, students, and faculty to develop and provide student-facing programming.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Work flexibly, independently, and collaboratively with colleagues, staff, faculty, and students fostering a collegial work environment that encourages growth, inclusivity, innovation, curiosity, and rigor.

Minimum qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Customer Service Experience
• At least 1 year of library experience
• Willingness to learn and flexibility in schedule
• Exceptional organizational skills, problem-solving skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to set and keep deadlines
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in art, art history, or design
• Demonstrated experience with promoting social justice, equity, and diversity
• Supervisory experience

Reporting to this position: Student staff on duty
Conditions of Employment:

• Background Check
• Position will require evening and/or weekend work

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal, but ear protection is required at times.
• Required training: Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans; Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment.

Maryland Institute College of Art is committed to its policy of providing equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status (disabled, Vietnam-era, or otherwise). Furthermore, the College does not tolerate any form of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment or sexual violence. This policy applies to all programs, facilities, and activities provided by Maryland Institute College of Art, including but not limited to admission, educational programs, and employment.
Applicants must apply online for each job in which they are interested. You will not be considered for any job for which you have not specifically applied. We do not accept applications via email, U.S. mail, or fax. Successful candidates for any staff or faculty positions will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
MICA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.