Minneapolis Community & Technical
College
Job Description and Employment
Information
DEPARTMENT NAME: Library
SUPERVISOR: Chuck Paulson
PHONE: (612) 659 - 6290
LOCATION: Whitney Hall, Library
JOB TITLE: Library Student Employee
LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT: Academic Year 2016-2017.
(Length of employment determined by Student Employment authorization)
HOURLY WAGE: $9.50
REQUIRED HOURS:The library is open 8am-10pm Monday
– Thursday, 8am-6pm Friday, and 9am-4pm Saturday. Work hours will decided by
availability and the staffing needs of the library.
PURPOSE OF JOB: To assist the MCTC community in
accessing the library’s collection through the use of library tools, and to
help maintain the findability of the library’s collection.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Library work-study students are typically assigned
to perform the following tasks:
- Service desk assistance to students, faculty and staff
- Check material in and out
- Introductory help with searching the library catalog.
- Help with basic printing, copying and technical support
- Collection and library maintenance
- Shelve books
- Inventory collection
- Clean
- Technical services
- Process new books and other collection materials
- Update or withdraw currently owned items
Additional library projects and tasks will also be
assigned as needed.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
We will most seriously consider students with the
following:
- Experience with tutoring, especially in areas related to ITEC or BTEC
- Customer service experience
- Ability to effectively use modern computer applications, including search engines, the library catalog, e-mail, and MS Office.
- Previous employment in libraries or other information agencies.
- Enrollment or completion of INFS 1000.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Student worker will develop Communication and Interpersonal skills when staffing the service desks assisting students, faculty, and staff with access to materials as well as daily interactions with library staff.
- Student worker will develop Technical skills when assisting patrons with troubleshooting problems involving computer applications such as MS Office, with printing issues, and while working daily with library software.
- Student worker will develop Research skills when using the library catalog on a daily basis to search for materials for members of the MCTC community.
