Collections and Circulation Assistant - 128907

WHO WE ARE

Founded in 1973, the J. Reuben Clark Law School and Law Library at Brigham Young University (BYU Law) has grown into one of the nation's leading law schools. BYU Law's teaching mission extends beyond the boundaries of the classroom with the goal of producing leaders within communities and throughout the world. As it makes advances in areas such as social change, transactional design, entrepreneurship, corpus linguistics, criminal justice, and religious freedom, the law school advances its commitment to empowering individuals and communities through the rule of law.
 
 

WHAT WE DO

The Howard W. Hunter Law Library is dedicated to the teaching, research, and service-oriented mission of BYU Law. We provide legal research, reference and instruction services, and access to an outstanding collection of U.S., foreign, comparative, and international law. The Law Library has assembled a staff of experienced law librarians and Utah's largest collection of law books and other legal resources. The library also serves the legal information needs of the broader community.
 

WHAT YOU'LL DO IN THIS POSITION

The Collections and Circulation Assistant is responsible for the maintenance and organization of library materials, including ensuring access to the collection and providing support in meeting the necessary requirements for accreditation. You'll be tasked with a variety of responsibilities and projects:

• Library collection maintenance, including ensuring access to materials, shelf space management, book restoration, etc.
• Educate patrons and staff on library circulation policies and procedures
• Assist Access Services Librarian and Student Services Librarian with inter- and intra-organization relations
• Assist with digital and other projects under the direction of the Student Services Librarian and Access Services Librarian
• Assist with and maintain accurate shelving statistics

WHAT QUALIFIES YOU FOR THIS ROLE?
Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree OR equivalent years of education and work experience

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree AND library experience OR Bachelor's degree AND 3 years of professional work experience    
   

SKILLS, CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, ETC.
Required:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with coworkers and other university personnel
• Demonstrated ability to proactively review and modify processes as needs and technology change
• Demonstrated ability to easily learn and apply new technology applications including relevant digitization hardware and software such as
• scanners, digital photocopiers, and file management and transmission software
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication
• Detail-oriented, thorough, and can demonstrate the ability to process transactions with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to mentor student employees in high-quality workplace skills
• Self-motivated: Ability to complete many different types of tasks with little or no supervision
• Dedicated: Ability to do repetitive tasks with a positive attitude
• Persistent: Ability to go the extra mile to meet a need
• Creative: Ability to generate multiple solutions to solve a problem
• Knowledgeable: Ability to know and enforce department/law library policies and processes
• General knowledge of collection maintenance functions (shelving, stacks management, shifting, measurement, inventory, etc.)
• Ability to support employees in most areas of the department and other areas of the library
• Provide others with necessary, correct, and timely information
• Computer literate: Ability to do various computer tasks and an aptitude for learning new computer programs, including, but not limited to: SIRSI
• Workflows (Symphony), computer hardware (barcode scanners, PCs, book scanners, etc.), and software (MS Office, editing software, Adobe
• products, Paint, etc.)
• Ability to learn and uphold department policies and procedures

Preferred:

• Customer service experience with academic clientele such as students, faculty, and university employees
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated history of innovation and assessment of processes and workflows
• Ability to create statistical reports and present information to stakeholders
• Familiarity with searching, retrieving, interpreting, and using the library¿s cataloging records in a variety of national library systems/software (e.g. SIRSI Symphony, OCLC)  

WHAT WE OFFER IN RETURN

This position comes with fantastic benefits, including:

• 401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans)
• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
• Tuition benefits after two years
• Access to athletic facilities
• Access to the library
• Free on-campus parking
• Free UTA transit passes for employee, spouse, and qualified dependents
• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU

 Employee Class: 3/4 Time (28 hour)
Work Location: Provo Campus
Environment: General office or other equivalently good environment
Physical Exam Required: N
Desired Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Close Date: Open Until Filled
Pay Level: 48
Approximate Starting Salary: $19.25 - $25.00/hour
Documents Required at time of Application:
Required: Cover Letter, Resume
Optional: Letter of Recommendation 1

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.
Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Brigham Young University (BYU) is widely recognized not just for its world-class education, but for its deep commitment to inspired religious values. Gathered together in a Christ-centered atmosphere, BYU employees are a vital part of a community of belonging, where we value the experiences, perspectives, and talents of each individual. If you share in our devotion to faith and to excellence, we have a place for you here at BYU!