P/T Library Assistant-Library & Learning Commons

About Bunker Hill Community College:

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is a multi-campus institution with vibrant, urban campuses in Boston, Massachusetts, in nearby Chelsea, Massachusetts, and at several satellites and instructional sites throughout the Greater Boston area. The largest of the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts, BHCC serves some 18,000 students annually, focusing on holistic student services to ensure student retention and persistence. The College offers certificates and associate degrees, early college and dual enrollment, non-credit community and corporate training, and industry-specific training programs. BHCC is the 8th most diverse higher education institution in the United States, and is an Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institution. Bunker Hill is also a Hispanic Service Institution, defined as an institution that has an enrollment of undergrad full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students. Approximately 1000 international students attend from 100 countries, speaking more than 75 languages.

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Job Description:

Bunker Hill Community College seeks a self-motivated, service oriented, part-time Library Assistant to work as part of the Library and Learning Commons (LLC) team, comprised of the Library and Tutoring and Academic Support Center (TASC), serving students, faculty, staff, and community users.
The Library Assistant performs support services in one or more library functions in the Library and Learning Commons (LLC), which provides library services to students, faculty, staff, and community members. These functions may include circulation; assisting with curation and collection development; interlibrary loans; reserves; basic reference; assisting in the institutional archives. Incumbents are expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills along with strong information technology literacy skills. 

Duties include, and are not limited to:

• Processing library materials for circulation, including examining those materials for damage and for completeness of sets of materials 
• Assists with processing patron inter-library loan requests, which may involve online searches of national databases 
• Assist with processing of materials in the Archives as needed 
• Performing basic assistance in the use of the library's online catalog and library equipment 
• Processing requests for equipment and scheduling its use by patrons as needed 
• Performing general assistance on the library's digital presence, which may include email, instant chat, and social media 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively and inclusively with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students in physical and virtual environments 
• Excellent interpersonal skills; verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated organizational and time management skills 
• Experience in answering directional reference consultations, such as locating books and general databases 
• Capacity for working enthusiastically, flexibly, and creatively in a student-centered environment 

Additional Information:

Salary: $32.00/hr. @ 18.5/hrs week (non-benefited)

Review Date: open until filled

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as noted above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience has prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Application Instructions:

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Please be sure to address the Required Qualifications in your documents.

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