Job Description

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: 1199 Clerical
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: 35
• Hours Per Week: Semester: M-Th 3:00 PM ???11:00 PM, Su 2:00 PM-10 PM; Summer: T-Th 1:00 PM-9:00 PM, F 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sa 11:00 AM -7:00 PM; Intersession: M-F 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Salary Range: $24.72 - $24.72 per hour entry rate ($24.93-$24.93 per hour minimum rate)

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including  but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses,  specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and
reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

Columbia University Libraries is currently seeking applicants for the position of Library Assistant IV at the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library. Avery Library's rich collections include materials on architecture, historic preservation, art history, painting, sculpting, graphic arts, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and archaeology, from all areas of the world and many time periods. Avery Library also houses three special collections, Art Properties, Avery Classics Collection, and Drawings & Archives. The Library currently contains more than 625,000 volumes and receives approximately 1,300 periodicals.

Reporting to the Head of Access and Collection Management, the Library Assistant IV will assist with general library duties. The incumbent will be responsible for operations at the Avery Library Services Desk, and opening and closing the library.

Responsibilities

• Handles patron policy, directional, and informational inquiries in-person, on the phone, and via email. 
• Maintains Service desk and maintains reserve stacks.
• Closes library on specified evenings, including sweeping for patrons, turning off all applicable lights and appliances, and locking secured areas.
• Processes interlibrary loan (ILL) and Borrow Direct lending.
• Processes electronic document delivery (EDD) requests and Pick-up requests for eligible Columbia affiliates.
• Performs technical services, collection management, and maintenance tasks.
• Assigns, revises, and trains student General Assistants for circulation tasks and for stack maintenance duties.
• Performs Reserves operation tasks.
• Maintains Service Desk workspace and contacts the Head of Access and Collection Management regarding supply needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma and/or its equivalent and six months??? relevant experience required.
• Strong customer service skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with computers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to recognize needs and prioritize identified tasks.
• Ability to interact with a diverse group of colleagues and library users.
• Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 40lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Some college is preferred. A bachelor???s degree is desirable.
• Previous experience in academic libraries.
• Some knowledge of one Western European language.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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Job Tags

Hourly pay, Temporary work, Summer work, Local area, Afternoon shift,

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