Library Technician
STATUS: Part Time
DIVISION: Library
REPORTS TO: Library Director
FLSA STATUS: Non Exempt
SUPERVISES: Work Study Students
Position Summary
The Library Technician helps with the daily operation of the library facility and performs tasks related to access services and reference. The Technician supervisors evening hours at the Color and Materials Library. The Technician also assists with collection development, collection management, and library instruction as needed. The schedule may vary to meet operational needs and could include evening and weekend hours.
Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions
● Serve as evening supervisor at Color and Materials Library
● Assist with daily operations of the library facility including circulation services, reference services, material sample cataloging, and technology support
● Help library patrons through multiple service points including in-person, phone, email and virtual chat reference
● Assist with stacks maintenance projects such as missing searches, shelf reading, shifting, weeding, etc.
● Assist with periodical check in and claim filing for missing issues
● Processing, organizing, and shelving incoming material samples according to established schema
● Lend assistance with collection development and management
● Create digital learning objects for library instruction including course guides and video tutorials
● Update and maintain the Color and Material Library social media sites following established guidelines and workflows
● Support library outreach and programming efforts
● Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
Required Qualifications:
● Some college coursework completed
● Ability to work a flexible schedule including work evening and weekend hours
● Basic computing skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills
● Strong customer service skills
● Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently
● Self-motivation, reliability, time management and punctuality
● Ability to adapt to changing standards and evolving work-related expectations in a dynamic working environment
● Strong organizational skills
● Ability to sustain focus and attention to detail while engaging in repetitive tasks
● Ability to identify problems and offer solutions
Preferred Qualifications:
● Experience working in an academic library environment
● Basic understanding of library management systems, such as KOHA
● Familiarity with Library of Congress or other hierarchical organizational schema
Work Environment
This job operates in an academic environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, rolling stacks and displays.
Physical Demands
This position requires the ability to lift fifteen (15) pounds.
Application Procedure/Additional Information
Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. The search will close when a suitable candidate is hired. Interested candidates should submit the following in PDF format: Resume and a letter of application should be submitted to: hr@collegeforcreativestudies.edu
Department Website: www.libguides.collegeforcreativestudies.edu
CCS website: http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/
About CCS
The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a nonprofit, private college authorized by the Michigan Education Department to grant Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. CCS, located in midtown Detroit, strives to provide students with the tools needed for successful careers in the dynamic and growing creative industries. CCS fosters students’ resolve to pursue excellence, act ethically, engage their responsibilities as citizens, and learn throughout their lives. With world-class faculty and unsurpassed facilities, students learn to be visual communicators who actively use art and design toward the betterment of society. The College is a major supplier of talent to numerous industries, such as transportation, film and animation, advertising and communications, consumer electronics, athletic apparel, and many more. Its graduates are exhibiting artists and teachers, design problem solvers and innovators, as well as creative leaders in business.
Founded in 1906 as the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, CCS plays a key role in Detroit’s cultural and educational communities. A private, fully accredited college, CCS enrolls more than 1,400 students, pursuing Master of Fine Arts degrees in Color and Materials Design, Interaction Design, Systems Design Thinking, and Transportation Design and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Advertising Design, Art Education, Communication Design, Crafts, Entertainment Arts, Fashion Accessories Design, Fine Arts, Illustration, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design, and Transportation Design. The College also offers free art education for more than 4,000 Detroit youth annually through its Community Arts Partnerships program. In addition, the College’s University Prep Art & Design is a public charter middle and high school enrolling more than 800 students in a high-performance academic curriculum with a special focus on art and design.
The College for Creative Studies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
posted on April 12, 2021 at 9:36 am