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Library Assistant

Penn State University
United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Apr 2025

About the role

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The John M. Lilley Library at Penn State Behrend seeks an evening/weekend, part-time library assistant.  Summer semester hours are Mondays-Tuesdays, 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m. with alternating Fridays, 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m. and, fall/spring semesters, Sundays-Tuesdays, 2:00p.m.-10:00p.m. 

Hours are subject to change; therefore, an ability to work a flexible schedule is required. 

Duties include staffing the circulation desk, answering basic informational and directional questions, processing in-house and interlibrary loan materials, training & supervising evening/weekend student staff and completing special projects as assigned. 

The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, the ability to work independently as well as with others in a team, a commitment to providing responsive and innovative services to a culturally and racially diverse campus, and a high degree of reliability. 

To apply for this position, please complete the online application, and upload a cover letter and resume.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional pol

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