Student Worker - Archival Assistant

Job Title: Archival Assistant

Job Classification: Business Operations, Student

Department: WR Poage Legislative Library

Hiring Manager: Thomas DeShong

Contact: Thomas_DeShong@baylor.edu

Work Schedule: 8-12 hours per week between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday-Friday

Desired Length of Employment: Spring/Ongoing

Pay Rate: $10 per hour

Job Description:

Students assist archivists with organizing and preserving archival collections. Most of the time, students will work independently. Students will also be self-reliant in working with the public while monitoring the Reading Room, including enforcing Reading Room rules, answering the main phone line and assisting or transferring callers, checking out books, assisting researchers, and completing archival processing projects. Students must be: assertive while working with the public in the Reading Room; comfortable asking questions and learning from mistakes; able to remain focused on paper and computer work for extended periods of time; responsible for entering work completed in daily reports; and reliable in submitting bi-weekly timecards without reminders. Students must also be able to: type; write neatly; follow written and oral communications; answer the phone and assist or transfer callers; be comfortable with Microsoft Word and BOX.

• Perform business operations duties for assigned area of responsibility 
• Provide excellent customer service to clients  
• Ability to prioritize and take initiative 
• Assist with various projects, activities and tasks related to business operations 
• Ability to comply with University policies  
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance 

Employer: Baylor University

Work Location: Poage Legislative Library

Work Address: 201 Baylor Ave, Waco, TX 76706