Library, Circulation - Federal Work Study Student Assistant

Job Summary:

Student employees are a critical part of the Pfau Library staff and help us provide welcoming, accessible, and reliable service to the CSUSB community. Our goal is to offer a supportive workplace that enables student employees to gain experience, knowledge, and skills that help prepare them for opportunities beyond graduation.

Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision, duties include but not limited to:

• Check out and check in books, reserve items, equipment, and other library materials
• Assist library patrons with locating materials in the online library catalog and on
• Answer basic informational, directional, and library policy questions
• Assist library patrons in using library equipment (printers, scanners)
• Answer phone calls
• Perform opening and closing procedures when scheduled for those shifts
• Record and tally usage statistics
• Enforce library policies
• Retrieve, sort, and process library materials
• Shelve and shelf-read library materials from all collections
• Straighten the shelves and shift tight areas
• Perform searches for missing materials
• Help to maintain the cleanliness of the library
• Attend mandatory meetings and group training sessions
• Assist with preparation for special outreach events and initiatives
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to learn and perform assigned work; follow oral instructions; work cooperatively with faculty, staff, and other students; communicate effectively with all levels; and read and write English at a level appropriate to the position.
• Special Qualification: Admission or registration as a CSU student.
• As a Bridge Student Assistant, the student need not be registered as a student but must have been enrolled as a CSU student the previous term and is registered for the following term.

Required Qualifications:

• Maintain a 2.0 G.P.A. or greater per semester and cumulative.
• Students must be enrolled in at least halftime units at CSUSB (6 units undergraduate; 3 units graduate)
• International students must have full-time enrollment at CSUSB. (12 units undergraduate; 6 units graduate)
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Payroll Requirement: Social Security Card

Preferred Qualifications:

• Patient, welcoming, and unflappable.
• Must be able to work independently as well as with a diverse group.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and dependability is a must.
• Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate effectively.
• A strong sense of responsibility, initiative, and motivation to learn a complex system of routines, policies and procedures.
• Ability to lift heavy boxes and push a full cart of books.
• Willingness to participate in continuous training.
• Adhere to the confidentiality and privacy of patron records.
• Reliable and responsible.
• Willingness and ability to work with an established schedule.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience in a customer service environment.

Compensation and Benefits:

Student Employment Anticipated Hiring Range: $16.90 per hour.

The compensation offered will consider internal equity and experience among other factors.

Position Information:

Work status: Part-Time, Temporary, Seasonal

Academic year available hours: Monday through Friday (8:00 am – 5:00 pm).

Summer available hours: Monday through Thursday (7:00 am - 5:30 pm).

The application deadline is: July 23, 2026; however, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications are received.

This is an 'On-Campus Only' position. Student Employees are not eligible to telecommute at any time.

California State University, San Bernardino, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California. As of January 1, 2022 the