Title: Library Assistant

Employee Classification: Part Time Classified/A/P

Department: Library Services

Salary Range: $16.20 per hour

Who we are:

We are not-for-profit: St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.

We are a respected employer: For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community, expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.

We make an impact in the community: Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students. More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation. STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouris four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.

We value Diversity, equity & inclusion: STLCC is committed to fostering an atmosphere of appreciation for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or class.

What you get:

Benefits package [for full-time employees]: STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans options that are no cost to the employee - including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision, AD&D, ST LT disability insurance.

Opportunity to grow: Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.

Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] + their dependents. Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional development allotment.

Work/life balance: Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package, including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.

Commitment to wellness: STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors, employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.

The basics of this position:

Performs duties necessary to providing an excellent experience for library users. May interact with the students, staff, and faculty of the college and public community users. May instruct library patrons in use of on-line catalog and other library resources and equipment.

Varied schedule, including some evening or weekend hours.

What you'll do:

• • Circulates instructional materials: orders, receives, and verifies instructional materials and supplies; edits catalog copy for instructional materials according to national and local bibliographic standards and procedures; circulates instructional materials; charges, discharges, maintains patron records, places holds, arranges for inter-campus loan of print and non-print media; maintains a serial check-in, distribution and holding system.
  • Assists in the inventory of instructional materials.
  • Maintains appropriate files to support acquisitions, circulation, serials or cataloging systems and functions.
  • Maintains various automated library and media.
  • May perform routine maintenance of library equipment and stack areas.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education, experience, and other requirements:

High School diploma or equivalent and over one (1) year of full-time work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Library work experience preferred.