Library Student Assistant - Federal Work Study

Job Summary

The University of North Georgia is currently accepting applications for a federal work study student in the Library on the Gainesville campus.

The UNG Gainesville Campus Library seeks focused, dedicated students eligible for employment during the 2024-2025 school year.

These individuals must be flexible, dependable, and able to work a set schedule. The Library is open Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm;

Friday 8am-3pm and Sunday 1pm-6pm. Students must be available to work some evening hours.

Responsibilities

• Greet Library patrons.
• Assist library employees with special projects.
• Answer basic informational, directional, and Library policy questions; help patrons locate materials in the stacks.
• Check out and check in books, reserves, and other Library materials.
• Provide basic scanner and printer assistance.
• Conduct hourly building walk-throughs to neaten Library facility and identify behavior issues, maintenance needs, or security problems and report to supervisor.
• Assist with opening and closing procedures.
• Gather, sort, shelve, and move Library materials.
• Shelf-read the book stacks and other collections to identify items needing repair; update aisle markers as needed and replace bookends.
• Search the stacks for books reported as missing or billed for replacement.
• Assist with processing Interlibrary Loan and Call Slip requests.
• Other duties as assigned by Librarians and Library Staff.

Required Qualifications

Must be enrolled at the University of North Georgia in a minimum of six (6) credit hours to qualify as a student worker.

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• FWS Award Letter

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Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

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This is accomplished through broad access to comprehensive academic and co-curricular programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society.

The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia.

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