Overview
The Part-time Library Assistant shall be responsible for assisting in providing library service at the circulation desk, shelving and straightening materials, processing materials, conducting inventory, and other projects. This job will require working regular hours throughout the week and may include working nights and weekends.
Required Qualifications
- Some college
- Some customer service experience
- Ability to perform light to medium levels of physical activity
- Visual acuity required to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work and to observe conditions of the library facility
- Close Visual Acuity for working on a computer, reading, and writing, and reading labels
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in library work
Physical Demands
Campus
Campus Harrogate
Job Duties
- Promote the mission of Lincoln Memorial University to all faculty, staff, students and to the community at large
- Promote effective working relationships among faculty, staff, and students
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding library patron records and other University matters
- Checking books in and out
- Answering the phone
- Assisting library patrons with basic information needs and research
- Assisting with basic technology (i.e. printing, copying, scanning, etc.)
- Shelving, straightening and shifting library materials
- Processing new library materials
- Assisting staff with projects
- Managing the library's cash deposits
- Other similar duties as assigned
Posting Number: S04729P
Job Open Date: 09/02/2025
Job Close Date: 10/03/2025
Open Until Filled: No
Special Instructions Summary
About the Institution
Lincoln Memorial University is a values-based learning community dedicated to providing educational experiences in the liberal arts and professional studies. The main campus is located in Harrogate, Tennessee. For more information about employment opportunities, contact the Office of Human Resources at 423-869-7112 or humanresources@lmunet.edu.
AA/EEO Statement
Lincoln Memorial University is an Equal Opportunity education institution. Lincoln Memorial University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in all University programs and activities.
The University will conduct criminal background checks on all employees. Background checks may include but are not limited to confirmation of the individual’s identity, credit information, motor vehicle driving record, review of an individual’s criminal conviction record (if any), verification of any license, and certificate or degree required for the position.
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