User Services Specialist Occidental Libraries

Title: User Services Specialist

Department: Library Materials

Duration:Indefinite

Employment Status: Non-Exempt Full Time 40 hours per week

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Collections Systems and Services the User Services Specialist delivers responsive user-centered public service to students faculty staff and visitors through the Librarys Information Desk and related User Services operations. This position provides day-to-day work direction and support for student assistants with significant responsibility for scheduling training mentoring and coordinating routine service work The User Services Specialist supports established and emerging approaches to access services including circulation and Information Desk services wayfinding tours and orientations stacks maintenance physical collections access and maintenance technology lending selected maker services and creative technology support. This role contributes to effective operations in the Academic Commons by coordinating with Facilities Management on building issues and supporting programs events and activities that enhance learning research and community engagement. The User Services Specialist also contributes to communications assessment documentation and ongoing improvements to public-facing library services.

This position is represented for purposes of collective bargaining by SEIU.

Job Duties

• 20% - Coordinates day-to-day Information Desk operations during assigned shifts including regular opening or closing responsibilities frontline public service circulation support basic troubleshooting directional assistance and referral to other library staff when needed. - (Essential)
• 20% - Provides day-to-day work direction and support for student assistants assigned to Information Desk and User Services operations including scheduling onboarding training mentoring assigning routine tasks answering questions monitoring service quality and communicating staffing or performance concerns to the User Services supervisor. - (Essential)
• 15% - Supports and coordinates circulation workflows for books journals media technology and other loanable items including staff- supported and self-service check in and check-out replacements and patron account support. - (Essential)
• 15% - Supports technology lending selected maker services and creative technology support as part of shared User Services operations including circulation of loanable equipment basic user assistance routine troubleshooting documentation and inventory support. - (Essential)
• 15% - Coordinates programs events and activities in the building by maintaining the Academic Commons shared calendar; processing and responding to space reservation requests; routing inquiries to appropriate staff or campus partners; coordinating building access and event readiness; communicating with Facilities Management regarding maintenance setup and public space issues; ordering supplies food beverages and other event materials; supporting event setup troubleshooting and follow-up; and helping keep public spaces functional welcoming and ready for use. - (Essential)
• 5% - Supports physical collections access and maintenance including reshelving shelf reading inventory support shifting projects stacks maintenance and physical wayfinding tools. - (Essential)
• 10% - Contributes to assessment reporting and continuous improvement across User Services by developing documenting maintaining and refining access services workflows data-collection practices procedures and best practices. - (Essential)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in related field to position duties or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of experience in an academic library higher education or a similar public-facing service environment.
• Strong user-centered public service orientation in supporting students faculty staff and visitors
• Working knowledge of discovery and integrated library systems such as Ex Libris Alma/Primo and Leganto or equivalent.
• Familiarity with academic library web sites catalogs circulation workflows and online searching
• Ability to schedule train mentor and provide day-to-day work direction for student assistants in a busy service environment.
• Ability to provide basic user and technical support for loanable library technology maker services and creative technology tools.
• Ability to coordinate routine event logistics building access needs and communication with Facilities Management and other campus partners.
• Ability to learn document assess and improve access services workflows data-collection practices procedures and best practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint) Google drives/folders/forms Adobe Acrobat Web Editing and social media applications or any combination of productivity programs applicable to position responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and thorough; skilled at anticipating and preventing potential problems and handling a wide variety of tasks with efficiency and accuracy. Strong commitment to a quality work product.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally in writing and electronically. Effective interpersonal skills as evidenced in the ability to collaborate with a variety of constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to justice equity inclusion & diversity.
• Demonstrated skill in adapting to and performing work effectively in high-volume high accountability confidential environment with multiple and changing priorities. Effective organizational logistical time management and planning skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects simultaneously prioritize and fulfill the functions of an office in a timely manner.
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently.
• Ability to provide effective leadership and training and to work effectively and professionally across functions disciplines levels and with diverse groups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with academic library access services especially circulation Information Desk operations building operations event support technology lending maker services or creative technology support.

EXPECTED HIRING RANGE: $20.19/hr-$23.00/hr

If you are offered this position at Occidental College your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills education experience and/or geographic addition to those factors Occidental complies with applicable pay equity laws and considers internal equity among current employees when developing the final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package.