Library Evening/Weekend Supervisor – Norwich University (Northfield, VT)

Library Evening/Weekend Supervisor

Fulfills the mission of Norwich University by providing quality and consistent customer and circulation services, for supervising, monitoring, and training workstudy students, for communicating effectively with day shift, the activities during the evening shifts, for building security.

This position is 16 hours/week, 30 weeks/year.

Schedule is every other weekend 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday, and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, plus additional hours to cover events and changes in the library’s extended open hours.

Salary: $15.00/per hour

Essential Functions

  1. Monitors the library during evening and weekend hours of operation.
  2. Oversees customer service and circulation activities at the library services desk.
  3. Provides continuous training and supervises students at the library services desk.
  4. Relays shift changes and student performance issues to the Circulation Manager.
  5. Recommends changes or additions to library policies and procedures if necessary.
  6. Provides basic reference (information about the library and its services) and equipment support.
  7. Closes and secures building following Closing Procedures and relays any issues to Public Safety and the Circulation Manager.

Other Functions

  1. Assesses the performance of direct reports and provides frequent feedback to optimize their performance.
  2. Maintains confidentiality of sensitive or private information.
  3. Communicates with employees, students, and others in a respectful and clear manner.
  4. Serves on University committees, councils, workgroups, or other designated bodies as assigned.
  5. Achieves, maintains proficiency in, and utilizes computers, telephones, and other job-related equipment, including related systems and software.
  6. Speaks, reads, and writes in English.
  7. Communicates by telephone, email, letter, in person, or other means or device.
  8. Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor.


Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree: additional years of directly related experience and course work beyond high school may be substituted for degree.
  • Supervising experience preferred
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook) preferred.
  • Able to sit, squat, reach, push, pull, and manipulate related equipment; lift 25 pounds; travel outdoors to various parts of the campus.
  • Work weekend or evening hours

Environmental Conditions

  • Indoor work at a computer workstation
  • Low level of exposure to noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes.


Additional Information:

Norwich University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a positive education and work environment that recognizes and respects the dignity of all students, faculty and staff. Reasonable accommodations will be made for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant.  Please contact the Office of Human Resources at nuhr@norwich.edu for assistance.

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring immigration sponsorship, including but not limited to non-immigrant visas such as H1B, STEM, or F1, now or in the future. A post offer, pre-employment background check will be required of the successful candidate.


Application Instructions:

Please provide a cover letter, resume, 3 references, and Norwich application. To apply go to https://norwich.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=166669

– Posted 8/29/23