Library Assistant

Union/Affiliation

**C.U.P.E. Local 3338**

Pay range

**$27.08 hourly plus 14% in lieu of benefits**

SFU Department Descr

**Library Access Services**

Position Grade

**6**

# of openings

**1**

Biweekly Hours

**35**

**Who We Are**

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

The SFU Library's Access Services department is the Library's point of first contact with library patrons and also maintains and organizes the physical books and equipment for lending to students, faculty, and staff. It is a large team of continuing staff as well as temporary student workers.

**About the Role**

Provides library loans services at SFU Library's Public Service Spaces by: recording loans and returns of Library circulating materials; processing reserve course requests; maintaining on-line patron fine suspension records; and, responding to patron phone and in person counter queries while continuously maintaining patron privacy and confidentiality. Provides library loans services in the Access Services Spaces and Stacks Maintenance by: collecting, filing, discharging, sorting and shelving in-house books and materials; and assisting with the direction and coordination of the work of temporary staff. Additionally, trains and assigns work to staff; assists in the review and revision of procedures; investigates violations of the library security systems; and helps to evacuate the building during emergencies.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to exercise mature judgment and initiative, excellent customer service skills, excellent knowledge of Library terminology, methods, and practices.

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