Evening/Weekend Circulation Supervisor

Now's your chance to join Rasmuson Library's mission of supporting research for the students and scholars of UAF. As part of the Circulation department, you'll help get our patrons the materials they need and give them a pleasant and fruitful library experience. As a shift supervisor, you'll train student-employees in customer service and keep them engaged in library projects. And as our stacks coordinator, you'll monitor and plan for collection growth, and plan our space use accordingly.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal communication skills, excellent customer service skills, and experience working with diverse populations. As a Circulation Supervisor you will need to understand the need in libraries for patron confidentiality and to adhere to state laws and other confidentiality protocol. You will need to stay impartial about patrons' research needs and about the content of library collections. Basic knowledge of computer operations and standard office software are needed, as is the ability to work evenings and weekends with some daytime hours.

To thrive in this position, you should be eager to help patrons meet their library needs and be capable when needed of making patron-friendly exceptions to policy that are consistent with library goals. You must be able to prioritize multiple demands, keep good working relationships with coworkers and the general public, work with communication and collaboration software, and use and provide basic troubleshooting for public-use machinery such as copiers and computers. Some physical work is essential, and you must be able to climb ladders and stools, crouch, pull/push, perform repetitive movement, carry, reach, squat, twist/bend, and lift up to 40 pounds.

Minimum Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent.
Library work experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Fairbanks campus.   This is a part-time, non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 76, based on education and experience.

In order to be considered for this position applications must be received by 11:55pm, July 14, 2024.  Please submit a cover letter, resume and 3 professional references.   

 *To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Wendy Frandsen, HR Coordinator at wlfrandsen@alaska.edu

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.