The Library Assistant is a staff member at Richmont Graduate University and serves faculty and students through supporting the day-to-day operations of the Atlanta Library. The Library Assistant serves on campus at the Atlanta location.
Responsibilities:
- Assists in the day-to-day maintenance of the Atlanta Library through cataloging, curating, weeding, organizing, loaning, and re-shelving of local resources. Keeps collections and physical spaces tidy and well-organized.
- Provides excellent service to both students and faculty. Offers reader’s advisory services as needed.
- Performs collections evaluation as needed. Compiles bibliographies and provides research assistance to Richmont students, faculty, and administrators.
- Supports interlibrary loan services, requesting items through the OCLC WorldShare platform and delivering them to students in a prompt and cheerful manner.
- Creates and maintains library guides through LibGuides. Assists the librarian in the creation of course guides at the start of each semester.
- Supervise the Graduate Assistant to ensures regular library desk coverage.
Minimum Qualifications:
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At least two years of completed college coursework.
- Strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Facility with technology, ideally Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, etc.), with a willingness to learn other systems and platforms.
- Ability to exert moderate physical effort, including shelving books, climbing ladders, dusting furniture, and pushing/pulling loaded library carts.
- Ability to work on-site at Richmont's Atlanta campus library.
- Capacity to collaborate with Richmont students, faculty, and staff.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Completed 4-year (B.A. or B.S.) degree.
- Prior experience working in a library or academic environment.
- Experience with library cataloging metadata, standards, and software.
Richmont Graduate University is a private, Christian institution committed to equipping graduates who function at the highest professional levels of clinical counseling and vocational ministry. The University is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and offers graduate-level Master's degree programs from its School of Counseling and School of Ministry. The M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is accredited by CACREP, which is the highest accreditation available in the mental health field. The University operates two physical campuses in Atlanta and Chattanooga, and a virtual campus online. Richmont is renowned for its distinguished faculty as well as its unparalleled field training, which guarantees all students on-site internships. Through Richmont's ten University-operated counseling centers near its campuses, over 25,000 clients are served annually. Richmont is the oldest faith-integrated counseling program in the eastern United States, and its graduates have consistently scored well above the national average on the national counselor exam. Established in 1933, Richmont enjoys a rich heritage and has over 1,400 distinguished alumni making a profound and positive difference in the lives of others.
