Law Library Assistant, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Posted November 14, 2019
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,150 full-time undergraduates and 4,420 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 among national universities, Boston College has 758 full-time and 1,096 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $956 million, and an endowment in excess of $2.2 billion.
Job Description
The Law Library Assistant handles a wide range of library support activities in a highly automated and computerized environment. The responsibilities for this position include: providing assistance to patrons at the Library’s Information Desk, including answering basic reference questions; managing the University’s print management system (PaperCut); participating in Law Library marketing and social media; computer lab management; shelving and stacks maintenance; loose-leaf and microfiche filing; assisting users with micro-form, scanning , and audiovisual equipment; opening, sorting and distributing library mail. Other duties include night and/or weekend supervisory responsibilities (one evening per week; two to three Saturdays per semester) which include opening and/or closing the Library building. The position also entails utilizing the Library’s integrated online system for technical processing duties including cataloging, invoicing, serials check-in and other processing operations.
Additional responsibilities assigned to Law Library Assistants typically include one or more of the following: bindery operations, course reserves processing, micro-form processing, government documents processing, inter-library loan/document delivery, processing of added volumes, support activities relating to collection development and acquisitions, editing and updating Library web pages, supporting the Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication Librarian in various projects, editing and producing the Law Library’s electronic newsletter.
Schedule
This is a full-time 35 hour per week position. During the academic year, hours are 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. four days per week, with a weekly evening shift from 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., and two to three Saturday shifts per semester. During the summer, hours are 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Position Details:
Department: 056601 – Law Library
Position: 00003431 – Law Library Assistant
Grade: 2ND
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $37,950 to $47,450; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
College degree preferred; strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to work with complex library materials; high degree of flexibility to handle changing priorities and schedules; ability to work both independently and as a team member; strong customer service orientation; willingness to take initiative; well-developed computer skills and familiarity with integrated library systems, preferably Alma; web publishing experience preferred; library experience preferred.
Application Instructions
To view the full position and apply, please visit the following link.
Closing Statement
Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits including depending on your job classification eligibility;
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, and Dental Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both 401K and University Funded 403B Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick, and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College’s Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity/compliance/nondiscrim