Graduate Assistant — Library Circulation Desk

Job overview

The Graduate Assistant — Library Circulation Desk role is onsite in Kansas City, MO; compensation is not specified. The position supports the Hooley-Bundschu Library and Learning Commons at Avila University, a university providing undergraduate and graduate education. The assistant helps maintain circulation services and connect library users with resources. Accurate lending and collection tasks, basic research assistance, and support for interlibrary loans contribute to accessible library services for students, faculty, staff, and guests.

What you'll do

• Maintain operations at the main circulation desk
• check materials in and out, reshelve, shelf-read, and inventory collections
• answer questions and connect users with library and university resources
• provide basic research assistance
• maintain the Interlibrary Loan program
• complete assigned library projects
• on occasion, direct other student employees, track work hours, or oversee routine library operations during designated shifts when staff are unavailable.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

graduate assistant

library circulation desk

library services

circulation

interlibrary loan

research assistance

collection maintenance

kansas city mo

avila university

graduate student eligibility

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Tuition remission eligibility for qualified graduate assistants.

Why this role

Applicants must be admitted and enrolled as graduate students at Avila University and eligible for tuition remission. International students are not eligible for graduate assistantships. A consistent weekday daytime schedule is strongly preferred.

About the employer

Avila University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.