We have positions available in the Lehman Library Circulation Department as Circulation Desk Student Assistants. At this time, Federal Work Study Students will be given priority. Employment is also based on your available hours and the positions/time slots we need to fill for coverage at the desk. Rotating weekend availability is a must.
Basic duties for the Circulation Department include answering directional and basic questions through direct customer service, loaning out and returning materials, shelving materials, general shelf maintenance, and library services support. You will be trained on various library programs as part of this position. Subject to availability, alternate placement with University Archives and Special Collections at Ezra Lehman Memorial Library may be possible.
Students must possess the following characteristics: strong customer service orientation; dependability; computer literacy; and the ability to get along with patrons, coworkers, and supervisors.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION
Open the attached Student Employment Application in a new browser tab, download, and then open in Adobe Acrobat (if using a Mac, open in Preview). Review and complete the application in its entirety. Save the document to your computer when finished. Follow the instructions below for uploading your MANDATORY resume and application.
NOTE: Separate Student Employment Application and resume are required for consideration for each position.
Upload the documents into the “My Documents” section. The system will automatically transfer your word documents into pdf files upon upload. Please contact Student Payroll if you need any assistance: 717-477-1124 or studentpayroll@ship.edu.
Upload your Resume:
- Click “My Documents” tab
- Click “Add New” button
- Label: Type name for your document
- Document Type: Select “Resume”
- Click “Browse” to locate and upload your file
- Click “Submit” button
Upload Completed Application:
- Click “My Documents” tab
- Click “Add New” button
- Label: Title of the document you are uploading
- Select “Student Employment Application”
- Click “Browse” to select your completed student employment application from your computer
- Click “Submit” button
Apply to position:
- Click “Apply” button
- Select Student employment application to attach
- Select resume to attach (if you have uploaded multiple resumes)
- Click “Submit”
HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE FEDERAL WORK STUDY
- Log in to the MyShip Experience Portal with your Ship email and password that you created.
- For ACCEPTED STUDENTS click on the “Financial Aid – Accepted Students” box. For CONFIRMED STUDENTS click on the “Financial Aid” box.
- If you have received a financial aid offer email, click on “Financial Aid System” and then click on “Options for Accept Award Offers” and then click on the “Offer” tab.
- All the aid currently offered will be listed.
If you have questions about your aid package, please contact the Financial Aid office: (717) 477-1131 or finaid@ship.edu.
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION AND WORK AUTHORIZATION
Employees must present original documents as evidence of identity and employment authorization. These documents should be brought to the Office of Human Resources (Old Main 109) prior to the employee’s first day of work. The list of acceptable documents is available at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents. Employees can choose to provide one item from List A or one item each from List B and List C. Photocopies of documentation will not be accepted.
All employees need to present their social security card to ensure their legal name is entered into our payroll system.
Employees and hiring departments will receive an “Authorized to Work” email to confirm when the employee may begin working. Students may not work prior to receiving this authorization email from Student Payroll.
BACKGROUND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
Background clearances are required for this position.
If you have previously completed your employment background clearances within the past five years, you will not need to complete them again. You can submit copies to studentpayroll@ship.edu (if you have not done so already). If you do need to complete background clearances, SU will provide payment codes so that there is no cost to you. These codes and detailed instructions will be sent to you in a separate email.
