Hampden Center Project Technician II

University of Denver

Hampden Center

Application Deadline

Apply By Jan 13th, 2017

Wages

$13.00 to $17.50 per Hour   Calculate

Location

Denver, CO

Hours

20.00

MLS

Not Required

Minimum Education

High School (or Equivalent)

Library Experience

Not Specified

Supervisory Experience

Not Specified

Type of Library

Academic

This job is more than 3 weeks old or the application deadline has passed.

Job Description

The University of Denver Library brings the history of cultural experience to successive generations, enabling each to gain insight into the human endeavor. The Library is central to discovery and creative interaction among students and faculty. The Library links information and the University community regardless of the location of the information or the individual seeking it.

Position Summary

The University of Denver Hampden Center seeks a knowledgeable and enthusiastic information technician for a 1-3 year project technician appointment. The candidate will focus on article digitization and fulfilling requests through ILLiad. May act as a backup for the daily operations of the Hampden Center in retrieving materials for DU patrons using the organizational schema and Alma.

This is a non-benefited position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.

Essential Functions

  • Drive fulfillment of article requests from materials onsite.
  • Lead projects and push teams toward time-sensitive goals.
  • Serve as the point of contact for the department as a whole on projects they are directly responsible for leading.
  • Improve service standards through procedural, systematic and/or interpersonal means.
  • Lead certain areas of our materials management assuring quality control and reporting those findings to the Supervisor.
  • Work more directly with other departmental liaisons on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to develop a unique sense of this department's role within the Library.
  • Serve as a leader by being responsible for safety, security, arming and unlocking the Hampden Center, occasionally, without a supervisor on-site.
  • Commit to continuous improvement activities that are process and goal focused.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to pass the defensive driving course, and willing and able to operate a University vehicle and an aerial lift (after on-site training).
  • Ability to work in both a typical office environment and a warehouse environment.
  • Ability to lift boxes up to 25-50 pounds, stand, bend, kneel, push, pull, and use ladders to perform the work.

Required Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Previous digitization and/or ILLiad experience.
  • Possess a valid driver's license and at least 21 years of age.

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 20 hours per week.  Possible weekend hours.

Application Deadline

For best consideration, please submit your application materials by Friday, January 13, 2017.

The Community

The University of Denver operates a 55,000sqft, high density storage facility that currently houses nearly 90% of the University's collections. We are entering a new, exciting phase of operations and are looking to add some interesting, library-interested staff.  As our services, partnerships, and holdings expand, we are building an operational culture that is built on a lean/continuous improvement background.  To that end, we are rarely satisfied with "good enough" and all staff are expected to participate in making the entirety of our operations more strategic, providing better outcomes to our users by building better processes by experimentation, data, and resource expertise.  

The ideal candidate will not want to sit in a cubicle with their time.  We are focused on taking the ILS out into the stacks to complete the myriad of projects we currently have underway.  In addition, this position will work 100% of their time with the collection at the offsite storage facility in Lakewood, CO (near Hampden and Kipling).

 

HR Info

For questions about the process or the positions, please contact Caroline Rew at caroline.rew@du.edu.

Candidates must apply online through www.du.edu/jobs to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted. Once within the job description online, please click New Resume/CV at the bottom of the page to begin application.

 

Please include the following documents with your application:

  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter

Posted Jan 9, 2017