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WAU Student - Library Assistant (2026-2027)
Job Title: Student Library Assistant
Department: Weis Library
Reports To: Access Services Manager
Hourly Rate: $18.00/hour
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
OVERVIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY
Washington Adventist University (WAU) is a Christ-centered institution of higher education that supports a culture of excellence where all feel valued. Nestled in a desirable residential community in Takoma Park, Maryland, WAU offers its faculty and staff an environment where professional expertise is valued, and lasting connections between co-workers are formed as we work together to ensure the success of our students. Regardless of the title, every employee supports WAU’s vision of producing graduates who bring moral leadership and competence to their communities.
SUMMARY
Provides support in one or more areas of the library.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE NOTICES
Washington Adventist University is a religiously qualified Equal Opportunity Employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. As such the University has the legal right to prefer a member of the Seventh-day Adventist ("SDA") Church in its hiring process. If a qualified SDA candidate is not identified, the University will give the opportunity to candidates who must understand and respect the mission, purpose, and identity of Washington Adventist University as a condition of their employment.34 CRF (and subsections), insofar as they conflict with the Seventh-day Adventist teaching and practices.
Department: Weis Library
Reports To: Access Services Manager
Hourly Rate: $18.00/hour
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
OVERVIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY
Washington Adventist University (WAU) is a Christ-centered institution of higher education that supports a culture of excellence where all feel valued. Nestled in a desirable residential community in Takoma Park, Maryland, WAU offers its faculty and staff an environment where professional expertise is valued, and lasting connections between co-workers are formed as we work together to ensure the success of our students. Regardless of the title, every employee supports WAU’s vision of producing graduates who bring moral leadership and competence to their communities.
SUMMARY
Provides support in one or more areas of the library.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist library patrons.
- Maintain book stacks.
- Check materials in and out.
- Process items for mailing through interlibrary loan
- Other duties may be assigned.
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Computer skills, including basic proficiency with MS Word and Excel
- Availability and commitment to work scheduled hours
- Attention to detail
- Organized
- Strong sense of professionalism.
- Strong customer service and oral and written communication skills.
- Strong work ethic and integrity.
- Must be a currently enrolled WAU Student.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the Student Library Assistant in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the Student Library Assistant is required to see, talk, and hear; to use hands to handle books and other objects; and to reach with hands and arms. The Student Library Assistant must regularly use stairs. The Student Library assistant must regularly lift books and occasionally lift boxes of books and other heavy objects.
LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE NOTICES
- Washington Adventist University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability in employment or in the provision of services. WAU complies with all applicable federal and state laws, including the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act.
- If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please contact the Office of Human Resources.
- Washington Adventist University provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Maryland law. As a religiously affiliated institution, Washington Adventist University exercises its constitutional and statutory rights to give preference in employment to members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and reserves the right to claim exemption from certain provisions of Title IX and Title VII where they conflict with the university’s religious beliefs and values.
Washington Adventist University is a religiously qualified Equal Opportunity Employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. As such the University has the legal right to prefer a member of the Seventh-day Adventist ("SDA") Church in its hiring process. If a qualified SDA candidate is not identified, the University will give the opportunity to candidates who must understand and respect the mission, purpose, and identity of Washington Adventist University as a condition of their employment.34 CRF (and subsections), insofar as they conflict with the Seventh-day Adventist teaching and practices.