Evening/Weekend Circulation Assistant , Library Administration
Listed on 2026-03-11
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Bilingual
Job Details
Job : 84815
Location: Main Campus-Berkeley
Full/Part Time: Full Time
At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.
As a world‑leading institution, Berkeley is known for its academic and research excellence, public mission, diverse student body, and commitment to equity and social justice. Since our founding in 1868, we have driven innovation, creating global intellectual, economic and social value.
We are looking for applicants who reflect California's diversity and want to be part of an inclusive, equity‑focused community that views education as a matter of social justice. Please consider whether your values align with our Guiding Values and Principles
, Principles of Community
, and Strategic Plan
.
At UC Berkeley, we believe that learning is a fundamental part of working, and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups (staff organizations). Our goal is for everyone on the Berkeley campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential. We actively support this by providing all of our full‑time staff employees with at least 80 hours (10 days) of paid time per year to engage in professional development activities.
Find out more about how you can grow your career at UC Berkeley.
The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned teaching and research facility at one of the nation's premier public universities. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 30,000 undergraduate students, over 11,000 graduate students, and 1,500 faculty. With a collection of more than 13 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect users with those collections and build their related research skills.
The Access Services Division has leadership for planning and coordinating access and circulation policies and procedures across the UC Berkeley Library.
Additionally, the Access Services Division consists of the following units:
Library Privileges, Doe/Moffitt Information and Welcome Services Desks, Newspapers/Microforms Library and Current Periodicals, and Doe/Moffitt Circulation Services, and Stacks Maintenance.
The Doe/Moffitt Circulation and Gardner Stacks unit is the largest circulation services unit in the Library System, handling more than one million circulation transactions annually and the loan of electronic devices. The Gardner (MAIN) Stacks collection management includes daily oversight and strategic planning for a 2.7 million volume collection housed on campus and retrieval for the 3 million volumes of the collection shelved at the SLF‑N.
This unit controls access to the Gardner (MAIN) Stacks, group study rooms, and 65 Doe (Medium Rare collection).
The Evening/Weekend Circulation Assistant position supports 24‑hour circulation services to enrolled students, faculty, staff and non‑UC affiliated cardholders. The incumbent in this position supports all duties associated with providing access to the collections. The incumbent explains and interprets library policies and procedures as necessary. They provide support and serve as work leader to student employees working late night/early morning shifts.
Application Review Date: 03/20/2026.
Responsibilities- Oversees and provides support for circulation and public services.
- Serves as work leader to student employees and directs and ensures work and special projects are completed during shifts.
- Coordinates workflows with staff in the division.
- Provides feedback to circulation supervisors related to job performance of student employees assigned to evening and weekend hours.
- Serves as primary resource for questions, overrides or emergencies from student staff during evening and weekend hours.
- Employs independent judgement to manage difficult patron interactions, security and medical emergencies, alarms or other disruptive…
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