Learning Commons Assistant

Department Name: Learning Commons (Learning Enhancement Center & Library)

Job Title
:
Learning Commons Assistant
Supervisor
:
Ren Evans / Natalia Sucre / Gregory Lewis
Pay Rate
: $15/hour
To apply, please send your resume to
: mentoring

Deadline
:
Applications ongoing up to week 7 of the term
Total Hours per week
: A maximum of 5 hours remote a week for mentoring & a maximum of 15 hours a week for on-site library work

Location
:
Remote (mentoring) and Manhattan campus library (library work)

Job Responsibilities:

Mentoring

• Conduct outreach to students interested in receiving mentoring
• Help students remotely with questions large and small such as balancing work/life responsibilities, working with Moodle, setting goals, tackling an assignment and utilizing support resources at MCNY
• Attend at least two professional development discussions over the term

• Attend occasional virtual team meetings over the term
• Document all interactions with students
• Promote the peer mentor program to students
• Assist with peer mentor program outreach events
• Perform other duties as determined by supervisors

Library Assistance

• Work from the circulation desk as needed and assigned by supervisor and library staff
• Learn how the library is organized, both on-site and virtually
• On occasion, open or close the library as needed
• Respond to questions from library users and direct them to library and LEC staff as needed

• Track interactions with library users
• Assist in a range of library projects including but not limited to weeding, stacks maintenance/shelf reading, creating book exhibits, collection management, blog maintenance, and special projects
• Assist in outreach activities to students for library programming and services
• Other support and clerical duties as required

Qualifications:

• Currently in the second semester (or higher) of a degree program at Metropolitan College of New York
• 3.0 GPA
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong Office 365 skills

• Strong desire to help others and to work on facilitating learning and personal growth
• Ability to multitask and be flexible regarding duties and assignments
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team