Library Assistant

Description

Job Summary: Provide service and guidance to the public in using the library collection, managing loans, returns, and administrative routines. Key Highlights: 1. User service and guidance for library users 2. Collection management, loans, and returns 3. Organization and conservation of materials ***Job Mission:*** Provide public service for using the library collection, guiding users on loan and return procedures, receiving, verifying, and registering physical and system-based entries and exits, as well as performing collection control administrative routines in accordance with technical standards. ***Responsibilities:*** * Guide the academic community on library regulations, registration, passwords, and loan rules (quantity, duration, renewals, and fines) * Support students and faculty in searching the collection (system-based and physical) * Process loans and returns, recording them in the system and monitoring deadlines and penalties * Organize and store physical collection items according to cataloging standards * Record overdue items and apply fines in the academic system * Clear fines upon payment, enabling new loans * Suggest books as alternatives for fine payment or discount * Perform physical processing of new materials (receiving, verification, labeling, and storage) * Update book status in the system (available/unavailable) * Manage study room reservations * Prepare reports on study room usage and visitor flow * Receive and forward donations for evaluation * Follow up on overdue materials by contacting users * Maintain discipline and guide users on maintaining silence in the library environment * Search platforms and syllabi to identify collection discrepancies * Clean and conserve materials * Perform other related duties. ***Preferred Qualifications:*** Library management systems / Procedures for collection control and tracking of entries and exits / Basic computer skills Compensation: R$1.700,00 - R$2.000,00 per month Benefits: * Medical assistance * Dental assistance * Childcare allowance * Private pension plan * Life insurance * Food voucher * Meal voucher * Transportation voucher Work Location: On-site