Job Title:Work Study - Interlibrary Loan Student Worker - Fall 2025
Location:Alpine
Department:Library General Operations
Job No.:SF9956
Posting Date:04/16/2025
Until Filled:No
Appointment Date:09/01/2025
Salary:$9.50 Hourly
Required:Required Qualifications:
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Reliable and able to manage time effectively.
- Comfortable using computers and learning new software.
- Ability to follow instructions and work independently .
- Strong communication skills to provide effective assistance to library users and staff.
Preferred:Preferred
- Minimum 3.00 GPA
- Previous library or clerical experience
Staffing Reason:Work Study
Primary Responsibilities:Summary
The Library's Interlibrary Loan Department is hiring a part-time student worker. This position involves helping students, staff, and faculty access books and articles from other libraries when we don't have them in our collection. It's a great opportunity for someone who is detail-oriented, dependable, and interested in learning more about library services.
Primary Responsibilities Typical daily duties for this position will include:
- Process borrowed ILL items received by mail to prepare them for patron use.
- Handle and check in ILL items returned by patrons.
- Assist with processing requests for items owned by the library.
- Retrieve requested items from the shelves.
- Scan articles from library-owned items for Interlibrary Loan or Document Delivery (ScanIt) and send them electronically to other libraries or patrons.
- Package and mail returnable ILL items to partner libraries or directly to off-campus patrons through the Direct Mail service.
- Perform additional tasks as needed to support the ILL team.
All job duties occur within the typical Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm work week, and some level of afternoon availability (12:00pm to 5:00pm) is strongly preferred. Employees must follow the library dress code. Some lifting of up to 20lbs, pushing and pulling of library carts, bending, reaching, and dexterity for repetitive tasks are required, with modifications and accommodations provided as needed.
Other Information:An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.
Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling or emailing
Is Background Check Required?:Yes