Job Description

Job Location: Wake Forest, NC 27587
Position Type: Part TimeJOB TITLE: Archives Assistant
DEPARTMENT: The Library
DIVISION: Academic Affairs
SUPERVISOR: Archivist and Digital Collections Manager
PAYRATE: $10.75
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Archives Assistant makes archival resources accessible and discoverable for patrons by processing archival resources, preparing archival resources for digitization, and providing reference services for Archives & Special Collections patrons.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Arrange and describe archival resources and prepare finding aids for Archives & Special Collections holdings (50%)
- Select and arrange archival resources for digitization, create descriptive metadata, and digitize archival materials (25%)
- Provide reference services for patrons examining resources in Archives & Special Collections holdings (20%)
- Other duties as assigned by the Archivist and Digital Collections Manager (5%)
OTHER DUTIES & REPONSIBILITIES
- Re-shelve Archives & Special Collections holdings
- Provide duplication services for patrons
- Monitor Archives & Special Collections’ storage, reference, and exhibit spaces to ensure security protocols and environmental conditions are maintained for the preservation of archival holdings
- Enter and track data on processing and digitization projects, environmental conditions, and reference services
WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT
- The work load is 29 hours per week.
- $10.75/hr
- College at Southeastern and SEBTS students are eligible for a 20% tuition reimbursement
- Hours are primarily between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Monday-Thursday and 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on Friday but may include other times as needed by the supervisor or preferred by the employee

QualificationsJob

Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Required
- - This position is restricted to current SEBTS students and spouses of SEBTS students
- - Service-oriented personality and desire to help connect researchers with resources
- - Ability to work on long-term projects with minimal supervision
- - Ability to think analytically and summarize historical and theological information expediently and accurately
- - Strong written and verbal communication skills
- - Strong research and organization skills
- Preferred
- - Bachelor’s degree or significant coursework in history or a related field that developed the candidate’s research skills and familiarity with subjects documented in Archives & Special Collections holdings
- - Strong computer and technology skills
EXTENT OF PUBLIC CONTACT
- Regular contact with library patrons, including researchers from SEBTS, as well as those from the broader research community (church historians, PhD candidates, scholars, etc.)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Ability to climb stairs and retrieve materials in crowded storage environments
- Ability to lift boxes weighing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to work with materials that may contain allergens, dust, mildew, or inactive mold when provided with proper safety equipment (masks, gloves, etc.)