Job Description

Details

Open Date
06/30/2026
Requisition Number
PRN17176N
Job Title
Library Aide
Working Title
Library Aide
Career Progression Track
A
Track Level
FLSA Code
Nonexempt
Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No
Type
Non Benefited Staff / Student
Temporary?
No
Standard Hours per Week
19
Full Time or Part Time?
Part Time
Shift
Day
Work Schedule Summary

Afternoons: The Eccles Library is open 7am to 5pm, Monday-Friday. Shifts may be required during any of those times, particularly 1pm to 5pm. We do our best to accommodate for school schedules, however only one absence per month will be pardoned. It is your responsibility to find coverage for any additional absences.

Is this a work study job?
No
VP Area
U of U Health - Academics
Department
00820 - Eccles Hlth Sci Library Oper
Location
Campus
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment
External Posting
Pay Rate Range
13.00
Close Date
08/01/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
07/15/2026
Job Summary

The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is seeking a thoughtful, passionate, user-focused library aide to join our Public Services and Interlibrary Loans department.

Responsibilities

As a part-time library aide, you’ll be responsible for the main desk of the Eccles Health Sciences Library. This position can also involve a variety of requests and projects. Successful library aides are flexible and willing to acquire new skills with on-the-job training.

Library aides will be expected to provide high-quality service to the patrons of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Primary public services duties include welcoming patrons, assisting patrons with print and electronic resources, answering in-person, phone, chat or email questions, assisting with software applications, checking out materials, and performing other transactions using the library’s software systems. Secondary duties include assisting with interlibrary loan ( ILL) (database and online catalog searching, the utilization of specialized software, scanning and processing of requests, and assisting patrons with ILL accounts). Other projects have included statistics gathering, archiving, graphic design, and marketing. We encourage people from all disciplines to apply. Even if you haven’t worked in a library before, just having a demonstrated commitment to helping others may make you the perfect addition to our team.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.

Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

Minimum Qualifications

Six months clerical or customer service experience required or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience); demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills are also required.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences

You do not have to be a student to apply for this position.

Skills we tend to look for when screening for this position are:

· Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills (you will be communicating with a wide variety of people regularly).

· Responsible, dependable and prompt

· Attention to detail, and organizational skills

· Flexibility and willingness to learn new tasks and embrace new ideas

· Self-direction, independence, and the ability to prioritize

· Computer and technology proficiency (MS Office, VR equipment, coding languages, etc.)

· Interest in marketing, graphic design and social media efficiency

Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX ( OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at the: University of Utah Non‑Discrimination page

Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.edu

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About University of Utah Health

University of Utah Health is the Intermountain West’s only academic health care system, combining excellence in patient care, the latest in medical research, and teaching to provide leading-edge medicine in a caring and personal setting. The system provides care for Utahns and residents of five surrounding states in a referral area encompassing more than 10 percent of the continental United States.

Whether it’s for routine care or highly specialized treatment in orthopedics, stroke, ophthalmology, cancer, radiology, fertility, cardiology, genetic-related diseases, organ transplant, or many other areas of medicine, University of Utah Health offers the latest technology and advancements, including some services available nowhere else in the region.

As part of that system, University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics rely on more than 1,600 board-certified physicians who staff five University hospitals (University Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, University Orthopaedic Center, and the University Neuropsychiatric Institute); 12 community clinics; and several specialty centers including the John A. Moran Eye Center, Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women's Cancers, the Cardiovascular Center, the Clinical Neurosciences Center, and the Utah Diabetes Center.

University of Utah Health is consistently ranked among US News & World Report’s Best Hospitals, has ranked in the nation’s top 10 for quality health care among leading academic medical centers by Vizient Inc.,

Its academic partners at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Health are internationally regarded research and teaching institutions.

Industry

Healthcare & Social Services

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Headquarters

Salt Lake City, Utah

Year Founded

1965

Website

utah.edu

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