Job Description
Opportunity: This is a student 20 hours-per-week commitment for Summer 2026. Applicants must have excellent communication and administrative skills, enjoy working on a team, and engaging with the public. Hours are Monday-Friday, between the hours of 9:00am - 4:00pm and special events as needed. Student workers will report directly to and assist the Office Manager and Archivist.
Eligibility: Applicants must be Wheaton College, IL degree-seeking students that have read, enjoy, and have basic knowledge of the 7 Wade Authors. Experience with the following is helpful, and training will be provided:
- Retail, register, library use, and customer service
- Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Accurate typing skills
- JotForm, MailChimp, Canva, or Adobe is a plus
Qualities: Enjoy working with the public, Proactive, Detailed, Collaborative, Multi-tasker, Organized, High Integrity.
Welcome Desk and Bookshop Duties:
- Greeting guests and customers, giving tours, and assisting with questions
- Completing sales using the Clover POS/OJS systems and register
- Tracking, fulfilling, and mailing phone and email orders
- Tracking, lifting, organizing, packaging, and, and tidying shelving inventory
- Updating sales signage, labels, and stickers
- This job may involve lifting books or book boxes up to 25 pounds.
- Assisting at Wade Center evening and weekend events and posting signage around campus
- Assisting with large mailings and campus post office pick-up/drop-off
- Responding to and forwarding phone calls and emails
- Assisting with daily administrative task checklist and data entry
- Providing front desk coverage during staff breaks and vacations
- Other tasks as assigned
Archival Clerk Duties:
- Greeting visitors and researchers during normal hours and special events, giving tours, and assisting with questions
- Data entry, organization, and description of collections
- Assistance with archival processing work, and special projects, as needed
- Providing desk coverage during staff breaks and vacations
- Other tasks assigned
