Job no: 549341
Work type: Staff
Location: San Diego
Categories: Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services, Probationary, Full Time, Library, On-site (work in-person at business location)

POSITION SUMMARY

Join our dynamic team at the San Diego State University Library as a Library - Evening and Weekend Coordinator! We are seeking a dependable, service-oriented professional to help maintain a safe, accessible, and welcoming environment during evenings and weekends. As the only staff member present during these times, you’ll play a key role in ensuring uninterrupted access to library services while supporting student success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee Evening and Weekend Operations: Oversee the library’s overnight access policies and act as the primary point of contact for all patron needs during non-business hours.
• Deliver Public Services: Assist library users with basic reference and informational questions, conduct bibliographic searches, and retrieve requested materials from the print collections.
• Support Student Assistants: Provide assistance to student employees and offer guidance on public service issues that arise.
• Coordinate Safety and Security: Monitor and respond to public security concerns and escalate facility issues as needed during night and weekend shifts.
• Maintain Library Spaces: Contribute to stack maintenance efforts and track building usage to inform service improvements and planning.

Why Join Us?

• Independent, Impactful Role: Take pride in being the library’s evening and weekend anchor—making a real difference in providing continuous support for our students and faculty.
• Supportive Environment: Work under the guidance of the Associate Dean in a collaborative and inclusive academic setting committed to learning, access, and community service.
• Meaningful Mission: Be part of a university library that plays a central role in empowering student achievement and academic success.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

The University Library User Services unit develops and provides services that connect SDSU Library users to library resources (collections, people, spaces, technology). User Services is the primary point of contact for library users. It strives to make the library user’s experience positive and rewarding. The unit’s functions are central to the SDSU Library’s daily operations.
As the library’s primary point of contact, User Services aims to build users’ library literacy by educating them on available resources, explaining library policy, connecting them to resources, answering questions, and resolving issues.User Services provides quality customer service through consistent staff presence, acknowledgement of users, use of standardized language for library terminology, and efficient problem resolution.
Users can come to User Services for assistance at any part of the access and retrieval process of the SDSU collections, from borrowing material to locating mis-shelved books to acquiring material from other libraries. User Services oversees library spaces crucial to student learning, such as study spaces, quiet study areas, and study rooms. Because the unit keeps the buildings open, User Services personnel are the first responders to building issues and emergencies.
User Services is comprised of the Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Research Services, 1 faculty librarian, 9 library support staff, and student assistant support.
We develop comprehensive services that contribute to student success, including information literacy instruction, student research engagement, providing access to affordable educational materials, ensuring accessibility across a range of abilities, and providing the technologies necessary for student retention and persistence. We strive to support the success of the whole student both in and out of the classroom by creating programming and spaces that support student wellness and promote lifelong learning. We collaborate with faculty to fulfill SDSU’s teaching and research missions. We emphasize the importance of information literacy and provide faculty with the support structures necessary to advance their curricular and research agendas.
For more information regarding the Library Department, click here.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

These qualifications normally would be obtained through the completion of a high school education or equivalent certification plus two to three years of related library and/or clerical experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in customer service.
• Knowledge of building safety and security.
• Familiarity with Library of Congress classification system.
• Experience working in an academic setting.
• Experience working in an academic library.
• Experience leading the work of others.
• Ability to search SDSU Library’s online catalog to identify the availability and location of materials in our collections is preferred.
• Experience working at a library’s circulation desk is preferred.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, San Diego State University (SDSU) provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. SDSU complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.
SDSU is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At SDSU, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.

• Oversee Evening and Weekend Operations: Oversee the library’s overnight access policies and act as the primary point of contact for all patron needs during non-business hours.
• Deliver Public Services: Assist library users with basic reference and informational questions, conduct bibliographic searches, and retrieve requested materials from the print collections.
• Support Student Assistants: Provide assistance to student employees and offer guidance on public service issues that arise.
• Coordinate Safety and Security: Monitor and respond to public security concerns and escalate facility issues as needed during night and weekend shifts.
• Maintain Library Spaces: Contribute to stack maintenance efforts and track building usage to inform service improvements and planning