Employment Opportunities
Learning Commons Coordinator
Reporting directly to the Director of Library Information Technology, the Learning Commons Coordinator is responsible for all Learning Commons services including computer labs, public printers, collaboration rooms, equipment check out counters, service desks, and support for special events. Reporting to the Coordinator, Learning Commons student support staff are responsible for serving as the first point of contact for patrons requiring technical assistance, as well as general assistance with basic library services. The Learning Commons Coordinator works closely with other Library Information Technology staff (LIT) and library faculty/staff, Cal Poly Information Technology Services (ITS), the Disabilities Resource Center (DRC), the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL), University Scheduling, and campus faculty, staff, and students.
Student Assistant Positions
- Learn by doing
- Student employees are vital to providing Library services. Approximately 100 students are employed by the Library in many different positions and offices.
- Circulation and course reserves
- Interlibrary services
- Reference services
- Learning Commons/computer lab support
- Special Collections
- Software programming
- Web development
- Print design
- Facilities support
- Geographic Information Services (GIS)
- Collections acquisitions
- Administrative support
- How can you get started?
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- Check Career Center listings for student library openings.
- Or, contact library student supervisor in any of the units you’re interested in.
- Include your resume or a brief description of your job interest and experience as well as your availability (number of hours per week; evening or weekend availability; when you can start).
- Check with library student supervisors near the end of each quarter.
- The Library often has openings in the fall, and it’s not too early to express your interest in fall quarter library jobs during the previous winter or spring quarter.
The Library hires and trains students in such services and units as:
