Senior Library Assistant

St. Paul’s University is a Christian ecumenical institution of higher learning in Kenya with campuses in Limuru, Nairobi, Machakos and Nakuru. As a fully chartered University, St. Paul’s has continued to experience tremendous growth. It is our desire to match that growth with qualified staff to guarantee quality service. To this end, the University wishes to recruit full time staff who are committed Christians, highly motivated and with demonstrated ability to train a diverse student population in attaining their career objectives
QualificationsMust possess a Bachelor’s degree in Information Sciences from a recognized University

Must have at least 2 consecutive years of experience in an automated academic library system

Should be competent in the use of the Library of Congress (LC) Classification and KOHA Library management system

Should have knowledge of the use of E-resources

Should have a user-friendly personality, able to handle library members without difficulty

Must be a team player
Responsibilities

Providing circulation and related services to patrons
Performing classification and cataloging duties

Training patrons on all emerging library trends for maximum usage of the library resources and especially e-resources

Offering reference and other advisory services to patrons

Shelving library materials, do shelf-reading and periodic stock taking

Participate in planning and running of special programmes, displays, outreach and other library promotional activities

Perform any other duties assigned by the University librarian
Job Requirements
Required education
: Bachelor's degree

Required relevant work experience
: 2 years

Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)