Student Assistant (FWS) - Technical & Access Services

The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the USF St Petersburg campus is an active partner in the teaching, research, and learning of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s students, faculty, and staff. We promote student-centered learning and research in an inviting, creative, and collaborative environment.
The technical services student assistant helps process receiving library materials, assists maintaining library holdings information in the library’s catalog and participates in collection maintenance projects.
Supervision:  The technical services student assistant is directly supervised by the assistant director, technical and collections services.

Responsibilities
The library assistant assists with gifts, purchasing records, invoices and vendor communication and assists with catalog database maintenance according to established procedures. The assistant will assist with library events and provides support at the central services desk checking in and out books, assisting with study room reservations, locating library materials for patrons and referring researchers to librarians.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

- Must be a degree-seeking student in good academic standing at the University of South Florida and maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher.

- Must have a current Federal Work Study (FWS) award for the current academic year

- Must provide print out of FWS award from OASIS and class schedule to confirm eligibility if offered an interview.

- Resume

Preferred Qualifications:

- Exceptional customer service and communication skills

- Attention to detail

- Good computer operation, keyboard and file management skills

- Good time management skills

- Ability to work independently, follow directions and work effectively with others

- Ability to push library carts with books, reach, and lift

The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the top 10 among public universities. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion for the state of Florida. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Conference. Learn more at  www.usf.edu .