Student Hourly/Work Study - Mail Services

Specific duties include but may not be limited to:

65% - Driving a university-owned vehicle to deliver and collect campus mail. Campus Mail packaging, processing, and delivery.

25% - Library mail supply prep, packaging and processing, including computer documentation.

5% - Management of shipments to and from Watson Library (staging, loading & unloading of dock deliveries). Driving a university-owned vehicle to transport library materials between library locations. Delivery of copy paper to library offices. Collection of donated books.

5% - Assist library personnel with projects when needed (moving furniture, arranging work areas, etc.). Other duties as assigned.Percentages listed above are approximations and can vary according to the blocks of time worked, the time of day worked, the days of the week worked, the number of patron requests for library materials we receive, and other variable and situational elements of the job.

Disclaimer

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Work Schedule

The Mail Services office operates year-round on a Monday-Friday schedule. Semester schedules for student hires are set in coordination with existing workers’ available hours. Students generally work 10-20 hours per week in the Spring & Fall semesters, 20-30 hours in the summer. We are open Monday - Friday and are seeking students with availability to work some 8:00am-10:00am and/or 1:00pm-3:00pm shifts, with additional hours possible around these core times. Ideal candidates will be consistently available to work a minimum 2-hour blocks of time.

Contact Information to Applicants

Jim Richey -

Must have a good driving record as evidenced in the application materials.

Must be available to work a minimum of 9-12 hours per week.

Familiarity with campus, as demonstrated in application materials.

Reliability and punctuality (adhering to the agreed-upon work schedule), as demonstrated in application materials.

Awarded and accepted Federal Work Study.

Position Overview

Job Description Student Hourly / Work Study position involving campus mail delivery and collection; as well as assisting with KU Libraries mail packaging, processing, periodic projects and daily duties. We are open Monday - Friday and are seeking students with availability to work some 8:00am-10:00am and/or 1:00pm-3:00pm shifts during the week, with additional hours possible around these core times. Specific duties include, but may not be limited to:

Driving a university-owned vehicle to deliver and collect campus mail.

Campus Mail packaging, processing, and delivery.

Library mail packaging and processing, including computer documentation.

Management of shipments to and from Watson Library (staging, loading & unloading of dock deliveries).

Driving a university-owned vehicle to transport library materials between library locations.

Delivery of copy paper to library offices.

Collection of donated books.

Assist library personnel with projects when needed (moving furniture, arranging work areas, etc.)

Other duties as assigned.

Please list your Monday through Friday availability to work for the summer when submitting application.

To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 05/02/2025. A review of applications will continue until qualified candidates are identified.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.