Tribal Document and Library Management Student Worker – MN DNR (St. Paul)

To be eligible for appointment as a Student Worker, you must be a student enrolled in an educational program or planning to enroll within three months. Students may be “off” for the summer or for one semester/quarter and remain employed as student workers, but such absences cannot exceed one semester/quarter in a year. As a student, you must be enrolled in a post-secondary or graduate program. If a student is enrolled at a credit-granting institution, he/she must carry at least six semester (nine quarter) credits. If enrolled at a non-credit granting institution or one that only offers one credit per class, a student must be taking two or more classes per semester/quarter. Any lesser credit (class) load shall be treated as a semester/quarter off. Graduate students must be enrolled in at least two courses or making progress on a dissertation. You will be asked to complete an Educational Verification form prior to appointment.

• Completion of two (2) years of post-secondary education in library, information science, or related field.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills sufficient to represent the position and Division in a professional, efficient, and clear manner.
• Intermediate skills in the use of Microsoft Excel for inventories and Microsoft Word for procedure and guideline documents.
• Ability to pay attention to details to produce accurate work products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the basic principles and practices of document and records management and/or library science and library operations sufficient to assist with document inventories and refinement of document/records management tools such as taxonomies and metadata.
• Ability to refine document management tools and guidelines that meet internal customer needs.
• Professional, intern, or volunteer experience working in a professional or academic setting on projects in library, information science, records management, or related fields.

Physical Requirements:

Requires occasionally lifting such articles as file boxes and heavy hand tools or heavier materials with help from others and/or lifting and carrying light objects frequently. Even though the weights being lifted may only be a negligible amount, a job is in this category may require walking or standing to a significant degree or may involve sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling of arm and/or leg controls.

Additional Requirements:

It is policy of the Department of the Natural Resources that all candidates submit to a background check prior to employment. The background check may consist of the following components:

1. Employment Reference Check
2. SEMA4 Records Check
3. Criminal History Check
4. Education/License Verification

The Department of Natural Resources is proud to operate within a Culture of Respect that provides a healthy, safe, and productive work environment for all employees.  This means that our employees are supportive of a diverse workplace, are respectful to one another and to our customers.  We believe that promoting a Culture of Respect allows our employees to do their best work in support of the agency’s mission.

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