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Senior Finance & Administration Specialist (Senior Business Support Specialist)

The Senior Finance & Administration Specialist is a member of the UMKC University Libraries’ Administrative Support Team. They coordinate a variety of administrative, financial and human resources tasks, as well as support to library employees and serve as the primary position managing reception coverage for the Libraries’ Administrative Office. This position covers key roles in administrative and business operations, including but not limited to purchasing and payments, supervising administrative student employees, HR liaison for all library department student turnover, room scheduling, event setup, and various other projects. The Senior BSS collaborates with library departments and university business units to ensure administrative, financial, and operational activities support departmental and organizational goals. This position reports to the Libraries’ Senior Executive Assistant.

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Frequently, many applications are turned in for a small number of positions. Not everyone will receive an interview, and an interview does not guarantee a job. Candidates will be contacted via email for interviews as the need arises. Learn more about our student positions below. 

Administrative Office

Student assistants for the Administrative Office perform basic clerical tasks, including data entry and processing, answering phones, providing customer service, and serving as backup in our Receiving Room. We are looking for applicants who have good judgment, are meticulous, and who are comfortable working with people but also with numbers/spreadsheets.

The Circulation Services Department is located on the first floor of Miller Nichols Library at 800 E 51st Street, Kansas City, MO 64110.

The Circulation Department is currently hiring for specific shifts in the evenings and mornings for Spring 2026! The hours available are:

  • Evenings: Tuesdays (roughly 4pm – 12am) & Fridays (6pm – 10pm) required. Additional hours are available on Sunday & Thursday evenings.
  • Mornings/Midday: Tuesdays (roughly 11am – 4pm) & Thursdays (roughly 9am – 3pm) required. Additional hours are available on Monday midday, Friday morning and midday Saturday.

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There are no student positions currently available in the Circulation Department. However, you are still welcome to submit your applications which will be kept on file and considered for any future openings.


Scheduling: Hiring and scheduling in Miller Nichols Library will depend on hours specifically needed. It may be necessary to work evenings and weekends. Student Assistants are required to work their set schedule for the entire semester, including during finals week. Intersession & Summer semester work hours are available to those who are enrolled and working in the subsequent semester. Student assistants are required to work a minimum of 15 hours a week.

Job description: Under the supervision of the Circulation Services Student Assistant Supervisor, the Evening/Weekend Supervisor, and other full-time staff, provides services to Miller Nichols Library patrons and staff.

Job attitude: All students are to display an attitude toward work which fosters a supportive work atmosphere; treat others with courtesy, respect, and tact; present, accept, and act upon constructive suggestions and criticism; deal with stress in a responsible manner; and accept and adjust to change in the work environment.

Job duties: Duties include but are not limited to assisting patrons at the First Floor Service Desk, assisting patrons with printing/scanning issues, shelving books, placing requests and picking materials from the automated storage facility, scanning articles for interlibrary loan requests. The scheduling of specific work assignments is determined by the department needs on a given shift and are assigned at the discretion of the supervisor on duty.

Attributes needed: Dependability, punctuality, accuracy, attention to detail, courteous manner, ability to work well in public, moderate command of the English language, interest in job.

Starting pay rate: $15.00/hr

Hiring manager: Luke Scheil

Email: lscheil@umkc.edu

Under the supervision of the Circulation Services Student Assistant Supervisor, the Evening/Weekend Supervisor, and other full-time staff, provides services to Miller Nichols Library patrons and staff. Duties include but are not limited to assisting patrons at the First Floor Service Desk, assisting patrons with printing/scanning issues, shelving books, placing requests and picking materials from the automated storage facility, scanning articles for interlibrary loan requests. The scheduling of specific work assignments is determined by the department needs on a given shift and are assigned at the discretion of the supervisor on duty.
Student Assistants in the Library’s Digital Scholarship Services department will primarily be responsible for assisting patrons at the Digital Collaboration Studio Service Desk during regularly scheduled shifts. Student assistants will engage in Service Desk work independently during the semester, supporting technology and interacting with patrons. They may also assist Library faculty and staff with projects in the Digital Scholarship Services department. This is an hourly position and does not offer tuition remission. Internship or practicum credit may be available. Reports directly to the Digital Collaboration Specialist with oversight by the Head of Digital Scholarship Services. Duties include:
  • Staff the service desk independently during their scheduled hours
    • Circulating keys and other equipment
    • Answer complex questions about the space
  • Monitor the use of the space to Maintaining noise levels in the space
    • Resolve room booking conflicts
    • Troubleshoot and resolve technology issues
    • Report technology issues (malfunctioning or damaged equipment)
  • Maintain the cleanliness Digital Collaboration Studio as needed
  • Offer support, as needed, for events in the Digital Collaboration Studio
  • Provide assistance with complex or specialized tasks relating to Digital Scholarship Services and its research
  • Provide higher level demonstrations and instruction in use of technology in the Studio to student and faculty patrons
  • Clerical and other duties as required

Under the supervision of the Senior Library Information Specialist and/or other departmental staff, the student employee will be responsible for the following regular tasks: opening and routing mail, receiving, processing, and labeling new material, and updating records. The work will involve searching and editing data records according to library standards, creating items and applying call numbers, barcodes, etc. as needed, and packing and sorting materials for transport. The student employee will also participate in various projects related to the management of print and/or electronic journals, newspapers, and magazines as well as additional tasks and projects as assigned by the supervisor based on the needs of the department.

Under the supervision of the LIS Sr Student Supervisor, the Evening/Weekend Supervisor, and other Access support staff, provides service to Health Sciences Library patrons and staff.

Off-desk duties: Shelving accurately. Shelf reading and shelf cleaning.

Staffing the Service Desk:Assists patrons in simple searches, web page usage, and reference; is punctual to arrive when scheduled, and may open and close library on schedule. Performs other miscellaneous duties when needed.

Graduate student assistants provide public access and reference support for LaBudde Special Collections, the Starr Women’s Hall of Fame Archive, and the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA) for researchers and patrons from all communities. This entails searching for, retrieving, and shelving manuscript materials and rare books as well as the inventory and processing of archival collections. Student assistants perform additional tasks as assigned including scanning projects and Reading Room maintenance (cleaning).

This is a graduate level position that requires the applicant to have a bachelor’s degree in their field and be enrolled as a student at UMKC with at least one credit hour.

Student assistants must provide public service and assist with basic reference questions and material requests; accurately search, retrieve and shelve sound recordings in a timely manner; inventory and process sound recordings and other archival materials; perform additional tasks as assigned, including collection maintenance, data entry, audio transcription, physical preservation of audio-visual media as well as prep work for digital preservation; some basic manual labor, heavy lifting, and moving of collections.

Audio Digitization

Perform digital transfers and provide metadata for archival audio recordings. Some public service and assistance with reference requests will be required.

Audio Engineer

The audio engineer student assistant will perform digital transfers of audio recordings to archival standards. This entails working with analog audio formats, a digital audio workstation, and creating metadata. This position may also provide public service and assist with reference requests when needed.

Must be a UMKC Conservatory student. Student assistants will provide public service and assist with basic reference questions; accurately search, retrieve and shelve library materials in a timely manner; perform additional tasks as assigned, including collection maintenance, data entry, some basic manual labor.

Student assistants primarily provide public services for researchers in the Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room during regularly scheduled desk shifts or appointments. They will also assist University Archives employees with collection management and projects. Duties include:
  • Assisting with basic reference questions and material requests.
  • Accurately searching, retrieving, and shelving archival boxes and rare books in a timely manner.
  • Ensuring that policies are followed by all researchers and monitoring the use of archival material and rare books.
  • Creating, transcribing, verifying, and editing collection inventories of large collections of documents and historical materials.
  • Assist University Archives employees with verifying and organizing large collections of archival materials.
  • Completing additional tasks as assigned including scanning archival material for reproduction requests and performing Reading Room maintenance (cleaning).

Streaming video request

EXHIBIT DISPLAY TABLES

Case dimensions: 5’ long x 30” wide x 9” high sitting atop 3’ legs

Glass exhibit table

FIRST FLOOR GALLERY

The First Floor Gallery is located just inside the main entrance of the Miller Nichols Library.

Wall with exhibit content

Conference Room 325

Located on the Third Floor of Miller Nichols Library. For access, enter the library at the north ground floor entrance or the west first floor entrance. Then take the stairs or the elevator to the third floor..

Map of third floor of Miller Nichols Library