Library Assistant

Description:

Post Summary

The post holder provides day to day support in the Study Centre for all Research Collections material: supervising readers and responding to basic access enquiries via email and telephone. The Library Assistant supports other colleagues in the provision of additional activities and services, undertakes retrieval and shelving of specific collections/items, assists with the sorting of material delivered from offsite storage, and assists with discrete collection move projects.

The Library Assistant – Research Collections will, through training, become familiar with catalogues pertaining the collections of Early Printed Books and Special Collections, and Manuscripts and Archives, and how to handle such collections.

The post holder will be a member of a team of staff who provide support services to readers in the Research Collections Study Centre. The role reports to the Head of Research Collections, or their delegate.

As the first point of contact with Research Collections, the post holder will demonstrate a customer-service oriented attitude and ensure a calm and welcoming environment in the Study Centre.