Content and Discovery Assistant York, England
Job description
Part Time - Permanent
Location: York
Salary: £23,700 to £24,533 per annum (£18,960 to £19,626 pro rata)
Introduction to York St John University
Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider. Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.
The team
Library and Learning Services supports learning and teaching across the University through the development and maintenance of the University’s library collections, and through engagement with students to develop their academic and digital skills. The service also supports the University’s research activity through provision of the University’s research output and research data repositories. Library and Learning Services embeds the University's social justice approach through our work within the anti-racist and decolonial practice group, LGBTQ+ networks, our Accessibility Support Service, and the Library's IAMplify initiative.
The role
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, pro-active individual to act as a Content and Discovery Assistant. Working alongside the other Content and Discovery Assistants and the wider Scholarly Communications, Content and Discovery team, your focus will be to assist with the sourcing and provision of print and electronic content for students, staff, and researchers of the University. You will assist the team in obtaining and creating content for the University’s Document Supply Service, and the University Digital Content Service, as well as processing books, journals and other material formats for the library’s collections.
The successful candidate should be customer focused, have excellent IT skills, a self-motivated and collaborative approach, and have the ability to enter and manipulate data to a high standard of accuracy.
Additional information
The role is an on-campus role at the university's York campus. It is 0.8 FTE (29.6 hours per week). The working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate, but the hours will be focussed towards the start and the end of the working week.
Unfortunately this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship however we welcome your application if you are able to evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route.
For informal enquiries please contact Chloe Beswick, Content and Discovery Manager ([email protected]).
If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to apply for this position please contact [email protected]. Within the application form there is an opportunity for you to request a reasonable adjustment at the interview stage of the process, however if you wish to discuss this in further detail at any point in the process please do not hesitate to contact us.
We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities to support staff from different backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.
Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form.
Our benefits package
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -
- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan after six months service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Relocation expenses package for certain roles
- Visa loan scheme
Further information about life at YSJ
Read more about our culture, inclusive community, working arrangements and benefits for York St John employees here.
The latest news, views and stories from our staff and students can be found here.
We are committed to managing and reducing our environmental impact and to promoting sustainable development wherever we can, read more here.
Closing Date - Friday 15 September 2023 at midnight
Provisional Interview Date - Friday 06 October 2023
