Librarian

Librarian London, England

Redway HR
Full Time London, England 21600 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

If you would like to be part of this team and think you are the perfect candidate for this role, please visit the Church of England Pathways website to apply:

https://pathways.churchofengland.org/job/pathways/3955/st-paul-s-cathedral-cathedral-librarian

We are currently seeking a Cathedral Librarian to join our Visitor Engagement team in one of the most iconic buildings in the world, St Paul’s Cathedral.

This exciting role as a Cathedral Librarian will oversee day to day management of the library collection: access control, acquisition and disposal, cataloguing, overseeing remedial and environmental conservation, providing a reader and enquiry service, researching bibliographic displays and contributing to workshops, study days and other engagement programming.

The Cathedral Librarian is embedded within the Collections Department, led by the Head of Collections and composed of an Archivist, Collections Community Engagement Manager and Volunteers.

The department collectively manages the use and care of the cathedral historic contents and is part of the Visitor Engagement Directorate.

As part of the team, you will be responsible for and is not limited to the following duties below:

  • Management of the Library, collaborating with, and working to, the Head of Collections on priorities and workload.
  • Responsible for the security of the library while on duty, in collaboration with the Head of Security and wider St Paul’s staff team, including out-of-hours contact responsibilities.
  • Maintenance of Library collections management policies and procedures to recognised standards.
  • Managing acquisition and disposal and the maintenance of the Library’s digital catalogue.
  • Managing programmes of remedial conservation of books and manuscripts and the implementation of environmental measures.
  • Managing internal and external enquiries.
  • Management of volunteers working on library projects.
  • Working with the Development department on grant funding, and developing donation and gift policies, particularly as they relate to collections management, conservation and digitisation.
  • Managing the ‘Adopt a Book’, ‘Rescue a Book’ and other collections-based donation and gifting initiatives.

We are looking for you to have:

  • A postgraduate degree or equivalent qualification in Librarianship or Information Management.
  • Knowledge of theology/ecclesiastical history.
  • Experience of working with/handling historic collections
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
  • Proven experience of building strong and effective working relationships internally and externally at all levels.
  • Proven organisation, prioritisation and time management skills / ability to work to deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently.

In return you’ll find we are a welcoming place to work and we each take responsibility for our part in the Cathedral’s work, looking after St Paul’s for the next generation.

  • Our holiday allowance is 25 days plus bank holidays
  • Our pension scheme allows for up to 7.5% employer contribution;
  • And as you might expect we have life assurance of four times basic salary and an employee assistance programme.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

If you would like to be part of this team and think you are the perfect candidate for this role, please visit the Church of England Pathways website to apply:

https://pathways.churchofengland.org/job/pathways/3955/st-paul-s-cathedral cathedral-librarian

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 21 per week

Salary: £21,600.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Life insurance

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • LONDON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 17/02/2023

Librarian
Redway HR

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