Library Assistant Special Collections Headington, England
Oxford Brookes University
Full Time
Headington, England
25285 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
£23,662 rising annually to £25,285
Full Time, Permanent - Professional Ser
Applications are invited for the permanent, full-time post of Library Assistant Special Collections at Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus. The successful candidate will join our highly-regarded accredited Special Collections and Archives service.
The candidate must have a good general education and practical experience working in a customer service role involving effective teamwork. The ability to be self-motivated and work accurately with good attention to detail is essential. An interest in, and enthusiasm for, preserving and sharing historical material is desirable.
Key tasks involve providing efficient customer service, including:
- A welcoming reception service in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- Interrogating the library management system and archive databases to resolve face-to-face enquiries.
- Answering email enquiries to a high standard of clarity and accuracy.
- Assisting with group visits, teaching sessions and tours of Special Collections, displays, and exhibitions.
- Sorting, listing and repackaging archive material, as well as gathering digital files for the institutional archive.
- Carrying out routine reading room tasks, including shelving, retrieval and collecting statistics.
- Helping wider Library services as required, including Open Days.
Candidates who would like an informal discussion, by email, phone or video call, about the post in advance are welcome to contact Annabel Valentine ([email protected]) to arrange this.
You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (14.7% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). For more information about benefits please see the document 'All about Brookes' below.
CV and Personal Statement :
As part of the application process all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV.
The University has adopted equality, diversity and inclusion as core values. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates whatever their background, and especially from BAME candidates who are under-represented in our workforce.
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Closing Date :
14-Jun-2023
Vacancy ID :
147879
Faculty or Directorate :
Learning Resources
Location :
Gipsy Lane Site, Headington Campus
