Library Assistant
- Recruiter
- Emmanuel College
- Location
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Salary
- £9,034 to £9,783 per annum
- Posted
- 18 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 09 Jul 2018
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Support
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Emmanuel College Cambridge
Part-Time Library Assistant (17.5 hours per week)
The College is seeking to appoint a part-time Library Assistant from 3 September 2018 to join a small friendly team. The post-holder will carry out a range of routine duties to support the daily running of the library which will entail use of the Library’s computerised system for issuing, returning and renewing books, and entering new readers onto the database and re-stocking books across the library.
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Strong organisational skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and Excel) are essential.
- Ability to work either as part of a small team or with minimal supervision.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Ability to communicate at all levels is essential.
MAIN DUTIES
Using own initiative to ensure timely completion of work in accordance with instructions as may from time to time be issued by the College Librarian in connection with a wide variety of duties which include the following:
Daily routine duties
- Manning the Library reception desk.
- Issuing and returning books using Liberty software and RFID system.
- Assisting users with the self-issue machine and library catalogue.
- Dealing with library account queries, creating new accounts and library cards.
- Organising Meeting Room bookings for students, signing out bookrests.
- Answering library office phone and answering or redirecting queries.
- Forwarding promotional material to the relevant Directors of Studies.
- Shelving books and periodicals, tidying reader desks when required.
Other duties
- Assisting with the receipt of new acquisitions using the Liberty acquisitions module.
- Some associated book processing
- Assisting with the receipt of periodicals, processing periodicals, recording invoices, noting and chasing missing issues and lapsed subscriptions
- Checking reading lists
- Giving library tours and inductions for new students at the start of academic year
- Assisting with annual stock checks of the undergraduate library
- Providing cover on the front desk when necessary
- Demonstrating MFD photocopier/printer for users
- Depending on experience - Assisting with the supervision of readers using Special Collection materials. Cataloguing books to RDA, Cambridge and in-house standards (knowledge of MARC 21 essential) using appropriate authority records on Liberty and the Alma cataloguing system
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
- Observe the College Health and Safety Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy, the Computer Acceptable Use Policy, the College Social Media Policy and the College Policy on the application of the General Data Protection Regulations, at all times.
- Any other duties and responsibilities which are compatible with the post of Library Assistant which may from time to time be required.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
- Education to at least A-level standard or equivalent.
- Previous experience of library work or similar work beneficial.
- Excellent IT skills and ability to use a database
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce work that is both consistent and accurate
- Ability to work as part of a team and also independently, unsupervised.
- Excellent customer care skills
Desirable
- Experience of cataloguing books to RDA and MARC 21 standards
- Experience of supervising readers using rare book, manuscript or archival material
The Rewards
The College Terms and Conditions of Employment provide for:
- 25 days annual leave for full-time positions, (pro-rata for part-time posts) in addition to statutory and bank holidays,
- membership of a contributory pension scheme (employees’ contributions at the rate of 8% of gross pay), a salary sacrifice scheme is available for some schemes.
- College sick pay scheme that provides payment whilst staff are incapacitated due to ill health.
- Salary £9,034 to £9,783 per annum paid monthly, depending on experience.
Other benefits include:
- Child Care Voucher via salary sacrifice arrangement in appropriate situations,
- Meal is available at lunch time at College expense,
- Travel to work loan scheme,
- Car parking in central Cambridge,
- Access to the College Gym and swimming pool,
- Permanent Health and life Insurance cover is taken for staff,
- Part-time position for a total of 17.5 hours per week, working from 1.30pm to 5pm from Monday to Friday, although the demands of this post may involve working outside of and in addition to these hours.
- Various discount schemes are available from local traders
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midday on Monday 9 July 2018. Interviews for this post will be held during week commencing 23 July 2018, non-availability during that week should be indicated in applications.
Applications should be addressed for the attention of the Bursar’s Assistant, Emmanuel College, St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AP and marked “Strictly Personal and Confidential”.
The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer