Graduate Trainee Resource Description Assistant

About the role
The Bodleian Libraries are seeking a Graduate Trainee to join the Resource Description department. Resource Description is part of Collections Management and is based in the Osney One Building, Osney Mead.

As part of the Bodleian Libraries’ Graduate Trainee scheme, you will enjoy a varied programme of practical work alongside regular training sessions that are designed to provide an overview of the sector, and to foster the skills needed to work in a library. These include training sessions on key skills and areas of librarianship, talks from Bodleian Libraries staff and external speakers, and visits to a number of libraries. Comprehensive in-house training will also be provided by the trainees’ base libraries.

This post sits within the English Cataloguing team whose main focus is on cataloguing and classifying materials in English and Celtic languages. You will also gain experience of other teams and areas within the Collections and Resource Description department such as Acquisitions, EResources and Legal Deposit Operations. You will explore and develop technical skills essential to library work whilst playing a critical role in supporting the service C&RD provides to the wider Libraries. In addition, there will be an opportunity to spend some time in a reader-facing environment.

This is a one-year fixed term post, working 36.5 hours per week, open to graduates of any age who are considering a career in this field and may wish to undertake a postgraduate Librarianship and/or Information Management course.

These traineeships are intended for new entrants to the sector. Please do not apply if you already have, or are currently doing, an undergraduate or postgraduate degree related to Librarianship and/or Information Management, or if you have already completed a Library Traineeship. 

This role requires lifting and carrying books and pushing trolleys.

About You

• You will be enthusiastic and motivated, with a genuine desire to pursue a career in libraries.
• You will have a commitment to excellent customer service.
• You will have a proven ability to perform routine tasks with care and accuracy.
• You will be willing to learn, and ready to accept a variety of tasks.

What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits.

Diversity
Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies.

How to apply
Please click the Apply button above.

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. The supporting evidence form lists each of the essential and desirable selection criteria- please explain how you meet each one.

Georgina Shomroni, English Cataloguing Team Leader can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role. The Recruitment team within our Human Resources department can be contacted regarding general queries about the recruitment and application process.

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday on Friday 9 August 2024 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 22^nd or Friday 23^rd August 2024.

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