User Services Librarian (0.8 FTE, Annualised Hours)

Chiswick Park Campus

Richmond American University London is now seeking to appoint a User Services Librarian, a key member of the Library Management team, taking responsibility for front-line and outreach services to ensure the delivery of a professional library provision and support the University’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

The User Services Librarian will manage user-facing staff, including Information and Student Library Assistants, as well as the library and study spaces at the main campus in Chiswick. They will also take responsibility for promoting the library services and resources and will deliver both in-person and online information literacy sessions which form an integral part of the applied liberal arts model.

The preferred candidate will have a proven experience of working in a similar role, preferably in Higher Education and a recognised library qualification accredited by CILIP.

This is a part-time position, based predominantly on campus, ideally suited to someone looking to take an extended break in the summer and/or work reduced hours on a regular basis. There is some flexibility over hours/patterns of work across the academic year and limited remote working during teaching weeks.

About Richmond American University London

Richmond American University London is a unique institution, global in outlook and in practice, diverse and cosmopolitan in its culture. A leading private and not-for-profit institution, we are dually accredited in both the United States, by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and registered with the Office for Students in the UK. Our students receive both UK and US degrees, bringing together the best of British and American higher education. Operating in London since 1972, our mission is to educate and inform future generations by providing them with the knowledge and support to think critically, the freedom to challenge assumptions and the skills to work with others. Our distinctive, multi-disciplinary Liberal Arts degree programmes offer a holistic approach to teaching and learning that focuses on developing academic and personal skills to enable our students to make positive contributions through employment, personal development, and public service after graduation.

Richmond is an equal opportunities employer. A Basic level DBS check is required for this position. For further information about this vacancy and the University, please visit: www.richmond.ac.uk

Closing date: 12 January 2025

Interviews will be held in person on: 17 January 2025

To apply for this role, please email your CV and supporting statement together with details of two recent work-related references via the 'Apply' button above.

Please note that while submitted applications will be acknowledged, we are unable to provide individual feedback to applicants.

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