Senior Library Assistant (Evening Supervisor)

Location: Radcliffe Science Library, Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3QP 

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Library Assistant (Evening Supervisor) to join our friendly Library Services team at the Radcliffe Science Library.

You will welcome readers and visitors, respond to routine and ad hoc enquiries, direct library users to appropriate services and collections, and provide security during opening hours through invigilation. You will carry out a full range of other duties associated with front-line reader services, including issuing, returning and renewing library material and equipment, administering reserve collections and room bookings, and act as the first port of call for any problems arising from these transactions.

Reporting to the Library Manager, you will supervise library assistants on evening duties, ensuring they understand and adhere to established library workflows and service standards, assist with identifying their training needs, and occasionally deliver ad hoc training sessions.

This is a permanent, full-time post, working 36.5 hours per week. The working pattern is anticipated to be as follows:

Term time: Mon-Wed 2:30pm-10pm, Thu-Fri 11am-7pm

Outside of term time: Mon-Fri 11am-7pm

This role requires lifting and carrying boxes of library materials, pushing trolleys, climbing ladders and kick-stools in order to access some of the library’s bookshelves and to re-shelve materials.

As other staff leave the library at 17:00 this a lone-working post.  However, a porter serves the rest of the building but is not based within the library premises.

About You

You will have a good general education, strong customer focus and communication skills, and be able to work under pressure. You will be expected to manage and prioritise your workload on a day-to-day basis under general guidance of the Library Manager. Punctuality and accuracy, good team work and IT skills are essential.

You will have previous experience of working in a library or similar customer service environment. Experience of supervising colleagues is desirable.

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, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Marija Babić, RSL Library Manager, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (marija.babic@bodleian.ox.ac.uk).  General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online before 12.00 midday on Monday 3 February 2025 will be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on 19 and 20 February 2025.

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