Library Assistant

Library Assistant: (Company Name - Subscribers only)

About us

UCL is London’s global university. LCCOS – Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science – provides outstanding staff, services and resources to support the world-class research, education and enterprise that is undertaken in UCL, and connects the world with UCL through innovative programming and engagement activities. LCCOS is acknowledged as an international leader in Open Science and Scholarship.

The LCCOS family comprises 4 museums and allied object collections, 14 libraries, the UCL Student Centre, Special Collections facilities, multiple additional learning spaces, the Bloomsbury Theatre and a substantial off-site storage facility. We also provide comprehensive services to healthcare staff through our partnerships with 6 NHS Trusts. LCCOS holds the UK Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award, The National Archives (TNA) Archives Service Accreditation, and Arts Council England Museum Accreditation. The combined staff in UCL LCCOS totals around 440.

The Subject Liaison Team are the primary point of contact for our faculties and departments; they work proactively to build relationships with students and staff and to ensure that services and resources required to support learning, teaching and research are available. On a day-to-day basis, members of the subject liaison team are responsible for providing training and support, managing collections relevant to our faculties or departments, and promoting and raising awareness of key Library Services’ developments and initiatives.

The Library Assistants work within the Subject Liaison Team, providing support for the work of the Subject Liaison Librarians, and playing an active part in developing services and resources collaboratively to support the UCL community.

About the role

The main purpose of this job is to assist the IOE Subject Liaison Team in all day-to-day activities (including collection management, academic liaison and library skills) and provide excellent customer service.

The salary for this 0.8FTE/29.2 hours post is between £24,930 and £27,827 including London Allowance per annum.

The role is crucial to allow the team to maintain high levels of service for the largest single faculty at UCL. Serving a population of over 8,000 students and 800 staff members, this position is essential in triaging enquiries, supporting the delivery of high-quality face-to-face and online skills support, and assisting in the ongoing maintenance and development of collections of national and international importance.

Special Working Conditions e.g. manual handling is required to carry out this role. Training will be provided.

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About you

The working pattern of this role is 0.8 fte/29.2 hours: 75% (equivalent to three days) onsite, 25% (equivalent to one day) remotely, between Monday and Friday. Some flexibility can be accommodated in regard to starting and finishing times.

We are looking for a motivated Library Assistant to join our team.

The successful applicant will have:

• Reliability, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Good IT skills: including knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Outlook/Word/Excel), web browsers, and willing to learn new software applications.

A minimum of 5 GCSEs (grades A*-C) or equivalent qualifications is required.

The advert will close on the published date at 23:59 GMT. Interviews will be held in person on-site.

A job description and person specification can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this page.

Further details
To apply, please provide:

· An up-to-date CV, including as a minimum detail of your current employment, salary and notice period, details of any former employment and your education history.
·A supporting statement, showing how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria marked ‘Application’ in the Person Specification found within the Job Description for this post. Your statement should be provided using the free text box under ‘Questionnaire’.

If you have any queries about the role or have any queries about the application process, please contact lccos-jobs@ucl.ac.uk, quoting the job title and reference number.

Further information about UCL LCCOS can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

What we offer

Annual leave & Work life balance
· 27 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time staff) + 6 closure days (Christmas and Easter) as well as statutory holidays · Hybrid and flexible working · Ability to buy 5 additional annual leave days

Children & Family · Enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity leave · Carer’s leave · Workplace nursery

Other benefits
We also offer some great benefits some of which are defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan; on-site gym etc. As part of the UCL community you can access free lunch hour lectures, exhibitions and museums and collections. On campus UCL has the Bloomsbury theatre hosting a range of performances and a series of bars, cafes and other facilities, which UCL staff can use.

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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