Library Assistant

**Job reference**: 002783

**Salary**: £26,394 per annum

**Closing date**: 20/10/2024

**Department**: School of Advanced Study

**Location**: Warburg Institute

**Employment type**: Fixed Term - 12 Months

**Sub-Department**: The Warburg Institute (WI)

**Hours Per Week**: 17.5

**The University of London**

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

**The Role**

The Library is seeking a part time (17.5 hours per week) temporary (1 year contract) Library assistant, working with one other library assistant in a shared role to start as soon as possible.

The library assistant will shelve and tidy in assigned areas as required, answer basic enquiries from Library users (such as directing users to stock or around the Library), assist in moving loaded trolleys to the appropriate areas, label new acquisitions and participate in certain aspects of ongoing conservation activities and promotion of library collections.

The post holder(s) may also assist on library desk duties and in other areas as they arise.

This post requires lifting, bending and pushing loaded trolleys from sometimes dusty areas.

**Requirements**:
A pleasant and helpful manner when dealing with users of the library and good communication skills as demonstrated by the ability to give clear instructions are essential to this role, as is the ability to learn to use library software.

**Further information**
- Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities._