job description
Library Assistant;
We are seeking a
Library Assistant - to start Immediately for a few months -
Due to the Nature of the role- it is Office Based; Southbank - £18-19 an hour £31,554 if it was Perm Who will you be working for?Our client is a reputable not for profit media group located in Central London. Hybrid working
What will you be doing?To support the Senior Librarian in the provision of a proactive frontline service for all visitors to the clients Library.Undertake general library duties, such as basic cataloguing, shelving, tidying, processing and other stock maintenance.Support the aims of the wider Library & Learning team.
- Fully participate in the rota allocation, including regular evening and weekend duties.
- As part of general reading room duty, answer library enquiries within an agreed timeframe; handle the registration of library users and direct other researchers as appropriate, deal with user requests for materials and assistance as required; deal with any first line problems including IT and technical support for OPACS and scanning equipment.
- Carry out general library duties, including processing of new material, repairing or conserving older material, shelving, tidying, weeding, following missing book protocols.
- Process and supply materials from onsite and offsite storage and when necessary digitise material for delivery to the reading room or to remote users; contribute to the library usage statistics as required.
- Support metadata work by creating basic skeleton records of relevant library material in the library management system; as part of CPD contribute to cataloguing projects when necessary.
- Help with purchasing stock; checking publisher lists and passing on recommendations to acquisitions staff.
- Participate in student and researcher inductions, library tours and events; assist with the promotion of the library and collections both in venue and online.
About You - Previous experience in a library or similar environment
- A demonstrable interest in pursuing a career in libraries and information management
- Ability to deal in a positive and friendly manner with a wide range of users with different needs and expectations
- Experience of working in a public facing role
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and to manage and meet deadlines
