Reading Room Assistant

We are looking for an enthusiastic and customer focused candidate for this opportunity to join the University’s Special Collections Reading Room Services team. The Reading Room Assistant will be responsible for assisting researchers accessing library and archive collections of the Museum of English Rural Life and the University of Reading Special Collections. The post holder will help to support enquires, reprographic services, cataloguing and preservation. The post holder will be based in the Reading Room. As part of the wider Special Collections team, they will contribute to the provision of UMASCS researcher and reading room services.

You will have:

• Experience of working in a museum, library or archive
• Able to deal effectively and professionally with enquiries from researchers
• Able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• IT skills – MS office

Interviews will be held: 02 October 2024

Contact details for advert

Contact Name: Caroline Gould                 
Contact Job Title: Project Archivist
Contact Email address: c.l.gould@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name: Guy Baxter       
Alternative Contact Job Title: Associate Director (Archives Services)
Alternative Contact Email address: g.l.baxter@reading.ac.uk

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-UK candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the leading LGBT+ rights organisation. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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