Evening & Weekend Supervisor – 2 posts

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as an Evening & Weekend Supervisor at the brand-new Humanities Library in the Bodleian Libraries, opening late September 2025. The Bodleian Humanities Library will hold collections in English language and literature, film studies, history of medicine, internet studies, music, philosophy, and theology and religion. The library will be accommodated in the University’s new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, which brings together seven faculties and two institutes, as well as providing a public exhibition space and performance venues.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a varied and interesting role. Your duties will include front-line reader services and essential support for readers in using the libraries and collections, and as the Evening & Weekend Supervisor on shift, you will supervise and oversee the work of a team of two library assistants, and act as the senior member of staff onsite.

There are two permanent, part-time roles available, with the following hours required for each post:

1 weekend day (08:50-17:10, inc. 40-minute unpaid lunch break) slot per week

1 weekend evening (17:00-21:15) slot per week

1 weekday evening (17:00-21:15) slot per four weeks

The role involves lifting, carrying and transporting books safely.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and versatile person to deliver high-quality library reader services, as part of the library’s evening and weekend team.

You will have previous experience of Reader Services work in an academic library, together with a strong customer service focus and enjoyment of working with library readers.

You will have the ability to communicate effectively and to work well as part of a team, as well as experience of training staff.

You will have good general IT literacy, and knowledge of library databases and online resources. Previous experience of staff supervision will be an advantage.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave (pro rata for part-time posts).
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

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.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and the attached supporting evidence form as part of your online application. The supporting evidence form lists each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description – please explain how you meet each one. Applications submitted without a CV and supporting evidence form will not be considered.

The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Helen Scott, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (helen.scott@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 BST on Tuesday 1 July 2025 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing Monday 21 July 2025.

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