Stock Assistant

Interviews are expected to be held 15 August 2025

15 hours per week, to be worked Monday - Friday, 3 hours per day (times can be arranged)

Are you committed to outstanding service delivery? Can you make a positive contribution to our team? Do you have great communications skills and are comfortable with IT?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 80 universities in the world.  We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities.  Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The Brotherton Research Centre offers facilities for teaching, learning, research, and events making use of unique and distinctive collections. We deliver a high quality, customer focused service and are responsible for safeguarding the collections for future generations. In doing so we have to ensure the security and preservation of the collections in our care. 

Cultural Collections & Galleries house and provide access to hundreds of thousands of rare books, manuscripts, archives, art and objects. Large amounts of these are held in stores separate to the library, the largest of which is located on the Western side of the campus. Operating these stores requires a dedicated team which ensures items are retrieved, packed/unpacked, and reshelved promptly, carefully and accurately - this involves lifting, manual handling and working at height. Attention to detail is essential, and you’ll work to performance standards which are regularly monitored.

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days (pro rata) that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!

Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.

Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.

Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Alison Tate, Visitor Services Manager 

Email: a.tate@leeds.ac.uk

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