Library Assistant - Enquiries

About the Department

Library Services at Queen Mary has a vibrant international staff group and a rapidly evolving service base. We are working together to build a culture of diversity, service excellence and continuous improvement commensurate with the vision and long-term strategy of an ambitious and rapidly growing university which excels in teaching, learning and research, while retaining strong links to the local community in the East End of London.

About You

You will be educated to A level or equivalent or be similarly qualified by experience. You will have experience of working in a library or have relevant transferable experience.

About the Post

We are seeking a Library Assistant for Library Frontline Services. For information regarding the remit and responsibilities, please refer to the job pack for this post.

You would also spend part of each working day on a service point, providing drop-in help for students about library spaces, lending services and e-resources.

These posts are based at the Mile End Campus in London, but you will be expected to work at other sites, including Whitechapel and West Smithfield Libraries. There are various fixed term posts available detailed below. The starting salary will be Grade 3, in the range of £33,263 - £40,015 per annum pro rata, inclusive of London Allowance.

The working patterns available are as follows:

PT pattern 1- 0.8FTE

• Monday 12:00-20:00, Wednesday 12:00-20:00, Friday 08:00-16:00 & Saturday 10:45-18:15.

PT pattern 2 – 0.6FTE

• Monday 08:00-16:00, Friday 12:00-20:00 & Saturday 10:45-18:15.

PT pattern 3 – 0.6FTE

• Monday 08:00-16:00, Friday 12:00-20:00 & Saturday 10:45-18:15.

Breaks are unpaid and are one hour on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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