Evening Attendant

Part-time permanent contract

Closing date: 23:59 30 September 2026

Interview date: 28 October. The interview will include a tour of the Library prior to meeting the interview panel.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The successful candidate(s) will have to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this through another means without the sponsorship of the University. Further information about sponsorship is available on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

Do you enjoy working with people and providing a great customer service and environment? If so, we are looking for people like you to be a part of our Library team as an Evening Attendant. You will help us maintain a safe, secure and clean environment for Library users to work in by undertaking basic maintenance/cleaning and security duties as well as providing Reception Desk services handling basic information enquiries.

You will have:

• Ability to cope with the physical requirements of the role (working largely on foot, manual handling, see Job Description and Person Specification for full information)
• Experience of cleaning
• Good communication skills for customer care and teamworking
• Awareness of general and individual health and safety responsibilities at work
• Good general education to GCSE level standard or equivalent
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable (for example sharing tasks and swapping shifts if required)

Full details of the role and knowledge or experience required can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification document.

Current vacant shifts:

Friday 18:50 – 00:05
Saturday 17:15 – 21:15 (x2)
Sunday 17:15 – 00:15

Usually, employees work two shifts each per week.

Contact details for advert

Contact Name, Job Title and Email address

Jackie Whittam, Support Services Team Leader, j.n.whittam@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name, Job Title and Email address

Sue Egleton, University Librarian, s.egleton@reading.ac.uk

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). 

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