Academic Support Librarian (LCF)

The opportunity

We have a vacancy for an Academic Support Librarian to join our Library Services team at London College of Fashion (LCF) on a part time basis.

You will contribute to the development and delivery of high quality, customer-focused library services which support the academic activities of the University.

You will have functional responsibility, along with another member of staff, for Customer Service at LCF Library, which includes overseeing local frontline services and representing LCF Library in department-wide working groups.

You will support specified courses/programmes of study, participating in course committees and Boards of Study.  You will establish constructive working relationships with course teams, and promote access to resources, collections and services through effective academic liaison, collection development and information dissemination.

You will plan and develop information literacy sessions which encourage the use of resources and services. You will also answer enquiries in person and on-line and help users with information enquiries, including the use of the library catalogue and electronic information resources.

You will line manage a small team and be responsible for providing professional leadership in your functional area.

The working pattern for this post is currently Wednesday to Friday, working one evening per week until 6.15 pm during undergraduate term, currently a Friday.  You will also work one or more evenings per week until 6:15 pm during the vacation period.

There may be limited opportunities to work from home dependent on operational needs.

Your profile

We are looking for someone with a compassionate student-focused approach.  You should have a degree level qualification and/or relevant library qualifications and relevant experience in a library or other education or information roles.

You will have demonstrable experience of working in a library, Higher Education institution or Information role alongside the ability to work both collaboratively, as part of a team, and independently without direct supervision. You will be a good communicator with excellent written, presentation and liaison skills. You must also demonstrate the ability to teach information literacy skills and be proficient in Microsoft office with good IT skills too.

Further details about the requirements can be found in the person specification section of the job description.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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