Evening Librarian (North)

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The opportunity

The Evening Librarian is responsible for the effective delivery of the evening library service across Central St Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Fashion and Holborn, University of the Arts London. 

You will lead and motivate a team of 10 Library Assistants working across different sites. You will delegate work appropriately, monitoring progress and resolving any issues and situations that may arise, ensuring that each of your team members understands what’s expected of them. You will also liaise with colleagues working throughout the day, night, and weekends to ensure a coherent and consistent experience for our users. 

The service runs during undergraduate term-time (3 terms per year), Monday – Friday 6pm – 10.15pm. This is a 38-week contract (pro-rata), 21.25 hours per week, equating to 0.51 FTE. Depending on the academic year 30 – 32 weeks are worked in the evening, and other hours will be used for training and reserve hours during the day as arranged with your line manager. 

About you

We are looking for someone with a degree qualification or equivalent. A recognised library qualification or qualification in other information disciplines is desirable e.g. CILIP accreditation, non academic library or archives experience, NVQ or apprenticeship, library or teaching post graduate cert/dip/MA/MSc. Relevant experience in library or other education or information roles is desirable.

You will also have excellent written and oral communication skills and will be IT literate. Additionally, you will exhibit excellent team management skills and will be capable of leading, motivating and working with a team.

In return, University of the Arts London offers an attractive salary and pension plus a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.  

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact, Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at Educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: 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 is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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