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. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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