Weekend Librarian

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The opportunity

We have a vacancy for a Weekend Librarian at London College of Fashion Library (FTE 0.59) term time only.  

This is a fixed term contract until 31 December 2023, salary is spread across 12 months of the year. 

The working pattern for this LCF role is: 

Saturdays and Sundays 9.45am – 20.15pm during BA term time and 3 Saturdays and Sundays 9.45am – 16.15pm outside BA term time. 

The post holder also works Mondays 9.00am – 6.15pm during BA term time. 

This leaves a number of reserve/additional hours to be worked by arrangement. 

As this is a term time only post you do not get annual leave allowance and you are expected to work all the open weekends.  

You will work with weekday colleagues and your managers to ensure the smooth running of the weekend library service at London College of Fashion (LCF). You will liaise with weekend librarians across sites to provide an excellent student experience. You will manage and support the LCF weekend team.  

You will contribute to the development and delivery of high quality, student-centred services and facilities. You will ensure effective provision of enquiry services on site as well as online, including roaming support.  You will be based at your home library, although you may occasionally be required to work at any of the other UAL libraries. 

You will take part in front-line services and administrative duties including support for self-issue systems, IT and printing. You will assist users with directional and initial information enquiries; including the use of the library catalogue and electronic information resources. 

You will take part in answering enquiries on-line, via our live chat service, ASK, and you may also have to take part in shelving activities. 

About you

With relevant experience of library work you will have demonstrable experience of working in a customer focused service, ideally in a Higher Education environment. 

We are looking for someone with a degree level qualification and relevant work experience. You will be able to motivate a team and to work independently without direct supervision.  

You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, be IT literate and possess some interest in the subject areas of UAL. 

A recognised library qualification or relevant experience in other education or information roles and related disciplines is desirable (e.g. CILIP accreditation, library or archives experience).  

In return, we offer a competitive employment package including a salary that reflects working in London; an attractive pension scheme; and a commitment to your continuing personal and career development in an environment that encourages creativity, diversity and excellence. 

All our library service roles contribute to running our frontline service.  This role offers no opportunities for working from home. 

Interviews are scheduled for Monday 13 March or Tuesday 14 March 2023. 

The expected start date for the role is week beginning 11 April 2023.

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 or 020 7514 9627.

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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