Senior Library Services Assistant

Professional Services

Learning, Teaching And Student Experience

Salary: £27,644 to £29,959 per annum Post Type: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: Tuesday 03 March 2026 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: HR0193077

This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

The University of Bradford Library is currently recruiting for a permanent, full-time Senior Library Services Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy, forward looking and friendly university library team based on the Bradford University campus, a few minutes walk from the city centre in the J.B. Priestley Library. The library team has achieved Customer Service Excellence for the past 4 years.

• You will provide first-line library support, delivering a range of information, advice and support in using the facilities, services and learning environments of the library.
• You will manage incoming enquiries via a range of channels and ensure these are dealt with effectively by the Library Services Assistants.
• You will line manage and organise the workload of the Shelving Assistants.

• English and Maths CSE Grade 1 or GCSE grades 9,8,7,6,5,4 or grades A*, A, B, C
• The ability to communicate effectively with people from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience of working in a busy customer-oriented environment are essential for this role.
• Experience of using a library management system.

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

• 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation
• Counselling & mental health services
• On site nursery
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Sophie North on , we would love to hear from you.

• Job Description

At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.