Library Assistant

Overview

Library Assistant;
We are seeking a Library Assistant - to start immediately for a few months. Due to the nature of the role, it is office-based;
Southbank. Rate: £18-19 per hour (£31,554 if permanent).

Our client is a reputable not-for-profit media group located in Central London. Hybrid working.

To support the Senior Librarian in providing a proactive frontline service for all visitors to the client s Library. Undertake general library duties, such as basic cataloguing, shelving, tidying, processing and other stock maintenance. Support the aims of the wider Library & Learning team.

• Fully participate in the rota allocation, including regular evening and weekend duties.
• As part of general reading room duty, answer library enquiries within an agreed timeframe; handle the registration of library users and direct other researchers as appropriate; deal with user requests for materials and assistance as required; deal with any first-line problems including IT and technical support for OPACs and scanning equipment.
• Carry out general library duties, including processing of new material, repairing or conserving older material, shelving, tidying, weeding, following missing book protocols.
• Process and supply materials from onsite and offsite storage and, when necessary, digitise material for delivery to the reading room or to remote users; contribute to the library usage statistics as required.
• Support metadata work by creating basic skeleton records of relevant library material in the library management system; as part of CPD contribute to cataloguing projects when necessary.
• Help with purchasing stock; checking publisher lists and passing on recommendations to acquisitions staff.
• Participate in student and researcher inductions, library tours and events; assist with the promotion of the library and collections both in venue and online.

• Previous experience in a library or similar environment
• A demonstrable interest in pursuing a career in libraries and information management
• Ability to deal in a positive and friendly manner with a wide range of users with different needs and expectations
• Experience of working in a public facing role
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and to manage and meet deadlines