Library Assistant

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 - £18-19 an hour £31,554 if it was Perm

Who will you be working for?
Our client is a reputable not for profit media group located in Central London.
Hybrid working

What will you be doing?

To support the Senior Librarian in the provision of a proactive frontline service for all visitors to the clients 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.

About You

• 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