We have an exciting opportunity for a Collection Support Service Assistant to join our team, contributing to our commitment to care and provide access to library collections. This is an exciting and varied role where the right candidate will focus on delivering excellent customer service along with preserving these collections for future generations.

The ideal candidate will have a conscientious, enthusiastic approach to their work. You will also have the ability to work accurately under pressure and take an innovative approach to problem solving. Dealing with colleagues and other departments requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.

You will be able to multi task, meet set deadlines both individually and as part of the team. The post involves a great deal of walking, along with manual handling and working at height with use of step ladders so a reasonable level of fitness is required.

Duties include:

Responsibility for the storage and ready access to the Library collections stored within closed stack floors.
Responsibility to meet preservation principles and procedures in the handling and storage of collection materials.
Play a significant factor in achieving Library service delivery targets while adhering to the Library security strategy of working with content in high security storage areas such as strong rooms.
Ownership and responsibility for the accurate and efficient retrieval, delivery and replacing of all material for readers, staff and outside agencies to special collection reading rooms and external depositaries including rare books, special collections, manuscripts and treasures.

Please visit our website for more information and to submit your application.