Evening & Weekend Reader Services Supervisor

2 weeks ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time
We are recruiting for a part-time Reader Services Supervisor to join our evening and weekend team. The Taylor Institution Library is one of the University of Oxford's principal research libraries.

It is the centre for the study of modern and medieval European languages and literatures, together with linguistics, world cinema, and women's studies.

The Taylorian is part of Section 3 of the Humanities Libraries and you are likely to provide cover at the other two Section 3 libraries from time to time (Sackler Library and Nizami Ganjavi Libraries) or other Bodleian Humanities Libraries in an emergency.


You will have a good general level of education (including A-level or equivalent) and previous experience of reader services work in an academic library.

You will have a strong customer focus, an ability to supervise others and a high standard of IT skills. You will have experience of both working effectively in a team and without direct supervision.

The role involve lifting, carrying and shelving books, climbing ladders above 2m (occasionally) and pushing trolleys.

This is a permanent part-time post, working 10.

25 hours per week averaged over two weeks, to a fixed fortnightly pattern, as follows:

  • Week A: Tue, Wed & Thu evenings (16:4519:15)
  • Week B: Tue & Thu evenings (16:4519:15) + Saturday (09:4518:1 includes 30 min unpaid lunch break) and Saturday (09:4518:1 includes 30 min unpaid lunch break).


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