Library Assistant

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Society of Genealogists Full time

Library Assistant

Society of Genealogists
Unit 2, 40 Wharf Road, London N1 7GS

Position
- Three days (21 hours) per week, includes some rostered Saturdays and evenings
- Starting salary £11,760 (pro-rata, equivalent full time £19,601)
- Commencing October 2023
- Member of the Collections Team and reporting to the Library Coordinator,

Core Responsibilities
- to assist with the day-to-day running of the library service and provision of resources from remote storage
- to assist with collection description and effective arrangement of resources
- to support library volunteers in the provision of front line services to library users

Core Duties
- receive collection orders from library users and arrange timely retrieval from storage
- catalogue new resources
- shelve returned items and arrange repair of damaged materials
- maintain databases and records
- assist with a range of activities to promote the library’s collections
- make sure copyright licence agreements are followed

To support Counter Service and other library volunteers to:

- help users access print and online resources
- organise IT access and answer library users' queries
- check materials in and out

The post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope and grade of the role.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- experience of working and cataloguing in a library (prior experience of remote collection retrieval would be an advantage) and/or Level 3 Diploma in Libraries, Archives and Information Services
- computer literacy and competency in the use of library management systems (prior use of EOS.Web and CollectionsIndex+ would be an advantage)
- excellent organisational, administrative and communication skills
- ability to plan and deliver to deadlines
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills to relate to and encourage a range of users
- ability to work in a small team, working alongside staff and volunteers

About the Society of Genealogists

Founded in 1911, the Society of Genealogists is a charity dedicated to helping people discover their heritage and place in history. We preserve the records of everyday lives and make them available to anyone wanting to understand where they’ve come from - grassroots sources, rich data of unlikely origin, exceptional assets that capture the history of us all. We are UK based but international in outlook with members across four continents. We provide a well-regarded programme of education and training for a wide range of researchers from novice to expert.

The Society’s library supports the research activities of individuals who book who book to visit the library and order collection materials to consult. These individuals are most often amateur family history researchers but also professional genealogists undertaking research for clients and students and academics undertaking research in a variety of different disciplines.

Our collections have been acquired largely through donation and are comprised of published works, as well as archival collections, mostly of individuals who have undertaken research into their own families, or who have engaged in wider genealogical work such as one-name studies.

Over the past several years the Society has been in a transitionary period and technical upgrade across the entire organisation. We're excited to be setting up a new library that will enable users to peruse a small proportion of our published works on the open shelves, book visits and order collection items from storage, and reserve computers to access our subscriptions of digital resources.

Volunteers with genealogical experience and knowledge contribute to the library in the provision of front-line counter service and in other useful ways, supported and supervised by library staff.

Applications including resumes may be sent by 30 September to:
**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 21 per week

**Salary**: From £19,601.00 per year

Schedule:

- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/09/2023
Reference ID: LIBASST-CW
Expected start date: 15/10/2023


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