Library Collections Assistant

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE04: £23,144 - £25,138 per annum**

**Information Services Group, Library and University Collections**

**Open-ended Contract: Permanent**

**Full Time Contract: 35 hours per week**

We are looking for an ILL/UCF Assist to support the teaching and research needs of the University, by providing access to content outside of the University’s own collections in response to user requests and to assist in the storage and access of collections outside of the Main Library.

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

**The Opportunity:
**This is an exciting opportunity to join the University of Edinburgh team and play a vital role in providing a key service to staff and students, inside the University and as part of the wider academic community worldwide.

As an Inter Library Loan Assistant you will support the teaching and research needs of the University by providing access to print and digital content in response to user requests placed via the Library’s discovery service, DiscoverED (Primo) and process requests using the Library Management System, Alma. You will also use systems such as RapidILL and OCLC systems.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Experience of working in a library.
- Customer service experience.
- Good IT skills, including experience of MS Office and knowledge of Library discovery tools and Library Management Systems. Ability to quickly learn and use new IT systems.
- Flexible approach with the ability to deal with problems as they arise.
- A knowledge of copyright in libraries would be an advantage

ILL/UCF assistants form part of a team working onsite at the Main Library and University Collections Facility in Edinburgh to provide essential services.

Click here for a copy of the full job description

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits **pension scheme **, **staff discounts, **family friendly initiatives **, flexible working and much more. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews will be held at the end of August.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages.

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