Information Services Librarian

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 208659**Salary**:

- £32,000 - £37,865- per annum, depending on skills and experience**Grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- Band D**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- RBGK - Science**Type of role**:

- Science**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of posts**:

- 1**Contents**:
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Location
- London, London (region), TW9 3AEAbout the job

**Summary**:

- We have an exciting opportunity for an Information Services Librarian to join our team. RBG Kew’s Library and Archives collection comprises 7.5 million items ranging in date from the 14th century to the present day. The Information Services Librarian leads delivery of Library and Archives’ internal and public services, taking responsibility for Reading Room, reprographics and circulation services and, in close association with Archives colleagues, managing enquiry and information services.
- Delivering high-quality, user-focused services for Kew staff, students and volunteers, external researchers and the general public, they ensure collections are accessible to the widest audiences. The Information Services Librarian develops and delivers engagement and education activities, including providing induction tours to staff and visitors, contributing to social media and Kew-wide engagement activities and creating collection displays. They contribute to our user training programme to ensure internal and external researchers are best able to access and use library resources.**Job description**:

- Excellent research skills and an ability to assimilate information from a wide variety of sources, as well as experience of using print and electronic library collections to deliver high quality enquiry services is essential. An ability to communicate clearly and solid presentation skills are required to assist users to access collections and deliver inductions and training.**Responsibilities**:
**Benefits**:

- The salary will be £32,000 - £37,865 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
- Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.Things you need to know

**Security**:- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Selection process details**:
- No agencies please.
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements**Working for the Civil Service**:

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- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
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