One of the largest libraries in the world based in Euston, Central London is in urgent need of Assistants to support them within their basements which are up to 4 floors below ground containing millions of rare artifacts and documents. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a wonderful team and a historic British institution
Job purpose:To deliver exceptional levels of customer service through the provision of access to the collections both to Readers in the reading rooms and other remote and internal users. Also to play a role in the maintenance both of storage areas and the collection by contributing to collection moves and Preservation requirements.
Main tasks- Expected to demonstrate a willingness to take on a range of tasks, as appropriate, in own or other departments/directorates to support the delivery of the Library's services as required by line management
- Undertake tasks involved in the delivery and planning of key areas of operation such as:
- Placing of new material in storage areas
- Maintenance of collection storage capacity including implementation of enabling collection moves
- Retrieval, delivery, and replacement of collection items
- Provision of Reading Room services to Readers
- Audit of collection material held in storage areas
- Boxing of items requiring preservation
Additional information Work within the collection storage areas may be physically demanding requiring a lot of walking and manual handling.
The person is expected to work flexibly as required
Excellent timekeeping
8 am - 4 pm Monday to Saturday (Day off in the week)
All successful candidates must be able to pass a DBS check
I will be contacting candidates today and tomorrow for shortlisting so please do submit your CV asap