UK date and time: 07-November-2026 14:50
Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG
About the role
You will join the Reader Services team at the Weston Library, home to the Bodleian Libraries' special collections, helping readers access its outstanding resources. You will welcome and register readers, respond to enquiries, issue and return material, assist with catalogues and IT facilities, and help maintain safe, welcoming reading rooms. You will also move, shelve and carefully handle library material, including rare and fragile collections.
This is a permanent part-time post, working 9.58 hours per week. The anticipated working pattern is 16:50-19:00 on three weekdays and 09:50-16:00 every other Saturday. Some flexibility may be required.
Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check due to access to rare and valuable special collections.
About You
You will be educated to GCSE level or equivalent, with excellent customer care, clear and courteous communication skills, and good general IT literacy.
You will be reliable, accurate, and comfortable working in a team, prioritising tasks in a busy environment and handling books and journals safely.
Previous library or customer service experience and familiarity with library systems would be advantageous.
What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days of annual leave
- A comprehensive range of childcare services
- Family leave schemes
- Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.
We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk.
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