Graduate Trainee Library Assistant (Fixed Term)
The Library at the University of Bath is seeking a graduate interested in pursuing a library / information career for their vacancy of Graduate Trainee Library Assistant.
This is a full-time, fixed-term post (1 year) based primarily in the Library’s busy Acquisitions and Copy and Print sections. Additional experience will also be gained across any of the sections within the Technical Services Department of the Library (Interlibrary Loans and Document Delivery, Electronic Resources, Periodicals and Cataloguing and Metadata).
There will be the opportunity to engage fully with Library-staff development events and training and learn about the work of the Library service as a whole. Membership of the Library's Staff Development Group and the Library Engagement Group are also offered.
There is an expectation that the post holder will work towards Certification with CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) during their tenure. This Certification is recognised by the post-nominals ACLIP.
You will also enjoy a range of fantastic benefits working with us, including:
- 23 pro rata holiday days per year
- On-site parking.
- A competitive rate of pay
- A generous pension scheme
- Access to our world-class sports village
- The chance to develop, with many training courses
- Tax and national insurance savings through salary exchange schemes on nursery care.
For an informal discussion about this post please contact Claire Tylee or Zoe Hurley, Bibliographic Services Librarians. (library-biblibs@bath.ac.uk)
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Bronze Athena SWAN award, and we are actively working towards a Silver award. We are a family-friendly University, with an increasingly agile workforce, we are open to flexible working arrangements. We’re also proud to be a disability confident leader and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.
We are an Autism Friendly University. Please speak to our Ambassador for Autism on how we endeavour to adapt our process for you.
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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.