Job Description

The Evening Librarian is responsible for the effective delivery of the evening library service across Central St Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Fashion and Holborn, University of the Arts London.

You will lead a team of 10 Library Assistants working across different sites. The service runs during undergraduate term-time (3 terms per year), Monday - Friday 6pm - 10.15pm.

This is a 38-week contract (pro-rata), 21.25 hours per week, equating to 0.51 FTE. Depending on the academic year 30 - 32 weeks are worked in the evening, and other hours will be used for training and reserve hours during the day as arranged with your line manager.

About you

We are looking for someone with a degree qualification or equivalent. A recognised library qualification or qualification in other information disciplines is desirable e.g. CILIP accreditation, non academic library or archives experience, NVQ or apprenticeship, library or teaching post graduate cert/dip/MA/MSc. Relevant experience in library or other education or information roles is desirable.

You will have excellent written and oral communication skills and be IT literate and liaise with colleagues working throughout the day, night, and weekends to ensure a coherent and consistent experience for our users.

Leading the evening team you will have excellent team management skills and be able to demonstrate success in ensuring appropriate resources and support are available to enable the team and individual members to achieve their objectives. You will be able to motivate 10 team members across three college sites and ensure that they understand what is expected of them, delegating work appropriately, monitoring progress and resolving any issues. As the sole evening Library Services manager, you will deal with any situations that may arise.

In return, University of the Arts London offers an attractive salary and pension plus a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact, Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at Educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

Library Services are central to the University\'s learning, teaching and research activities and you will be instrumental in providing assistance and ensuring its effective and timely delivery.

For the fifth year running, University of the Arts London is the world\'s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings\xc2\xae 2023. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better a more sustainable world and championing race equality.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.

Our culture

UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries. We are proud of our international student and staff community and are committed to ensuring that the University offers an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone.

We are a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion and in 2022 achieved a Gold Award in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, helping us to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued and included at work. We are a member of the Race Equality Charter (REC), to help us reduce barriers that negatively impact Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and a member of the Business Disability Forum, which help us to recruit, retain, develop and improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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