Library Assistant

The Bodleian Libraries are looking for a library assistant with a passion for making collections accessible.

Working onsite at the Weston Library in central Oxford, you will join the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera in the Bodleian’s Department of Special Collections. You will assist with sorting, boxing and creating finding aids for a large backlog of pre-1960 printed ephemera, which will make this significant resource available for the first time.

You will have excellent IT skills, be able to work with care and attention to detail, and have good time management skills. An interest in social history and previous experience of handling original documents is desirable. The work involves standing for long periods with some lifting and carrying.

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 14 months.

This role requires lifting and carrying boxes of library materials, pushing trolleys, climbing ladders and kick-stools in order to access some of the library’s bookshelves and to re-shelve materials. 

You will be required to upload a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CV’s will not be considered.

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.

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST/GMT) on Monday 10 October 2022 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during week commencing Monday 14 November 2022.