Academic Liaison Librarian - London, United Kingdom - York St John University

York St John University

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Department:

Library and Learning Services
Location:

London

Salary:

- £32,332 to £37,099 per annum (plus London Allowance)

Hours:

Closing Date:

Monday 04 September 2023 at midnight
Interview Date:

Monday 25 September 2023

Reference:

Part Time - Permanent**
Location: London

Salary:
£36,801.92 to £41,568.92 per annum (including London Weighting, £18,400.96 to £20,784.46 per annum per rota including London Weighting)

Position available

Introduction to YSJ University

Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.

Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

The department

Library & Learning Services supports learning and teaching across the University through the development and maintenance of the University's library collections, and through engagement with students to develop their academic and digital skills.

The service also supports the University's research activity through provision of the University's research output and research data repositories.

Library and Learning Services also provides accessibility services, as well as expertise in accessibility and inclusive learning, to students and staff.

The role

We are looking to appoint to the post of Academic Liaison Librarian—an important role in our learning and library collection development offering to students.

Working as part of the York-based Academic Services Team (one of Library & Learning Services' three core teams), and alongside the London Student Support and Guidance Team, your focus will be to provide expertise in information literacy, student learning, and library collection development.

The role will also involve working in partnership with academic colleagues to embed information literacy development support within the curriculum, ensuring a consistent student experience across all programmes and Schools, but with a specific focus on making a significant contribution to the teaching, learning and assessment experience at London Campus.

You will have budgetary responsibility for developing the library resources for London in line with teaching, learning and research needs.

Additional information
We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities to support staff from different backgrounds.

As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.

Our benefits package
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including

Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
Pension scheme
Health Cash Plan after six months service
Employee Assistance Programme
Relocation expenses package for certain roles
Visa loan scheme

Further information about life at YSJ
Read more about our culture, inclusive community, working arrangements and benefits for York St John employees here.

The latest news, views and stories from our staff and students can be found here.

We are committed to managing and reducing our environmental impact and to promoting sustainable development wherever we can, read more here.

Closing Date - Monday 04 September 2023 at midnight

Provisional Interview Date - Monday 25 September 2023