Assistant Subject Librarian - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff University

Cardiff University

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Assistant Subject Librarian

Cardiff University Library Service (ULS) is looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individual to join our friendly team of Subject Librarians providing library services to the College of Arts and Humanities (AHSS).

The post of Assistant Subject Librarian is a key member of the AHSS Library team with specific responsibility for supporting and delivering services to the College.
Key areas of service to the College include but are not limited to: liaison with staff and students, assistance in collection management (electronic and physical), development and delivery of information literacy training sessions (F2F and virtual), support for research and OA initiatives, and the creation and management of reading lists via Leganto software.
You will have the opportunity to join cross ULS Project Teams and/or Task & Finish groups to progress our service development in a wide range of areas. e.g. collections, education, library spaces, library systems, research and many others. You will work alongside colleagues from other ULS teams and the wider University.
The post is part time, 21 hours per week, and fixed term until 31st March 2024 to cover for an existing member of staff on secondment.
From 1st August salary: £32,332 to £34,980 per annum (Grade 5), pro rata for hours worked
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 37 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro rata for part time staff, local pension scheme, blended working (meaning you will be able to work from home for some of your time), a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
You will work as part of a team of University Library Service (ULS) staff delivering information services to support education and research activities in the School(s) within a College, providing advice, guidance, and support within this area.

You will work with colleagues in the College Team in ensuring that the library services:

- are delivered in a customer friendly and customer focussed way, in line with the library service's Customer Care Promise;
- are responsive to the changing needs of University staff, students and those of our partner NHS Health Board/Trusts;
- support the University's teaching, learning and research programmes;

You will engage and uphold the University Library Service's values and behaviours. (See additional information).

Date advert posted:

Thursday, 20 July 2023

Closing date:
Sunday, 6 August 2023

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Key Duties:

- instruct and guide University Library Service (ULS) users in the effective use of information resources, producing guidelines and documentation as required;
- develop and deliver information literacy training to support the School(s)/College;
- collaborate with Subject Librarians within a College Liaison Team to deliver information services and provide professional advice and guidance to the agreed School(s)/College, ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood;
- establish working relationships with key contacts to help improve service levels, developing appropriate communication links with the University's Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required;
- support Schools in populating the research publications repository, adopting the University Open Access Publications Policy;
- ensure that the provision of library and information support is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements;
- collaborate with others in order to make recommendations for developments of established processes and procedures;
- participate in or lead specific project and working groups with colleagues across the library service to achieve library objectives;
- undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the team and department;
- gather and analyse data to inform management decisions, establishing basic trends and patterns in data and creating reports as appropriate;
- instruct and guide other colleagues across ULS, including making presentations, as required;
- assist with the acquisition of information resources and assist in managing School library allocations;
- work in partnership with other (Assistant) Subject Librari