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Head of the Entrance Hall
Job No: 184
Grade: 6
Salary Range: £25,854 - £29,972 p.a.

The University Library is seeking to appoint a Head of the Entrance Hall. 

The Entrance Hall is the main reception point for all users and visitors to the Library receiving more than 800 visits per day, and lending some 250,000 items a year.  Users range from Cambridge MAs, undergraduates, postgraduates, members of the public, and visiting academics from all over the world. This is a very busy and highly user-oriented environment, where the ability to work under pressure and remain calm are essential requisites.

You will be an enthusiastic, strategic thinking team leader with a background in library or arts-based work and ready to lead and manage an established group of colleagues.  You will be well-organised and customer-focused, with proven communication and supervisory skills, and pride yourself on delivering clear, consistent and attentive front of house services to all users.  You will be flexible and open, with the ability to initiate change and inspire your team.  You will relish providing guidance and advice to internal and external users, as well as motivating colleagues and staff, while setting, maintaining and improving our high service standards. You will have experience of training and supervising staff as well as managing outreach events. 

Informal enquiries are welcome to Marjolein Allen, Head of Reader Services, mca23@cam.ac.uk or telephone 01223 333013

Further details and a CHRIS/5 application form can be downloaded or are available from the Librarian’s Personal Assistant, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Tel: (01223) 333045. Email: cr267@cam.ac.uk. Completed forms should be sent to the Maureen Dann, Personnel Officer, either by post to University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR, or electronically to cr267@cam.ac.uk (but not both).

Please note:  Applicants interested in also applying for the current vacancy of Deputy Head of the Entrance Hall need only complete one application form but must clearly state on the front page of the form that they are interested in both posts and address both sets of requirements under ‘suitablility’.

Interviews will be held on: Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February 2012

Closing Date: Friday 10 February 2012

 

Deputy Head of the Entrance Hall
Job No: 1239
Grade: 5
Salary Range: £23,661 - £26,629

The University is seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of the Entrance Hall to work alongside a newly appointed Head.

You will be an enthusiastic team player with a background in library or arts-based work and ready to join an established group of colleagues in our busy and vibrant Entrance Hall, which is the first point of contact for all users of the Library.  You will be well-organised and customer-focused, with proven communication skills, and pride yourself on delivering clear, consistent and attentive front of house services to all users.  You will relish providing guidance and advice to internal and external users, as well as to colleagues and staff, while contributing to the setting, maintaining and improving of our high service standards. You will be involved in issuing and validating user cards and managing the borrowing and return of books, making sure items are dealt with according to the rules set by the Library. You will be happy answering a wide range of enquiries in written and electronic form and you will be highly numerate. You will also enjoy being involved in training and supervising staff as well as managing outreach events. 

Informal enquiries are welcome to John Reynolds, Head of the Entrance Hall, jr23@cam.ac.uk  or telephone 01223 333030

Further details and a CHRIS/5 application form can be downloaded or are available from the Librarian’s Personal Assistant, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Tel: (01223) 333045. Email: cr267@cam.ac.uk. Completed forms should be sent to the Maureen Dann, Personnel Officer, either by post to University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR, or electronically to cr267@cam.ac.uk (but not both).

Please note:  Applicants interested in also applying for the current vacancy of Head of the Entrance Hall need only complete one application form but must clearly state on the front page of the form that they are interested in both posts and address both sets of requirements under ‘suitablility’.

Interviews will be held on:  Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February 2012

Closing Date: Friday 10 February 2012

 

Temporary Junior Cataloguer - Tower Project (Part-time)
Job No: 1416K
Grade: 2
Salary Range: £15,353 - £17,677 pa, pro rata

Limit of tenure: 31st December 2012

Applications are invited for the post of Temporary Junior Cataloguer, working on the University Library Tower Project. The project has been established to create catalogue records on the internet for popular (non-academic) books published in Britain between 1910 and 1920. The work consists chiefly of cataloguing fiction and re-shelving catalogued books.

The post is part-time, 16 hours 40 minutes per week, and temporary until 31st December 2012. The time when the hours are worked are open to negotiation but will be within the hours of Tuesday to Friday 8.45-5.20pm.

Applicants should have a good educational background and should be IT literate. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, adaptable, with good communication skills and have the ability to work well as part of a team.

Further particulars and an CHRIS/5 application form can be downloaded or are available from the Library Offices, University Library, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR, telephone (01223) 747453, e-mail: admin@lib.cam.ac.uk. Applications should be returned to The Library Office, at the above address either by post or electronically (but not both) not later than 12 noon on the closing date, and must be made on the form supplied. Please complete Part I and Part III only.

Closing Date: Friday 10 February 2012

 

Part-time Library Assistants (European Collections and Cataloguing)
Job No: 2963D,D,C
Grade: 3
Salary Range: £17,677 - £20,409 pa, pro-rata £9.27 - £10.70 per hour

The department has three vacancies:

RCN 2963D, 16.5 hours per week (afternoons), permanent position

RCN 2963D, 20 hours per week (mornings), limit of tenure 29 January 2013

RCN 2963C, 20 hours per week (mornings), limit of tenure 7 September 2012

Both temporary positions are providing maternity cover, and the limit of tenure may therefore be sooner if the postholder/s return at an earlier date.

Applications are invited for the posts of Temporary Library Assistant in European Collections and Cataloguing. You will be involved in the ordering and processing of the Library’s intake of German printed books. Responsibilities include creating purchase orders, on-line cataloguing, and database searching and clerical routines. A good reading knowledge of German is essential; additional knowledge of other European languages an advantage. Familiarity with the Anglo-American Cataloguing Code and Library of Congress subject heading is desirable, but not essential. You should have a good educational background and be IT literate, enthusiastic, adaptable, with good communication skills, and have the ability to work well as part of a team.

Further details and an CHRIS/5 application form can be downloaded or are available from the Library Office, University Library, West Road, Cambridge, telephone: (01223) 747453 or e-mail: admin@lib.cam.ac.uk. Completed forms should be returned to Maureen Dann, Personnel Officer, at the above address either by post or electronically to jobs@lib.cam.ac.uk (but not both) no later than 12 noon on the closing date. Applications must be made on the form specified, you are only required to complete Part I and Part III of the application form.

Please note: one application form only will be required if you are interested in more than one position but the application must clearly state which post/s and hours you are applying for.

Closing Date: Friday 10 February 2012