Library Assistant, Royal Holloway University of London

Casual, Fixed-Term

PLEASE NOTE: THIS POST IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO CURRENT STUDENTS OF ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY

Casual Post (Evening and/or weekends)

The Library Services at Royal Holloway are seeking to appoint candidates to the role of Library Assistant. Library assistants are key to continuing delivery of a high standard of library service during weekday evenings and weekends.

The role requires the ability to answer user enquiries in person and online, and to interact successfully with a wide variety of people. You should be able to work as a member of the team while taking personal responsibility for completing your assigned tasks. You will have good IT and social media skills, excellent attention to detail and have experience of working in a customer service environment.

This is a casual post, and you will be working during the evenings and weekends. You should be available to work during the summer periods of vacation, however we will honour any holidays that you have planned for this period. There is scope for picking up extra hours during busy periods. 

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package and training and development opportunities.

As part of our commitment, we will be undertaking anonymised shortlisting for this post. Resumes/CVs and personal statements which may compromise this process will not be reviewed.

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lauren Spiller, User Experience Coordinator, lauren.spiller@rhul.ac.uk

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk 

If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised

Please quote the reference: 0525-108

Closing Date:  23:59, 4 June 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Closing Date: 04 Jun 2025

Section: Casual

Salary: Hourly rate is £13.72 (including London Allowance)