Senior Assistant Librarian


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Details

Reference number

313122

Salary

£35,700 – £40,295

Job grade

Other
HL6

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Information Management.

Type of role

Library

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Westminster

Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Assistant Librarian to join our Library Office at the House of Lords. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Librarian to help ensure the information we make available to Members of the House of Lords and other customers is relevant and easy to access.

You will also have a key role in creating records for an important collection which has not been easily findable before now, helping the Library significantly to retrieve that material.

This is an opportunity to work on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 8 days per month spent working onsite at Parliament.

Job description

You’ll be accountable for/to:

– Helping to weed out books the Library no longer requires in agreed subject areas.

– Identifying information resources (printed and online) for acquisition, renewal or cancellation in agreed subject areas.

– Creating and managing metadata required to improve access to a collection of parliamentary documents not currently searchable.

– As part of a Library team rota, providing a service at the Information Desk to Members, their staff and staff of the House (including evening duties if required, for which an allowance is payable).

Person specification

What we’re looking for:

– A CILIP-accredited Library and Information Science degree or masters, or equivalent.

– Excellent attention to detail, with ability to work to a high degree of accuracy.

– Experience of Library Collection Management and familiarity with a range of library resources.

– Excellent oral and communication skills, with the ability to effectively work pressure within a busy team.

Details of our employee benefits can be found at https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/lords/lordshro/employee-benefits/

What you’ll get in return:

– 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service).

– Generous pension scheme.

– Discounts from well-known brands and retailers.

– Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Programme.

– The opportunity to witness history in the making!

Selection process details

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria in the Job Description. 

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Recruitment Team
  • Email : hlrecruitment@parliament.uk

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  • Email : hlrecruitment@parliament.uk
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