Library Assistant

Role Information:

Reference: REQ001131
Location: WISE Campus
FTE Salary: up to £23,154.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)
Actual Salary: up to £10,318.18
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time, Term Time only
Working Hours: 19.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Term-Time Only Contracts will incur a salary adjustment if the start date is after 1^st September.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme- Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 16%.
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years’ service (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union 
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Starbucks Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our last inspection. For more information, please visit https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Support students in the use of electronic and paper-based resources and information sources, helping to fill their research requirements and develop their digital and information handling skills.
• Assist in the supervision of the Libraries, in line with expected behaviour guidelines and the college disciplinary procedure.
• Support students in the use of a wide variety of software and electronic resources including: Microsoft Office applications, eBooks and a variety of databases.
• Proactively engage with curriculum managers and staff in developing a wide range of subject specific resources.
• Carry out the day to day library duties associated with the Libraries including: issuing items, reservations, organising the catalogue, maintaining circulation records, etc.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Good knowledge and understanding of electronic learning and the use of web-based technologies to support learning
• Excellent IT skills and an understanding of Information Learning Technologies
• Ability to multitask and prioritise workloads
• The ability to communicate and interact with other people in a way that promotes cooperative relationships
• Demonstrating the willingness and ability to use initiative – whether that means deciding on necessary action and following it through - or suggesting ways to work in a better way

Please apply online by: 20^th September 2024

Expected Interview Date: 25^th September 2024

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.