Salary
Starting salary is £24,685.00 per annum / pro rata
Job reference
R5310
Redeployment Applicants, please complete the redeployment application form that is attached to this advert.
Library Services provides a wide range of high-quality library and information services to USW students, academics, and researchers.
We seek to appoint professional, friendly, and helpful candidates to support our library users as part of a frontline team, which delivers excellent customer service. Duties will be varied but will include face-to-face support, and manual and PC based tasks, all of which contribute to service delivery. A desire to work with customers and a commitment to excellent customer service is essential.
We are looking to recruit 2 Library Support Assistants to cover shifts at the Pontypridd campus libraries
The service runs Monday - Friday through the academic year.
There are two shift patterns:-
14:00-18:00
15:00-21:00
Hours available are :-
20 hours a week worked over 37 weeks (*plus some summer vacation shifts) 0.40FTE
Or
22 hours a week worked over 37 weeks (*plus some summer vacation shifts) 0.43FTE
- In addition, the team covers some reduced opening hours over the summer vacation, which also forms part of the contract and is shared between a team of 4 Library Support Assistants .
For an informal conversation about this post please contact us at librarysupport@southwales.ac.uk
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: https://tinyurl.com/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.