Library Assistant (Graduate Trainee)

Christ Church seeks to appoint a Library Assistant (Graduate Trainee) on a one-year fixed term contract. The role of the Library Assistant (Graduate Trainee) encompasses many facets of library work: front-line reader services; collection management and Special Collections.

This fixed-term post is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college and gain experience working in a large Oxford college library. The role is intended to provide a time-limited period of training and development and for this reason carries with it no expectation of permanent employment at Christ Church. 

In addition to training received in post, the Library Assistant (Graduate Trainee) will also participate in visits and events run by the Bodleian Libraries as part of the Bodleian Libraries Graduate Trainee scheme, which provides the necessary experience for application to a postgraduate course in librarianship or information management.

The Library Assistant will work regular shifts on the front-desk, working with both the University’s online library catalogue (SOLO) and the automated library management system (Alma), repair damaged books, and respond to reader queries in person, by phone and via email.

For more information, including how to apply, please see the attached Further Particulars.