Senior Library Assistant

Essential Qualifications and Skills

Candidates must:

• Have at least two years’ satisfactory experience of library work

• Provide evidence of supervisory experience

• Have the requisite knowledge, skills and competencies to carry out the role to a high standard

• Be capable and competent of fulfilling the role to a high standard

• Have obtained at least Grade O6 (formerly D3) in five subjects in the Leaving Certificate Examination (higher, ordinary, applied, or vocational programmes) or equivalent

• Or have passed an examination at the appropriate level within the QQI qualifications framework which can be assessed as being comparable to Leaving Certificate standard or equivalent or higher

• Or have appropriate relevant experience which encompasses equivalent skills and expertise

The Senior Library Assistant will have two major roles. Roughly half of the postholder’s time will be spent managing a team of four library assistants, a full-time library attendant, and part-time attendants, to deliver library user services and carry out library administrative tasks. This aspect of the post will include management of quality.

The remainder of the postholder’s time will be spent working as a team member with senior library staff on the development and delivery of library user education and reference services.

Hours of work will include evening and Saturday duty on a rota basis.

• To manage service to library users on a day-to-day basis

• To maintain a staff rota for library user services

• To maintain internal procedures for library user services

• To manage annual leave of library assistant staff and to maintain internal records for annual and sick leave

• To manage a team of library assistants and library attendants in the following areas where appropriate:

  • Acquisitions/procurement

  • Subscriptions

  • Document supply

  • Goods inwards

  • Correspondence

  • Material processing

  • Shelving

• To work on a team with library senior staff to develop a comprehensive user education programme

• To schedule library staff to deliver 1st year induction sessions

• To participate in the delivery of all aspects of the user education programme

• To participate in the delivery of the library reference service

• To undertake other duties as may be defined from time to time by the Head Librarian

• The salary scale attached to this post (Grade V) is €51,211 – €61,251

• Candidates may be appointed up to the 3rd point (€54,302) of the salary scale for previous relevant industry experience in accordance with University Policy

• 35 hours per week