Description of duties

Reporting to the College Librarian, main duties of the post will include but not be limited to:

* To manage the day to day running of a busy College campus library ensuring its environment is conducive to learning;
* To manage specialist computer systems, incl. library management system (Heritage) and multimedia delivery system (ClickView);
* To lead learning resources provision work at outreach centres and for work-based learners;
* To provide, through the Learning Resources Assistants, an efficient, professional and user-friendly counter and enquiries service;
* To supervise a team of Learning Resources Staff and to undertake a caseload of staff inductions and appraisals;
* To develop the skills of the learning resources staff by contributing to a programme of continuous professional development;
* To develop, deliver and promote user education and the programme of information skills, at the main campuses and at outreach centres;
* To give quality assurance to cataloguing and classification;
* To undertake training and professional development, relevant to the role;
* To undertake any other duties within the spirit of the job description and/or commensurate with the grading of the post.

Experience / Qualifications

The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate the following:

* Graduate or post-graduate library qualification and experience of library work, preferably in an education setting;
* Working knowledge of Heritage or a similar library management system;
* Experience of supervising staff;
* Experience of demonstrating access to online resources such as a library catalogue, e-books and e-journals;

* A working knowledge of cataloguing and Dewey Decimal Classification;
* Facility to act as a team member;
* Teaching experience would be beneficial;
* Hands-on experience of Windows and Microsoft Office applications;
* Methodical approach to identifying and implementing solutions to operational difficulties;
* Ability to work pro-actively and motivate a large College community for participation and co-operation.

Start Date: ASAP

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