Content and Discovery Assistant

Part time permanent

Location: York

Salary: £23,700 to £25,138 per annum (£9,480 to £10,055 pro rata)

Introduction to York St John University

Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider. Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

The team

Library and Learning Services supports learning and teaching across the University through the development and maintenance of the University’s library collections, and through engagement with students to develop their academic and digital skills. The service also supports the University’s research activity through provision of the University’s research output and research data repositories. Library and Learning Services embeds the University's social justice approach through our work within the anti-racist and decolonial practice group, LGBTQ+ networks, our Accessibility Support Service, and the Library's IAMplify initiative.

The role

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, pro-active individual to act as a Content and Discovery Assistant. Working alongside the other Content and Discovery Assistants and the wider Scholarly Communications, Content and Discovery team, your focus will be to assist with the sourcing and provision of print and electronic content for students, staff, and researchers of the University. You will assist the team in obtaining and creating content for the University’s Document Supply Service, and the University Digital Content Service, as well as processing books, journals and other material formats for the library’s collections.

The successful candidate should be customer focused, have excellent IT skills, a self-motivated and collaborative approach, and have the ability to enter and manipulate data to a high standard of accuracy.

Additional information

The role is an on-campus role at the university's York campus. It is 0.4 FTE (14.8 hours per week). The working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate, but the hours will be focussed towards the end of the working week.

Unfortunately this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship however we welcome your application if you are able to evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route.

For informal enquiries please contact Chloe Beswick, Content and Discovery Manager ([email protected]).

Closing Date - Sunday 22 September 2024 at midnight

Provisional Interview Date - Monday 14 October 2024