Library Assistant

Royal Holloway University of London; Egham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Royal Holloway University of London is seeking an Extended Hours Library Assistant to deliver high-standard library services during weekday evenings and weekends. The role, campus-based in Egham, requires handling user enquiries, interacting with a diverse community, and contributing to a supportive team.

You will work two evenings per week (16:45–21:00) on Wednesday and Thursday, with a pro rata salary starting around £25,940.

Qualifications

• Ability to answer user enquiries in person and online.
• Able to interact with a wide variety of people.
• Good IT and social media skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Answer user enquiries in person and online.
• Work as part of a team while taking personal responsibility for tasks.
• Support library services during weekday evenings and weekends.

Skills

IT skills

Social media

Customer service

Job description

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Part time, Permanent (8.5 hours per week)

As this is a permanent role, current students are not eligible to apply for this vacancy.

The Library Services at Royal Holloway are seeking to appoint a candidate to the role of Extended Hours Library Assistant. Extended hours library assistants are key to continuing delivery of a high standard of library service during weekday evenings and weekends.

The role requires the ability to answer user enquiries in person and online, and to interact successfully with a wide variety of people. You should be able to work as a member of the team while taking personal responsibility for completing your assigned tasks. You will have good IT and social media skills, excellent attention to detail and have experience of working in a customer service environment.

This role is campus based and the successful candidate will work 2 evenings per week from 16:45 - 21:00, on Wednesday and Thursday.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package and training and development opportunities.

The University is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities, as these are currently underrepresented.

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

As part of our commitment, we will be undertaking anonymized shortlisting for this post. Resumes/CVs and personal statements which may compromise this process will not be reviewed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: [e-mail].

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lauren Spiller, User Experience Coordinator, [e-mail].

Please quote the reference: 1026-350

Closing Date: 23:59, 3 November 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.

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Library Assistant

Company: Royal Holloway University of London Salary: from £25,940 a year, pro rata Hours: Part-time Location: Surrey, TW20 0EX Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 20 Oct 2026 Closing date: 3 Nov 2026

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