Senior Libraries and Museums Assistant (University Collections) - CG1282

University of St Andrews; St Andrews; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Staff discount

Free staff parking

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Job summary

University of St Andrews' Libraries and Museums unit invites applications for a Senior Libraries and Museums Assistant in the University Collections team. The role supports readers, handles inquiries, and helps deliver teaching priorities with a strong user experience.

You will work in a customer-facing environment, be highly computer literate, and able to handle historic books and documents while meeting tight deadlines. Part-time, 14.5 hours per week, with a hybrid working pattern.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer facing role.
• Highly computer literate.
• Experience handling historic books and documents.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve material requested by readers.
• Monitor security of material in use.
• Deal with enquiries from readers and staff.
• Support teaching priorities within University Collections.

Skills

Customer service

Computer literacy

Historic documents handling

Job description

The University's Libraries and Museums unit has a vacancy for Senior Libraries and Museums Assistant, working in the User Services (University Collections) Team. Reporting to the User Services Officer (University Collections), this post forms part of the small team responsible for retrieving material requested by readers, for monitoring its security in use, dealing with enquiries, providing an excellent user experience and supporting teaching priorities within University Collections.

You should have experience of working in a customer facing role, be highly computer literate and have experience of handling historic books and documents. You will be capable of working accurately to tight deadlines, and be a good team worker and communicator.

For further details of the University Collections at St Andrews, see https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/collections/ .

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Steven Martin, User Services Officer (University Collections) via [e-mail] .

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Financial contribution to relocation (subject to eligibility)
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies, supporting work-life balance
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• 30 Days Annual Leave plus 5 Public Holidays.

At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter.

We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on [e-mail] .

Closing Date: 9 October 2026

Interview Date: 23 October 2026

Please quote ref: CG1282SB

Job Description: CG1282SB FPs.pdf

Libraries and Museums

Salary: £25,353 - £26,707 per annum pro rata

Start: As soon as possible

Part time (14.5 hours per week)