Senior Library Content Assistant - 1046-26

Lancaster University; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster University Library is seeking a Senior Library Content Assistant to join the Resource Provision team at Bailrigg, Lancaster. The role focuses on responding to basic enquiries, initial troubleshooting, and coordinating projects within the team, supporting access to print and digital collections for all users on and off campus.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to work proactively and independently.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate confidently with colleagues, students and staff.
• Accuracy and attention to detail are important.
• Ability to use initiative and be self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Respond to basic enquiries and initial troubleshooting, being the first point of contact for Library Content Assistants.
• Assist with coordination of projects within the Resource Provision team.
• Support acquisition, delivery and access to the Library’s print and digital collections.

Job description

Senior Library Content Assistant

Library

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

Salary: £24,215 to £26,093 Full time Fixed term

Closing Date: Sunday 04 October 2026

Interview Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026

Reference: 1046-26

Please note: this job is only available to current employees of Lancaster University

This is a full-time (1 FTE) position offered as maternity cover.

Please note: this job is only available to current employees of Lancaster University

Lancaster University Library is seeking to appoint to the role of Senior Library Content Assistant.

An opportunity has arisen for a forward-looking and proactive individual to join our Resource Provision team. The Senior Library Content Assistant will work as part of a team, responding to basic enquiries and initial troubleshooting, being the first point of contact for Library Content Assistants, and assisting with the co-ordination of projects within the team.

As part of the Resource Provision Team, you will work closely with colleagues to support the acquisition, delivery and access to the Library’s print and digital collections for all Library users, both on and off campus. The team acquires new content and makes it available via library systems, including the Library Discovery service, OneSearch, and the online Resource List System, Leganto.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate confidently with colleagues, students, university staff and external contacts. Accuracy and an eye for detail is important, as well as the ability to use initiative and be self-motivated

Lancaster University Library provides an outstanding environment for study and research. We are committed to being user-focused, digitally driven, socially inclusive and innovative in our approach to service provision.

We will provide an inclusive, supportive and safe environment where everyone belongs and can contribute to our distinctiveness. We welcome applications from people in diverse groups, particularly encouraging applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.

We are a Disability Confident employer and we work to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made for our colleague to reduce barriers to inclusion at work.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. Consideration will be given to job share applications. We also provide a comprehensive set of staff benefits and development opportunities.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact Annette Lawrence, Head of Library Content: [e-mail].

Closing Date: 04 Oct 2026

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