The Bodleian K B Chen China Centre Library serves the needs of the students and academics of Oxford University and beyond working on all aspects of the study of China. We are seeking a part-time library assistant to join our small, friendly team.

You will assist in the day-to-day running of the library and will deal with reader enquiries, invigilating the reading room, registering readers, loans and book recall, book processing and basic cataloguing

-   You will require good communication skills, reliability, punctuality and the ability to work both on your own without supervision and as part of a team

-   You will also have a strong customer service focus, proven IT skills and have a good knowledge of spoken and written Chinese and English

-   You will be required to push trolleys, climb ladders and kickstools and to move and carry library materials

It is desirable that you have experience of working in an academic library, have familiarity of working with library catalogues such as Aleph and experience in cataloguing.

This is a permanent, part-time post for 29 hours per week (0.8 FTE) to be worked Tuesdays to Fridays with the possibility of some Saturdays during term-time.

This post is part of a pilot scheme testing a new Supporting Evidence form in place of the more usual ‘supporting statement’. Please ensure that you carefully read the How to Apply section provided in the Job Description, which you can download below along with the required Supporting Evidence form. CVs will not form part of the selection process.

Only applications received online before 12.00 midday on Friday 9 September 2016 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 23 September 2016.