Vacancy: Library Assistant - Santry Bookstacks, Trinity College Dublin

Part-time, term-time position, closing date for applications 21st January

Post: Library Assistant - Santry Bookstacks

Post Status: 3 year contract (part-time, 27 1/2 hours per week), term-time (33 weeks per year)

Department: Trinity College Library

Location: Santry Avenue, close to Santry Village, Dublin 9

Salary: Appointment will be made pro-rata to the Library Assistant salary scale in line with Government pay policy

Reports to: Executive 1 and/or Executive 2, Santry Bookstacks

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 21st January, 2013

The successful candidate will be capable of the physical demands of retrieving books and journals from a very large collection of c.3 million volumes, and their re-shelving after use. A requirement of the post is a commitment to the use of ladders for the retrieval of material for the Early Printed Books Department. The appointee will have the ability to work fast, efficiently and to the highest levels of accuracy in a busy environment. S/he will competent in the use of IT as this post is varied and includes a range of clerical activities and use of I.T. The post holder will be part of the team responsible for the delivery of a bookstack service from the Santry Books Repository to Reading Rooms.

Applications will only be accepted by e-recruitment. Full details on the Application Procedure and the Library Assistant - Santry Bookstacks Position are available on the Trinity College website.