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Library Assistant

Part time, 20 hours per week

£14,428 - £15,261 Pro-Rata

£25,249 to £26,707 (FTE)

(Depending on skills and experience)

Girton College Library is seeking a part-time Library Assistant to join our team providing a comprehensive library service to members of this large and lively College.

In addition to being responsible for the supervision of the Library’s borrowing desk, duties include answering general enquiries, processing books, shelving, and helping with informal outreach (such as the Library’s social media presence). Excellent interpersonal skills, consistency and accuracy, and the ability to work both as part of a team and independently are all necessary. For specific details of the roles and responsibilities, please see the Job Description.

The successful applicant is required to work in the afternoons, Monday to Friday. 

We offer 34 days annual leave (includes Bank Holidays), workplace pension scheme, health cash plan, life assurance, employee assistance programme, free on-site parking, free use of gym and swimming pool, free lunch plus other benefits commensurate with working for a large Cambridge University College.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 1 September 2025, 9am

Interviews are expected to take place in w/b Monday 15 September 2025

How to Apply

Further Information

  • Job Description (PDF) available here.
  • Please note the College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
  • The College is an Equal Opportunities employer encouraging diversity and inclusion.
  • If you would like more information about the role, you may contact the HR Department at  recruitment@girton.cam.ac.uk 

All employers are subject to a legal requirement under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 to check that anyone to whom they offer employment has the right to work in the UK.