Library Assistant

Organisation
University of Brighton
Contact Email
SCONULAccess@brighton.ac.uk
Mission group (if applicable)
University Alliance
FTE staff per library service
60 - 74
Sector
Higher Education
Job role area
customer experience
Last uploaded
12/08/2026
Last reviewed
3 Year

Job Description

Summary

The University of Brighton is seeking a Library Assistant to provide a range of administrative and customer service tasks to support the university's library. Duties include acting as the first point of contact for customers, maintaining the library's functional mailboxes, managing financial transactions, providing administrative support to library teams, and performing duties such as stock circulation and shelving. The role requires regular evening and weekend work, with the flexibility to work at other university sites as needed. The ideal candidate should have strong customer care skills, effective team collaboration, good IT skills, and flexibility to work during library opening hours. Minimum qualifications include education up to GSCE level (including Maths and English Grade C or above) and experience in a busy customer-oriented environment.