Customer Services Assistant
Role Description
The Library is seeking to recruit 2 Customer Services Assistants to join our Customer Services team who are responsible for the daily operational delivery of the Library’s core frontline services.
Department
The Library’s values of customer focus, collaboration and continuous improvement are central to our supportive and empowering working culture, and we take great pride in the high quality services we deliver to our user communities.
Role
As a Customer Services Assistant you will ensure that the Library buildings (JB Morrell Library, Raymond Burton Humanities Research Library, Harry Fairhurst building and King’s Manor Library) are ready for use during their opening hours. You will assist with providing reception services and regular patrols of library buildings and you will provide key elements of stock preparation, processing, replacement of items on shelves and stock tidying.
Two part-time roles are available:
1 x evening role working 30 hours per week from 4pm to midnight, Sunday to Wednesday
1 x weekend evening role working 15 hours per week from 4 pm to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
You will have a good general education, as well as experience of front-of-house customer service. You will be flexible, self-motivated, reliable, and able to work effectively and communicate politely with colleagues and customers. A full clean driving license is essential for weekend vacancies and desirable for evening vacancies and the ability to lift and move books, furniture and equipment is essential for all roles.
Interview date: To be confirmed
For informal enquiries: please contact Nathan Williams, Services Manager, nathan.williams@york.ac.uk, 01904 323825
The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork
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