Graduate Trainee Library Assistant (7 Posts)

**About the role**





The Bodleian Libraries are looking for librarians of the future and this
trainee scheme is the first step in your career in Librarianship/Information
Management. Oxford’s one-year full-time traineeships provide an excellent
launch pad for subsequent postgraduate qualifications and a professional
career. 7 vacancies will be available, commencing in September 2025 and based
in research, faculty and departmental libraries within the Bodleian Libraries.





You will benefit from on-the-job training, professional and social support,
and a varied programme of weekly training events (talks, workshops and library
visits). You will be working in frontline services helping our readers access
the information and resources they require. This will involve working directly
with readers and also working with materials to ensure accessibility. You will
play an integral part in the day-to-day running of the library but individual
project work is also encouraged.





Posts are aimed at graduates (of all ages) and if you have good IT skills, a
flexible and customer-orientated approach, and a desire to pursue a career in
librarianship then this could be the career for you. You do not need prior
experience of library work, but must have a keen interest in information and
libraries. You will have great communication skills and a willingness to work
with others and in a team. Applications are welcomed from graduates in any
discipline.





**Please do not apply if you already have or are currently doing an
undergraduate or postgraduate degree related to Librarianship and/or
Information Management, or if you have already completed a Library
Traineeship.**





**Working for the University of Oxford**





Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a
friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through
diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies,
such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff
returning from periods of extended absence, for example shared parental leave.
The Bodleian Libraries are taking active steps to foster diversity and
inclusion and help libraries become more representative of wider society. We
welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially people who
identify with a Black, Asian or other minority ethnicity, who are currently
underrepresented within the libraries sector. We would also like to encourage
more men to apply for these roles, since they too are under-represented across
the sector.





This role will not meet the requirements for a Skilled Worker visa
sponsorship. However, applications are welcome from candidates who do not
currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to
obtain a visa via another route.





Benefits include 38 days leave, extensive training and development
opportunities, access to travel and childcare schemes, free entry to colleges,
discounted access to sporting facilities and a wide range of other staff
discounts. For more details please see https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-
benefits. We can offer reasonable interview expenses to assist with your
attendance at interview.





**How to apply**





These roles are being offered on a full-time, fixed-term basis for 1 year. You
will be required to upload a **CV (no more than 2 pages)** and **Supporting
Evidence Form**. Your Supporting Evidence Form should demonstrate how you meet
each of the criteria, as listed in the job description.





Please ensure that you carefully read the ‘How to apply’ section provided in
the Job Description, which you can download. The shortlisting will be based on
the evidence you provide in your Supporting Evidence Form. Applications
submitted without a Supporting Evidence Form will **not** be processed.





More information about the Graduate Library Trainee Scheme is available on the
Graduate Trainee Scheme page of the Bodleian Libraries website.





Only applications received online before 12.00 midday (GMT) on **Friday 24
January 2025** can be considered. We hope to notify candidates to let them
know if they have been called to interview towards the end of February/early
March and interviews are anticipated to be held in week commencing 17 March
2025. We intend to hold interviews in person and we will notify candidates of
timings closer to the time of their interview.