Library Assistant
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,358 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 January 2026 |
| Location: | Egham, Surrey |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Royal Holloway University of London |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0126-020 |
Summary
Permanent, Part-Time
8.5 hours per week. Wednesday to Thursday 16:45 - 21:00
PLEASE NOTE: As this is a permanent role, current RHUL students are not unfortunately eligible to apply for this vacancy
The Library Services at Royal Holloway are seeking to appoint a candidate to the role of Extended Hours Library Assistant. Extended hours library assistants are key to continuing delivery of a high standard of library service during weekday evenings and weekends.
The role requires the ability to answer user enquiries in person and online, and to interact successfully with a wide variety of people. You should be able to work as a member of the team while taking personal responsibility for completing your assigned tasks. You will have good IT and social media skills, excellent attention to detail and have experience of working in a customer service environment.
This role is campus based, and the successful candidate will work 2 evenings per week from 4:45pm-9:00pm, Wednesday and Thursday.
In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package and training and development opportunities.
The University is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities, as these are currently underrepresented.
As part of our commitment, we will be undertaking anonymised shortlisting for this post. Resumes/CVs and personal statements which may compromise this process will not be reviewed.
The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.
For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lauren Spiller, User Experience Coordinator, lauren.spiller@rhul.ac.uk
Please quote the reference: 0126-020
Closing Date: 23:59, 30 January 2026 (We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high volume of responses.)
Interview Date: To be confirmed
8.5 hours per week. Wednesday to Thursday 16:45 - 21:00
PLEASE NOTE: As this is a permanent role, current RHUL students are not unfortunately eligible to apply for this vacancy
The Library Services at Royal Holloway are seeking to appoint a candidate to the role of Extended Hours Library Assistant. Extended hours library assistants are key to continuing delivery of a high standard of library service during weekday evenings and weekends.
The role requires the ability to answer user enquiries in person and online, and to interact successfully with a wide variety of people. You should be able to work as a member of the team while taking personal responsibility for completing your assigned tasks. You will have good IT and social media skills, excellent attention to detail and have experience of working in a customer service environment.
This role is campus based, and the successful candidate will work 2 evenings per week from 4:45pm-9:00pm, Wednesday and Thursday.
In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package and training and development opportunities.
The University is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities, as these are currently underrepresented.
As part of our commitment, we will be undertaking anonymised shortlisting for this post. Resumes/CVs and personal statements which may compromise this process will not be reviewed.
The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.
For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lauren Spiller, User Experience Coordinator, lauren.spiller@rhul.ac.uk
Please quote the reference: 0126-020
Closing Date: 23:59, 30 January 2026 (We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high volume of responses.)
Interview Date: To be confirmed
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