Information Assistant Professional
Dec 7th, 2021 at 12:44 Jobs LondonLanguage | English | Closes/Deadline | 06 Jan 2022 |
Hours | Full Time | Contact type | Permanent |
Salary | £21,565 - £29,176 | Job level | Experienced |
Recruiter | THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND | Recruiter Type | Direct Employer |
Description
Job Title – Information Assistant
Salary – £21,565 - £29,176
Contract Type – Permanent
Location – RCS England, 38-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London
About us
RCS is the professional body for surgery. Our mission is to build the future of the surgical profession and improve the delivery of surgical care. We do this through education, training, examination, supporting surgical research and providing support and advice for surgeons at all stages of their careers.
About the role
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) is looking for an Information Assistant to support the delivery of high-quality and customer-focused library services and activities that are provided on-site from RCS England Library, as well as remotely via the Internet. The post holder’s principal duties will be divided between direct customer-facing support activities for Members and Fellows, RCS staff, and external researchers, and non-customer facing technical and administrative activities that support service and resource delivery.
Responsibilities
- As part of the Library Team, provide a varied range of high-quality and responsive customer support services for in-person and remote library users, including staffing the Library’s enquiries desk, welcoming and assisting library users, and answering enquiries from library users.
- Undertake a range of collection management support activities, such as retrieving and shelving library materials, assisting with binding, and maintaining collections statistics.
- Carry out various clerical and administrative activities associated with the delivery of library services, including ordering items, processing invoices, and taking minutes at meetings.
- Undertake support activities required for the production and delivery of the Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows resource.
About you
You will possess:
- A Level or equivalent qualifications.
- Knowledge of or experience in the work of library and information services.
- Experience of working in teams in a customer services environment, and of dealing with customers in person.
- Experience of answering enquiries efficiently and effectively, meeting service level targets.
- Knows how to self-initiate and prioritise between tasks and to be proactive in workload planning.
- Able to work accurately with minimal supervision across a wide range of stakeholders and audiences.
- Experience of working collaboratively as a team player, having a positive regard for other colleagues; confident of own ability to engage with a wide range of customers.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including a high standard of written and spoken English and the ability to work with internal and external contacts.
- Excellent IT skills; experience in using standard Microsoft Office applications.
- Sound administrative aptitude, including excellent numeracy skills.
Post source:theguardian.com
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