Library Services Advisor

An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and proactive individuals to join our User Services team. The Library Services Advisors will work as part of a team responding to Library enquiries in person and online, supporting students, staff, researchers, and community members both on and off-campus.

Library users are at the heart of everything we do, and these roles are critical to our success. You will become part of an enquiry team delivering front-line customer service excellence across Library opening hours, and via existing and emerging communication channels. The team provide a proactive, welcoming presence to all our users and assist in maintaining and developing the Library as an outstanding study environment.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate confidently with colleagues, students, University staff and external contacts. Reliability and previous experience of team working in a customer-focused role are essential, as well as the ability to use initiative and be self-motivated.

With the Library vision, The Library Towards 2025 there is a wealth of opportunities for contributing to the success of the Library.

Lancaster University Library provides an outstanding environment for study and research. We are committed to being user-focused, digitally driven, socially inclusive and innovative in our approach to service provision. We provide inspirational and high-quality learning environments that encourage academic excellence, promote partnerships, and respond to the changing expectations of our users., Find out what it's like to work at Lancaster University, including information on our wide range of employee benefits, support networks and our policies and facilities for a family-friendly workplace.

The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education whilst promoting the importance and wellbeing for all our colleagues.

We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.

This is a full time, temporary contract until 30^th November 2025. Working hours are Monday to Friday 13.45 to 22.00. Working every 6^th or 7th weekend 10.00 to 18.00 taking time in lieu the preceding Friday and following Monday.