Desk Supervisor

Trinity College wishes to appoint a part-time Desk Supervisor to assist with the day-to-day running of the College Library. Desk Supervisors staff the Library’s main Enquiry Desk during the evenings and at weekends with extended hours during term time. They act as a security presence, provide a point of reference for Library users and give directions, answer routine enquiries and assist with things like printing and scanning, along with any circulation issues. Desk Supervisors are front-line members of staff and work directly with library users (students, Fellows and external readers) on a daily basis. Desk Supervisors also assist with routine Library work such as book processing, or administrative tasks as directed by Library staff.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Sub-Librarian, Mr Steven Archer, steven.archer@trin.cam.ac.uk.

Salary: £13.10/hour standard, £14.34/hour enhanced (shifts worked after 8.30pm).

In term time, shifts are worked between 5pm-1.15am on weekday evenings, or between 9am-1.15am on Saturdays and Sundays as part of a rota system.  The current availability for shifts is term-time on Wednesdays from 8.30pm-1.15am.

For further details and an application form, please see the links below.

Applications should demonstrate the ways in which they meet the requirements of the role as described in the job description and the person specification.

Applications should be sent to jobvacancies@trin.cam.ac.uk to arrive no later than 9am on Monday 30 March 2026. Interviews will likely take place on Wednesday 8 April or Monday 13 April 2026.