Senior Library Assistant (Internal Applicants Only)

• Customer focus,
• Team support,
• Basic research & development support,
• Training & orientation of learners,
• Collection development,
• Maintenance & evaluation,
• Internal & external liaison,
• Administration & record keeping,
• Project support,
• Marketing,
• Personal/professional development,
• Supervision of Library Assistants,
• Online support.
• All aspects of working within the Education Faculty Support Team (Librarians and Senior Library Assistants supporting Faculties) to support the teaching, learning and research services in the Mowbray Campus Library and other CPUT Libraries’ campuses.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Senior Certificate or equivalent Grade 12
• National Diploma in Library and Information Studies (ND LIS), Bachelor of Information Science (B.Inf) or Equivalent 3-year Library and Information Science Qualification and;
• 3 years' relevant experience in a Higher Education Library or research Library.

OR

• Bachelor's Degree in Library and Information Science (B.Bibl- 4-year qualification), Bachelor of Information Science Honours (B.Inf Hon), Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies (PGDPLIS) or equivalent 4-year Library and Information Science qualification, and;
• 1 year of relevant working experience in a Higher Education Library or research environment.

Recommendations

• Ability to work across all campuses of CPUT.
• Studying towards a Master’s degree or existing Master’s or PhD qualification.

Job Purpose

• The Senior Library Assistant will work closely with the librarians who support the Faculty on the Mowbray Campus, as well as with the rest of the Faculty Support Teams on the other campuses.
• Key tasks include the efficient delivery of high-quality services, administration, information support provision, health and safety, support for collection development activities, Basic liaison with faculty and students online and at the Information/Circulation points in the library, and support for librarians with teaching and learning and basic research support activities as and when needed.
• This Senior Library Assistant would be expected to provide a wide range of client services at the Mowbray Campus Library and other sites, as needed (including District Six, Newlands, Tygervalley, Granger Bay and Bellville).
• The person must be flexible to move to different library sites, as and when required.
• Working as part of the shift system and Saturdays and Sundays may be required from time to time to support CPUT Libraries’ extended client service.

Competencies

• Inter-personal skills, and the ability to work within a team,
• Building strategic work partnerships & relationships,
• Adaptability,
• Conflict management,
• Client/learner focus,
• Project management skills,
• Information monitoring,
• Professional/Technical
• Knowledge, Planning and Organising,
• Presentation skills,
• Training skills,
• Mentoring skills,
• People management skills,
• Knowledge of professional library practices, procedures and systems,
• Research support skills

General Information

Closing Date: 27 November 2026

For enquiries and assistance with your online application, please email Mr Odwa Siza, (Human Capital Department) email: sizaod@cput.ac.za or (021) 959 6738.

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