An exciting opportunity has arisen at Trinity College for a Wren Tourist Custodian to join the Library team.  The Wren Tourist Custodians provide a professional and warm welcome to visitors to the Wren Library.  The primary function of the role is to control the number of visitors accessing the Library at any one time and to act as a security presence within the Library space.  Wren Tourist Custodians also answer any questions visitors may have about the Library building and its collections.  The Library employs two Tourist Custodians to manage visitors in the space and the two post-holders must work very closely together to ensure the smooth opening of the Library.

This part-time, permanent appointment is an exciting opportunity to join the Library staff in a post that will allow the successful candidate to welcome visitors to one of the world’s great libraries.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Sub-Librarian, Steven Archer: [email protected].

Salary: £13.49/hour

Hours: The hours of work will normally be 11.45 to 14.00, Monday to Friday, and 10.15 to 12.30 on Saturdays in during and either side of Full Term (30 per year).

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 returned no later than 9am on Wednesday 2 December 2026 to [email protected].

Interviews are expected to take place in the week beginning 7 December 2026.