Kia ora

I hope you are keeping well.  Thank you for all the hard mahi you have been putting in at home supporting our students, staff and each other, it is appreciated.

We are moving to level Alert Level 3 this week. Keeping staff safe as we start to move back to campus is our top priority. For most of us it will mean continuing to work from home. All campus access requires a Health and Safety Plan and is approved by SLT. It is not clear when the Library will get approval to be on campus as UC is still working on how best to implement the updated TEC guidelines.  As a result we will not be providing a service on campus until Thursday at the earliest.

At Level 3 those tasks that can only be done on campus and are essential to support learning, teaching and research for our staff and students are allowed. The Library will provide very similar services to last time, primarily scanning and couriering material to staff and students. There has been some discussion about click and collect options but that will require further work and depends on how long Level 3 is likely to last.

Jenny is managing the return to Level 3 on behalf of the Library including the rostering. The Library will have five bubbles of 3-4 staff including a manager in place for AL3. Each team will work two shifts a week 9-12noon and 1-4pm if needed.  Sara is leading the work on the Library Health and Safety Plan.

A reminder to join the all staff zoom tomorrow at 2pm.

I appreciate it is not easy to juggle the demands of family and work at the same time, often in less than idea setups. Some of you will also have partners returning to work in Level 3 so will have less support. Remember to take breaks and be kind to yourself and others.

Ngā mihi nui
Anne