Library Assistant

2 weeks ago


Macclesfield, Cheshire East, United Kingdom Cheshire East Council Full time
This role is based at Disley Library with some hours at Poynton.

A Library Assistant is the first point of contact for users of the library.

Library Assistants deal with the public in person and on the telephone, answering enquiries, assisting them in using self-service machines and public computers, staffing the council information point and signposting to other agencies.


Organisation

  • Cheshire East Council

Location

  • Macclesfield

Job Category

  • Libraries and Archives

Grade

  • CEC NJC
  • Grade 4

Salary Min
- £23,500 Pro Rata Per Annum

Salary Max
- £23,893 Pro Rata Per Annum

Hours per week

  • 11.75

Weeks per year

Employment Type

  • Fixed Term

Contract Duration

  • 31/03/2025

Closing Date

  • 30/03/2024

Ref No

  • E2504
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work.

As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.


At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future - together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.


If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.


As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Brighter Future

Employee benefits )


Are you a friendly outgoing individual with an interest in people, excellent customer service and IT skills, and a passion for books, reading and lifelong learning? If so, this post based at Disley Library with some hours at Poynton may be for you.

The role involves shelving returned books and multimedia, issuing items, helping people use the self-service machines and the people's network computers, and staffing the council customer service point.

See the job description and person specification for more detail. The hours will include alternate Saturdays until 1pm.

The role of a Library Assistant is a physical one

The duties include:

  • Shelving and straightening books and multimedia
  • Conducting children's rhyme times and story times
  • Assisting with adult and children's events

You will need to be:

  • Friendly and outgoing
  • Able to communicate with all members of the public
  • Interested in books and lifelong learning
  • Computer literate
  • Willing to run events for adults and children
  • Flexible, able to work at other locations if required
The weekly working hours for this role are 11.

75 per week:

Week 1:
Wednesday (Poynton) 9.45am-1pm, Thursday (Disley) 1.45pm-6pm, Saturday (Disley)8.45am-1pm

Week 2:
Tuesday (Disley) 8.45am-1pm, Wednesday (Poynton) 9.45am-1pm, Thursday (Disley) 1.45pm-6pm


Please contact Wendy Cradock (Library Manager) or Pam Jones (Senior Library Assistant) on if you would like an informal chat about the role.

Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.

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