Community Library Assistant

2 weeks ago


Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire County Council Full time
About the role
This roles are based at Cambourne Library. Cambourne Library is a vibrant, busy library situated in the heart of this growing community.

We are looking for friendly, enthusiastic, and versatile people. You will have high standards of customer care and be able to work using your own initiative.

You will:
- be confident using your initiative.
- have excellent communication and digital skills.
- be able to work with volunteers.
- be able to quickly master the varied aspects of library routines, including front line customer care, using the library management system, the self-service machines, handling cash, stock requests and stock circulation procedures.
- demonstrate a mature and professional attitude.
- be able to work collaboratively with partners in the building.

Please highlight in your supporting statement how you meet each criteria.
These are permanent posts of 13 and 16 hours. The salary is pro rata to reflect this.

Interviews will be held at Cambourne Library on Wednesday 17th May 2023.

What will you be doing?

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.


We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.


Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

  • Flexible Bank Holidays
  • A comprehensive wellbeing package
  • Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
  • A comprehensive pension scheme.
  • IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
  • Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
  • An employee recognition scheme
  • Flexible working


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