Lead Librarian

**Lead Librarian - Education Library Service**:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our busy and successful Education Library Service (ELS) team, working with over 280 schools across 8 authorities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking, and pro-active Lead Librarian to be responsible for the successful delivery of the Education Library Service. They will demonstrate strategic insight ensuring the continuous development of high quality services across the delivery area from ELS's base in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester.

**Organisation**
- Cheshire West and Chester Council

**Location**
- Winsford

**Job Category**
- Libraries and Archives

**Grade**
- CWAC NJC - Grade 10

**Salary Min**
- £37,261 per annum

**Salary Max**
- £43,366 per annum

**Hours per week**
- 37

**Weeks per year**
- 52.153

**Employment Type**
- Permanent

**Closing Date**
- 16/04/2023

**Ref No**
- W2629

Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive - through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is the North West's fourth largest unitary authority, covering more than 350 square miles with a population of more than 340,000 residents. We are a diverse Borough, encompassing the internationally important historic city of Chester, the industrial powerhouse of Ellesmere Port, the growing mid-Cheshire Towns of Northwich and Winsford, and a patchwork of market towns and rural villages.

Cheshire Education Library Service works with subscribing primary, secondary, special and nursery schools to deliver a range of reading and library services. As specialists in children's literature we provide a range of resources and services to help support schools with teaching and learning.

We are looking for an experienced, capable, dynamic and solution focused leader with experience of delivering library services. The successful applicant will be part of the wider libraries management team focussed on delivering excellent services to schools and residents. They will have strong relationship management skills and be able to promote the service to schools and liaise with colleagues regionally and nationally to share best practice and innovation.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £9.90 per hour for all contracted hours.