Library and Community Centre Assistant

3 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Leicester City Council Full time

**Job details**:
Job reference
- REQ2883

Date posted
- 05/06/2023

Application closing date
- 06/08/2023

Location
- Various locations across Leicester City

Salary
- £21,575 - £21,968 (pro rata for part-time hours)

Package
- Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement) £29,955

Contractual hours
- 37

Basis
- Full time

Job category/type
- City Services

Attachments

Job Specification (69).pdf

**Library and Community Centre Assistant**:
Job description

Full Time & Part Time / From 18.5 to 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term for 12 months

Play a key role in delivering library and community services to adults, families, children, and young people.

Neighbourhood Services run more than 25 community centres and libraries across the city of Leicester. We offer the opportunity to borrow books and use other resources, hire community space, use our computers and be part of groups in our centres. At the heart of the communities, we provide a wide range of information, advice, and guidance to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Working in our well-presented and accessible libraries, community centres or multi-service centres, you’ll provide a welcoming service to people who use our services. You’ll signpost and resolve queries from members of the public in a professional and polite manner.

You’ll maintain stock levels, lift, carry and move books, furniture, and equipment, undertake remedial cleaning duties as well as set up and alter rooms to meet service needs. Using proficient IT skills, you’ll maintain computerised records and confidently support customers to use our computers.

If you are highly motivated and passionate about providing excellent customer care, then we would love to hear from you. You’ll be required to work evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays according to the needs of the service.

We have the following vacancies

**Area 1**

22 hours per week - Pork Pie Library and Eyres Monsell Community centre

30 hours per week - The Brite Centre and Fosse Neighbourhood Centre

**Area 2**

18.5 hours per week - working across St Matthews Centre, Highfields Library, Evington Library, Thurnby Lodge

**Area 3**

37 hours per week - Beaumont Leys Library

**Area 4**

18.5 hours per week
- St Barnabas Library

18.5 hours per week - Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre

22 hours per week - Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre

**What we can offer you**

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

**Join us**

**Interview/Assessments will take place on Monday 14th August 2023



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