Library Assistant

2 weeks ago

Loughborough, United Kingdom Leicestershire County Council Full time

**Organisation**:Leicestershire County Council

**Work Location**: Loughborough Library, Granby Street, Loughborough, LE11 3DU

**Worker Category**:Fixed Location

**Salary**:£23,898 - £24,300 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

**Working Hours**:18.75 hours per week (Mondays 10-1, Tuesdays 10-6 Thursdays 10-5 and Alternate Saturdays 9:30-2)

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Closing Date: Wednesday 20th March 2024**

**Interview Date(s): Wednesday 3rd April 2024**

Do you love reading and want to share this passion with others? Do you enjoy providing excellent customer service? If so, why not consider becoming a Library Services Assistant.

**About the Role**

As a Library Services Assistant, you will work as part of a team responsible for providing a high quality, welcoming, and efficient library service to all customers. You will support library users to find the information and resources they need, assist them to use IT systems, shelve and display books and other materials, and deliver library events such as IT tasters and sessions for under 5’s. You will also be required to promote customer choice and enjoyment in reading, and the service’s digital offer including e-books and online reference resources.

**About You**
- Have an interest in reading, learning and culture.
- Have experience of, and an interest in, digital technology including an ECDL or ITQ level 2 qualification or equivalent practical experience.
- Understand the importance of delivering a high level of customer service.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to deliver events, activities, and taster sessions.
- Have good literacy and numeracy skills to undertake the duties of the role.
- Be able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.
- Have good time management skills and the ability to work to deadlines.

We’d also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

**Interested in Flexible Working?**

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

**For more information or an informal discussion, please contact**:
Charlotte Richards Library Supervisor

Telephone: 0116 3054176

**How to Apply**

**About Leicestershire County Council**

Leicestershire County Council is a Stonewall Top 100, Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Forces Friendly, and organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us

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- Job Identification 2377
- Posting Date 06/03/2024, 09:02
- Locations Loughborough Library, Loughborough, LE11 3DZ, GB
- Assignment Category Permanent
- Worker Category LCC Fixed Location Worker
- Job Type Libraries

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,898.00-£24,300.00 per year

Expected hours: 18.75 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 2377

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