Casual Library Assistant

4 weeks ago


Shoreham, United Kingdom WSCC Full time

**The Opportunity** Salary**: £13.21 to £13.43 per hour (includes annual leave entitlement)

**Contract Type**:Casual

**Working Pattern**:Casual hours (up to 37 hours per week)

**Location**:Shoreham-by-Sea Library**, St Marys Road, Shoreham, BN43 5ZA and **Lancing Library** Penstone Park, Lancing, BN15 9DL

**Interview Date**: 03 June 2024

Shoreham by Sea is a busy, local library in the heart of the community, it is located opposite the historic St Mary de Haura church.

Lancing Library is in the heart of the community, next to Lancing Health Centre near the shops and the railway station - popular with both residents of all ages and visitors to the town.

We are looking for two friendly, enthusiastic, and resourceful individuals, with excellent digital skills to work up to 30 hours per week during July and August. After the summer period, your hours will be in line with your flexibility and the library’s operational needs.

Your shifts will vary between Monday to Saturday. You will work in line with the libraries core hours (09:00am to 5:00pm).

You will be the go-to person for customers at the library, providing high quality assistance with their questions and guiding them to other services as needed.

Its not just about the books We are looking for someone who understands the power of community and the importance of fostering a love for reading in people of all ages. You will have the opportunity to participate in exciting library programmes such as Baby Rhyme Time session for parents and babies or Knit and Natter.

Customer service is at the forefront of the library service, as it plays an important role in creating a vibrant and dynamic workplace. It requires flexibility, creativity, and initiative from those who work there. This could mean helping a customer log -on to the library Wi-Fi or a reading recommendation.

The variety of our work means that no two days are the same. We get huge job satisfaction from helping everyone who comes through our doors, and you could too
**Rewards and Benefits**
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

We think libraries are great places to work, where you can make a difference to local communities every day. Find out more about the variety that comes with working in a library and hear first-hand from some of our library staff here**:Library Jobs - West Sussex**

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

- A excellent **local government pension scheme**:

- A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
- Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
- volunteering opportunities
- Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
- A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our **Staff discounts page** if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
- Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans.

For a full list this can be found at our **Rewards and Benefits page.**

**Further Information**
The reference number for this role is **CPP00934.**

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