Area Librarian

**About Us and the Role**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join Warwickshire Library Service. The successful applicant will lead a team of staff in the North of the County, delivering high quality and innovative library services. You will have experience managing and promoting stock. The post will involve developing our library services and buildings and liaising with a wide range of partners.

You will need to be enthusiastic about customer service, outreach work, and developing events /activities. The role will involve encouraging and coaching your team and library staff to exceed customer expectations through effective 121’s, appraisals and leading by example.

Having experience of working with members of the public you will understand the need to use your own initiative to problem solve and respond positively to ensure continuity of service.

Applicants will need to evidence operational and people management skills, leadership qualities, and the ability to undertake responsibility for performance and standards. You will support the Service Manager and Delivery Leads in achieving our organisational vision and outcomes.

**Key Skills & Experience Required**
- 3 years relevant experience in libraries or similar environment
- Experience of communicating clearly & effectively in person, in writing and giving presentations
- Experience of stock management
- Experience of answering enquiries using a range of references, sources/formats including online.
- Experience of recruitment, selection, appraisal, induction, training and development of staff
- Experience of policy and service development
- Experience of working effectively with people internally/externally and at different levels.
- Highly proficient in the use of ICT and Windows based computer packages including word processing, spreadsheet and other ICT systems
- Good counselling skills to enable staff to manage difficult and challenge customers.
- Ability to travel effectively around the County.
- Ability to work flexibly
- including Saturday, Sunday, evening and callout as required.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification please click the link here.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

These are the benefits we offer including agile working, enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, and a generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.

**Additional Information**

**Closing Date**:Tuesday 28**th** February 2023