Library Assistant-newcastle

Job Introduction

With a high standard of customer service, you will help us to provide a range of services that support the delivery that the library offers, including the provision of IT support, information and activities for all ages. Activities will include children's rhyme times, craft sessions and book-related events. You will help people to access the full range of library resources and will contribute to people’s positive experience of using our service.

You will be based at Newcastle Library but may be required to work at other libraries in the District, including Kidsgrove, Biddulph and Leek. The library is open daily Monday to Saturday.

**Library Assistant Post 1**
- You will work _on average 21 hours a week including one alternate Saturday._

**Week One**

Wed: 09.00pm-18.00pm

Thurs: 08:45am-16:00pm

Fri: 09:00am-18:00pm

**Week Two**

Thurs: 13:00am-18:00pm

Fri: 09:00am-18:00pm

Sat: 08.45pm-16.00pm

**Library Assistant Post 2**
- You will work _on average 18.5 hours a week including one alternate Saturday._

**Week One**

Wed: 09.00pm-18.00pm

Thurs: 08:15am-17:00pm

**Week Two**

Mon: 10:00am-18:00pm

Tues: 08:15am-18:00pm

Sat: 08.45pm-16.00pm

Main Responsibilities
To give you an idea, some of the key things you’ll do will include:

- Helping customers find the information and resources they need
- Providing essential digital support to customers using computers within the libraries or accessing e-services
- Supporting projects and activities for all ages
- Promoting library stock, services and events through social media and outreach events
- Sales and cash handling

**What you’ll bring**
- Good time management skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- A passion for working with and helping customers, demonstrating recent experience of serving customers of all ages from across the whole community, face to face.
- High level of self-motivation and ability to work on own initiative
- Personal drive, confidence, and enthusiasm
- Flexibility and adaptability
- An interest in working with children, delivering activities such as rhyme and story times.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

**Potential interview dates 12th/13 Sept 2024**

About Staffordshire County Council
**We are no ordinary county council**:
**Our Values**:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

**Our benefits**:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

**Our recruitment process**:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.