Community Library Assistant
19 hours ago
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and versatile person to help us shape the future of Cambridgeshire Libraries. We maintain a high-quality public library service, working in partnership with a range of other organizations and community groups.
Our Community Library Assistants are the first point of contact for members of the public who are visiting and using our Libraries, and consequently the role is varied and allows staff to develop many different skills.
This role is based at Central Library, Cambridge, however you must be able to travel to any of the other Libraries within the District.
Interviews will be held at Central Library, Cambridge on Monday 19th June.
What will you be doing?
- Providing friendly, efficient, customer-facing, front-line public services to users of Cambridgeshire Libraries.
- Contributing to and promoting the library offer.
- Supporting library events and activities, including delivering rhymetime and storytime sessions
- Supporting the wider aims and objectives of the service by assisting in delivery of partnership initiatives and outreach work.
- Deliver the UK Visa and Immigration Biometrics verification service which we offer at Cambridge Central Library, for which training will be given.
Please refer to the attached job description for further details about the role.
Please note that this post requires the post holder to be mobile and able to work in any of the libraries identified within the hub and cluster.
Please note that library work can be physically demanding. This post involves lone working.
About you
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
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