Library Assistant

3 weeks ago


Cardigan, United Kingdom Ceredigion County Council Full time

About the role

To be responsible for maintaining and developing the Ceredigion library service in Cardigan Branch Library.

About the candidate

Whilst previous experience is useful it is not essential. Applications from candidates with little or no experience are welcomed. We will ensure you have all the training and support you need to confidently undertake the role.

The successful candidate will have a good general education and an interest in books. Knowledge and experience of using technology will be an advantage. Additional hours a possibility as service demands.

We welcome applications from non-Welsh speakers but they would be expected to meet the Welsh standard within 2 years.

Our offer to you

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.

More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found here.

Job Description and Person Specification

Interviews

Interviews will be held on 18/01/.

Additional Information

This role includes weekend working as part of a normal working week or rota. The successful candidate will be entitled to the following pay:

Saturday – Time and a quarter

Get in touch

For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Rheinallt Lewis on or email

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Customer Contact & ICT

Our service has a range of responsibilities from providing advice and support to the residents of Ceredigion to providing corporate support via our ICT, reception and mailroom teams. Our service is responsible for the following functions: 

Civil Registration: Birth, deaths and marriages. Corporate Customer Services: Blue badge; Contact centre; Mailroom and scanning; Receptions. ICT and Information Management: Archives and modern records; ICT support; Infrastructure and security; Project and application support; Reprographics, Technical support, Software development. Library Services Cardigan Cardigan is the historic gateway into Ceredigion from the south west.