Library Assistant
About The Position
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at the Newly refurbished Fairford Library as a Library Assistant. We are looking for dynamic individual with a sense of fun to help develop what we offer to our customers. Our Library Assistants are the public face of the Library Service, making sure that our customers have access to all of the services that libraries provide. This will include helping them choose and issue books, maintaining the stock in the library, signposting to advice services and providing children’s activities. We’re looking for someone who can work independently and with colleagues and volunteers, handle money and think on their feet.
Requirements
- Excellent and proven customer service experience
- Be a team player with strong communication and organisational skills
- Have experience of working with or organising events for children
- Strong ICT skills
- A knowledge of the services libraries offer and the role libraries play in the community
- Ability to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English
Responsibilities
- Helping customers choose and issue books
- Maintaining the stock in the library
- Signposting to advice services
- Providing children’s activities
- Handling money
- Working independently and with colleagues and volunteers
Benefits
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
- Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year
- Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
- Career development and qualification opportunities
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- An in-house Occupational Health service
- Employee discount scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
