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Library Team Assistant HCC617002

Job Details:

Salary Range: £23,115 - £24,140 pro-rata, per annum
Work Location: Hythe Library, Totton Library and surrounding libraries
Hours: 500 per annum
Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months (Annualised Hours)
Closing Date: 31 October 2024
Interview Date: 8 November 2024

 

Do you enjoy working as part of a busy team, meeting and helping a diverse range of people of all ages and providing excellent customer service? Are you able to work an annualised contract which requires flexible availability to provide cover across the team you work with?

Hampshire’s Library Service needs enthusiastic Library Team Assistants to join our busy and flexible teams. Your role will be to provide a welcoming environment for all, promote our services and facilities, plan and deliver activities for children and adults, assist with the management of stock, as well as carrying out a wide range of administrative duties.

You’ll be providing an excellent customer experience to everyone who visits our libraries and encouraging people to read a range of authors and book titles, download our apps to access eMagazines and eBooks /eAudiobooks and account options. You will take part in special promotions for adults and children, sign up for courses and events and using our IT facilities.

You will have a good general education combined with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with a good standard of IT skills. You will embrace flexible working and be able to use your own initiative when required.

You will be required to travel between a small ‘cluster’ of libraries, so you will need to fulfil specific travel requirements which will be outlined at interview. Hours will be timetabled 4 weeks in advance and will include regular Saturday working and work throughout school holidays. There will also be a requirement to provide some cover for unplanned absences at short notice. 

A full induction and training programme will be provided and continued personal development is encouraged.

Hampshire County Council offers a competitive salary and benefits package, please see our website for details: Our Benefits Package. 

Hampshire is a beautiful place to live, with vibrant cities, miles of coastline and two National Parks. If you enjoy outdoor activities, you’ll find world class walking, cycling, sailing and much more. For more information, please go to living and working in Hampshire. 

Additional Information:

Vetting Requirements:

This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, and as per safer recruitment requirements for Children's Services, references will be requested prior to interview.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Nicky Hopkins, Team Manager on nicola.hopkins@hants.gov.uk

 

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
 

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
 

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.


 

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