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Library Team Assistant

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC621377

Salary Range: £24,405 - £25,430 pro-rata, per annum

Work Location: Romsey Library, Romsey

Hours: 500 per annum

Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months (Annualised Hours)

Closing Date: 29 June 2025

Interview Date: 8 July 2025

The Role:

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.

What you’ll do:

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 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.

What we’re looking for:

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.

Why join us?

  • We believe in rewarding our staff for their commitment to delivering essential public services with an extensive range of benefits.
  • We want to help you strive to be the best you can be, and to enjoy service Hampshire with purpose and pride.
  • With a work-life balance, travel discounts and more.
  • Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.
  • Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance.

Additional Information:

Library Team Assistant Candidate Pack

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Tracey Fielder, Library Team Manager on 03707 791240 or tracey.fielder@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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