If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and relish being part of a close-knit team, we want to hear from you!
The Opportunity
Salary: £24,294 to £24,702 per annum (£12,147 to £12,351 pro rata for part time) with entitlement to Saturday Enhancement working 6 hours 30 minutes for 1 in 2 Saturdays.
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part time (18.5 hours per week)*Shifts working across Monday to Saturday
Location: Littlehampton Library, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NA
Interview Date: 03 July 2024
Littlehampton library is full of friendly staff on hand to welcome to this Carnegie Library near the town centre and seafront. Built in 1906, with some original features. and large attractive grounds.
We are looking to recruit a Senior Library Assistant to join our senior team and support our friendly team of library assistants.
The duties of a Senior Library Assistant are wide ranging across many areas of the library service and include delivering a customer-facing library service and high-quality enquiry service.
You will need to provide information accurately and signpost to other services where necessary. You will be responsible for supervising and supporting Library Assistants and volunteers ensuring that they deliver a high standard of service to our customers.
The role may sometimes involve working with challenging members of the public to solve more complex library queries such as dealing with overdue charges.
You will be a keen team player, able to work alongside partners and volunteers providing excellent customer service to the whole range of visitors to the library.
Flexibility is key as one moment you may be helping a customer log-on to the library Wi-Fi and download an eBook, the next leading a Baby Rhyme Time session for parents and babies.
The variety of our work means that no two days are the same. We get huge job satisfaction from helping everyone who comes through our doors, and you could too!
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
*Shifts:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Week 1
OFF
OFF
08:30am to 2:00pm
08:30am to 5:00pm
08:30am to 1:00pm
OFF
Week 2
OFF
OFF
08:30am to 2:00pm
08:30am to 5:00pm
OFF
08:30am to 4:00pm
Rewards and Benefits
You will receive a generous holiday entitlement of 25 days (pro rata for part time) plus opportunity to buy additional leave).
Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:
- A excellent local government pension scheme
- A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
- Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
- volunteering opportunities
- Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
- A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CPP00946.
Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Click apply below, upload your CV, and complete the application form, explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description and experience you can bring to the role. Please ensure all that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.