Library Assistant Scarborough, England
Job description
Grade CD
Vacancy Hours 24.5
Contract Type Permanent
Weekend Working Yes
Closing Date 18 June 2023
Interview Date 28 June 2023
Venue for Interview Scarborough Library
LIBRARY ASSISTANT – SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY
Are you dynamic and innovative; an excellent team player; customer focused with a passion for working with people; an interest in books; social media and tech savvy with a desire to serve your community and make a difference to people’s lives? If so, we need someone like you to provide access to a wide range of reading material, information and electronic resources to the Scarborough community. As well as day to day library routines, you will help customers and visitors with their enquiries and assist in the use of our public access computers, and provide a warm welcome to all our users.
As a busy library in a town centre location, Scarborough is on journey of improvement; as such, you may face challenging situations in your day-to-day work. You should have new and exciting ideas and be able to work with a team of staff and volunteers to deliver high quality library & information services and a programme of activities and events.
You will need to provide excellent customer service both face to face and digitally, supporting customers to find resources and access our digital services. You will help to promote the Library Service to the wider community and work with a range of partner organisations including our much-valued volunteers. You will be passionate about reading, have excellent communication and customer service skills, along with a high level of digital literacy including confidence with social media and work well within a team of both volunteers and staff.
Numeracy and literacy skills to the equivalent of Level 2 is a requirement for this role which is for 24.5 hours per week including alternate Saturdays and one late night. Some flexibility in working patterns will be required, and on occasion, working at alternative locations across the area depending upon service need.
To discuss the role further, please contact Deirdre Johnston on [email protected]
Key Documents
Job Description - Library Assistant.docx
Total Rewards Brochure.pdf
NYC is committed to taking all reasonable steps to protect staff teams and the community we serve. As this role involves working closely with our most vulnerable client groups, post-holders must have received both doses of an authorised COVID vaccine, or have a valid medical exemption.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.
