Library Manager East Preston, England
Job description
Salary: £32,020 to £34,723 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time (37 hours per week – Monday to Friday)
Location: Littlehampton Library, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NA
Interview date: 29 June 2023 and 30 June 2023
Are you excited by the challenge of delivering excellent library services to diverse communities managing a frontline team and helping to influence what we offer?
If this this sounds like the type of challenge that you are looking for then you can be a part of our mission to promote the benefits of reading for learning, health and wellbeing through campaigns, events and activities. As a Library Manager you will play a key role in providing excellent services to our local communities.
The Opportunity
In this role you will lead a team across Littlehampton Library to deliver our services and be a key part of these local communities. This role will require you to be involved in co-ordinating all aspects of the service, working closely with team members in the Families & Wellbeing, Digital Access, Books Reading & Culture, and Enquiries Learning and Enterprise teams.
You will be working directly with our communities so you will have excellent customer service and communication skills and be adept at finding solutions and thinking on your feet.
About You
Customer service is at the forefront of the skills you possess, you will also have experience of leading staff to deliver a high standard of services for customers. You will be able to demonstrate initiative and independence to respond effectively to queries from colleagues, customers and partners.
You will have the ability to develop and deliver services to local communities and to contribute to the delivery of wider team and service priorities.
Does the prospect of making a difference to communities through excellent library services motivate you? Would you like the opportunity to influence and contribute to the development of the service countywide? Do you enjoy the challenge of problem-solving to sustain and improve front-line services?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Rewards and Benefits
Here at West Sussex County Council we care about wellbeing, allowing time for celebrating our teams’ efforts, and developing our team to be the best they can be. Alongside this, we also offer the below benefits.
- An excellent local government pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
- 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, mentoring and apprenticeships
- 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, Wellbeing Hub 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 CPP00773.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Katie Gledhill (Lead Manager – Library Service) at [email protected] .
For an informal conversation regarding the application process, please contact Rosa Siracusa (Resourcing Advisor) at [email protected] .
For issues or queries regarding your application please contact [email protected] .
To apply you will need to complete our application form and upload your CV, in the application you will highlight your skills and experience that you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory references and 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.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page
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Job Reference: CPP00773
