SLA11170 - Library Assistant - SLA11170 East Kilbride, Scotland
Job description
Job Description
Location: Greenhills Library, Greenhills Shopping Centre, East Kilbride
Hours: 14 hours per week
Shift pattern: Wednesday and Saturday, 9am - 5pm
Duration: Permanent
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Library Assistant at Greenhills Library.
The successful candidate will work as part of a team to deliver a range of Library Services to the community. Tasks include providing support to customers with Active IT services, participating in promotional events and activities to encourage literacy development and dealing with face to face, telephone and online customer enquiries.
It is essential that you have an enthusiastic and flexible approach and can demonstrate an enthusiasm for books and reading. You must be computer literate and show evidence of digital literacy. You must have excellent communication and customer care skills. There is a requirement for literacy and numeracy qualification to National 5 or equivalent standard.
Requirements
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Applications online
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South Lanarkshire Council/South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are Equal Opportunities employees and encourage applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council / South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview where their previous employer was the armed forces and who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
Responsibilities
Deliver quality front-line library services in line with national and local agendas.
Deliver a range of library support functions according to library service priorities.
Promote learning opportunities and provide basic support to customers in learning based activities, including the use of new technology.
Encourage library users to extend their reading choices through reader development promotions and participating in promotional events and activities.
The Individual
There is a requirement for literacy and numeracy qualification to National 5 or equivalent standard.
