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£24,404 with the opportunity to progress to £24,790 per annum (pro rata for part-time)


Advert Information

Job Title: Library Assistant
Location: Hertfordshire
Salary Range: £24,404 with the opportunity to progress to £24,790 per annum (pro rata for part-time) - Pay increase pending
Hours: Up to 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent and Fixed Term opportunities available

Diversity : We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce.

Make a Difference in Your Community

Do you want to make a difference in the community and help people to enrich their lives, whilst progressing in a whole new career? Then apply for a job with Hertfordshire Libraries. We have a number of Library Assistant roles in libraries across Hertfordshire. One of those roles could be for you!

About us: Hertfordshire's libraries are more than collections of books. They are hubs for community activities, places to access digital technology, and gateways to reading, information and wellbeing. Our service points include small village libraries, town and city libraries, and performing arts and prison libraries. Hertfordshire Libraries exists to help people to live better lives for longer. All of which means today's Library Assistants need to be passionate about proactively helping people of all ages and from all backgrounds.

About you: We look for people who are friendly, confident, and outgoing. You will have excellent communication skills and you will be passionate about providing great customer care. You will also be confident in using computers and the internet and you will be able to complete tasks quickly and accurately. Above all, you will be a reliable and flexible team player who is willing and able to engage with the full range of services, activities, and events that libraries offer.

About our jobs: Library Assistant roles offer successful applicants the opportunity to get involved in a hugely varied range of activities. You will be actively promoting and supporting the use of all of our library resources and helping customers to find the information that they need. You will help to deliver a programme of library activities and events, as well as supporting the Library Manager in all aspects of the day to day running of the library. In some libraries you will be involved in helping us to deliver services that are unique to that service point. This may include, for example, helping people to complete their UK visa applications for the right to stay in this country or assisting people to use our CreatorSpace resources, including 3D printers and virtual reality devices. In our prison library you will be helping prisoners to develop their reading skills and to access education opportunities. All of our Library Assistant roles help to make a positive difference to people's lives.

Vacancies

Berkhamsted Library, HP4 - 17.75 hours per week

Berkhamsted library offers a range of events and activities for adults and children. This role requires alternate Saturday shifts.

Oxhey Library WD19 7AG - 20 hours per week

Oxhey Library is located in a rejuvenated area with many new residents locally. Within this role, you will be supporting the delivery of various groups and activities including Baby Rhyme Time, Story Time, Page One, LEGO club and so much more. You will keep the stock maintained and have opportunities for training and development. The role includes every Tuesday and Friday with alternating Thursdays and Saturdays

Radlett Library, WD7 - 15.75 hours per week

Radlett library is located one of Hertfordshire's most affluent areas, we offer a range of events and activities for both adults and children. Enthusiasm and customer focus is essential to help support such activities. Our post includes working until 6:15 Mondays and Tuesdays and alternate Saturday shifts

Welwyn Library AL8 6AJ - 18.5 hours per week

Welwyn Garden City library is a large library, including the countywide Enquiry Service, which Library Assistants help to support. We deliver many events and activities for children and adults and also cover the nearby Woodhall library where Library Assistants will be expected to work on a rota basis.

Hatfield Library, AL10 - 32.5 hours per week

A large town centre library offering a wide range of events and activities for adults and children, including an attractive modern CreatorSpace used for creative and digital activities and clubs/events.

Take a look at the video clips below to hear a Library Assistant talking about why she loves her job working in libraries:

https://youtu.be/flsoUF2r-Fk

https://youtu.be/Dw5yYsZ_V8k

https://youtu.be/RcK6XcPqEm0

https://youtu.be/-fL0YH9rXzM

Closing Date: This is an ongoing advert and you may be required to start work before the closing date specified.

Interview Date: Please note i nterviews will be arranged as and when applications are received.

For an informal discussion and more information please contact the Libraries Customer Service Centre on 03001234049.

Vacancies are being progressed regularly which may mean that a vacancy at a particular library may be filled before a candidate is put forward, however there are ongoing vacancies.

Benefits of Working for HCC:
• Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)
• Excellent Career Development
• Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
• Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
• Shopping Discounts
• Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes

How to Apply: Please follow the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of the screen.

For more information about library roles, please visit Library and archive jobs (hertfordshire.gov.uk)

English Fluency: The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Disability Confident: We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Why Hertfordshire: Watch our 'Why Hertfordshire' video. Our staff use their own words to tell their story and share their experiences of what it is like working here. Take your next step in your career.

Closing date: Fri 29/11/2024 at 07:25
Job reference: HCC20844
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