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Location: Larkhall Library, 30 Union Street, Larkhall
Hours: 35 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am - 5pm (1 hour unpaid break)
Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9am - 5pm (1 hour unpaid break)
Salary Band: £28,012 - £28,358 per annum
Duration: Fixed term until 31st March 2027
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Children’s Assistant to work at Larkhall Library. The successful candidate will work as part of a team to promote literacy and the library service to parents and carers, nurseries, schools and local organisations.
Tasks include delivering activities and events for children from 0-16 to encourage literacy development and ensuring the children’s library is attractive for families to visit. It is essential that you have an enthusiastic and flexible approach and can demonstrate an enthusiasm for books and reading.
You must have excellent communication and customer care skills and ECDL or equivalent would be preferred. Maths and English qualification to Standard Grade or Equivalent is required.
Responsibilities
Promote reading and use of library services to children, young people and their families through the delivery of a range of interactive events, activities and visits.
Deliver front‑line library services to children and young people in accordance with service plan targets.
Ensure an attractive environment within the children and young people’s areas of the library through quality stock management and a programme of creative visual displays.
Organise and develop resources, providing advice and guidance to customers to meet their identified needs.
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
* Enrolment in award‑winning local government pension scheme
* To increase the value of their pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
* Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
* Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
* Family‑friendly policies – flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
* Employee discounts – including discounts at the cinema
* Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Legislative Information - This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.
Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture.
Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.
About Us
South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathavenand Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.
Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.
We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:
* People - skills, learning and employability
* Place - physical infrastructure and place
* Business - business development and growth
About the Team
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council / South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages 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 competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council / South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is also committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
Job Info
* Job Identification 4343
* Posting Date 04/24/2026, 09:09 AM
* Apply Before 05/10/2026, 10:55 PM
* Job Schedule Full time
* Locations MUIR STREET, LARKHALL, ML9 2BG, GB
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