Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Melton Mowbray Library, Wilton Road, Melton Mowbray LE13 0UJ. The post is also Supervisor for Syston Library LE7 1HR
Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker
Salary: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 33 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 months
Closing Date: 19th October 2025
Interview Date(s): To be confirmed
Are you looking for a rewarding job where you can make a difference to your local community? If so, why not considering joining our libraries service.
About the Role
Leicestershire libraries are at the heart of our communities, providing information and advice, activities to improve wellbeing and develop skills, supporting those seeking employment, and sharing a love of reading with people of all ages. As a Library Supervisor, you will be responsible for ensuring the provision of a high-quality customer-focused service through the management of a team of Library Services Assistants, Mobile Library Drivers, and volunteers.
You will ensure that team members are kept well informed and that they have the necessary skills to provide a welcoming and efficient frontline service to customers. You will manage room bookings and use of the venue, promote and deliver campaigns and other services aligned with the annual service plan, and ensure that the library sites remain attractive and well presented. You will also be responsible for collating statistical, financial, and other data to provide accurate information for service planning and monitoring.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
1. Have experience of working in a customer service environment.
2. Have knowledge of health and safety and general data protection regulations.
3. Be able to manage your own time effectively and to work on your own initiative.
4. Be able to communicate effectively with others including conflict resolution.
5. Be able to plan and prioritise your work.
6. Have IT skills and be able to collate information and data.
7. Be able to travel around the county in a cost-effective manner.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition, we expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Suzanne Smith, Principal Manager
Telephone: 0116 3053692
Email:
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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