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Job details
Job reference
REQ
Date posted
26/08/2025
Application closing date
14/09/2025
Location
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Salary
£25,989
Package
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Attachments
Library & Customer Assistant - WMF2226e
Job description
Location: Barrow Library
Contract Type: Fixed term
About this opportunity
We are seeking to recruit an energetic and highly motivated individual, with great customer service skills to work in our libraries in the Barrow area.
The role is extremely varied and requires individuals to –
* Be the first point of contact for customers.
* Provide information and deal effectively with customer enquiries, including helping with IT enquiries – face to face, over the phone, written and digital:
* Carry out general library duties, help with the security of buildings and basic health & safety tasks.
* Support a wide range of events and activities for all ages.
* Work as part of a team
* Travel within the Barrow and Furness library area (Barrow Library, Askam Library, Dalton Library Link, Ormsgill Library Link, Roose Temporary Library @ Barrow Park, Ulverston Library and Walney Library)
Successful candidates will have experience of delivering excellent customer service and supporting others in achieving this, effective communication skills; you will enjoy working as part of a team and will have a positive outlook to service development and change.
Who we are looking for…
Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference? Have you got drive, ambition and a desire to improve services for your local community? Are you looking to develop a career in the public sector?
Does this sound like you? – if so, we want to hear from you.
What can we offer you
Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers )
Would you like to find out more?
For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:
* Post Specification
* Role Profile
Application and Interview information
Closing date: 14/09/2025
We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.
Westmorland and Furness Council are now able to offer sponsorship for Skilled Worker Visa applications for eligible roles. Please note, we cannot guarantee the eligibility of all of our roles, therefore, if you would like more information on roles that may be eligible please visit the government website - Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK.
Safer Recruitment & DBS
At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.
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