Position reference:
Directorate: Public Health and Communities | Service: Libraries
Salary: £35,412 -£38,220 Plus laptop
Working Arrangements: 4 week work pattern – To work one Saturday every 4 weeks and until 7pm once every fortnight /agile working
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
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Closing date: 10/10/2025 at 23:59
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check
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At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people's lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We're an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There's so much happening in our thriving borough, and now's the perfect time to join our excellent Libraries team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
* We're an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
* Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people's lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
* If you join the team you'll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we'll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
* We'll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
* There's so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
* Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About the Post:
Lead: Children and Young People
Barnsley has an ambitious strategy to re-energise our Library Service, creating community and digital hubs at the heart of our communities and developing a vibrant events and activities programme to engage all members of our communities. The Library Service is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation delivering multiple arts and cultural activities across all libraries. We have recently refurbished 9 of our branch libraries and alongside our flagship, town centre, this is an exciting time to join the Service.
We are looking for a highly motivated person with a passion for Libraries to provide operational and positive team leadership, ensuring the delivery of a high performing, customer-focused public library service that meets the needs of local communities. The successful candidate will lead our Children and Young People offer, working with colleagues and partners to develop and deliver a varied activity programme, engaging with diverse groups and organisations to develop libraries as community and digital hubs.
You will possess strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with members of the public (including the elderly and vulnerable), partners, other employees, parents and children, sometimes in areas of tension or conflict. You will be able to work flexibly as part of a team and in partnership with others to achieve common goals, promoting a positive culture at all times.
This is a demanding role so the ability to understand issues affecting operational service delivery and manage your own workload under pressure and to deadlines are essential.
The ability to manage, motivate, support and enthuse staff, partners and members of the public is also essential. Successful candidates will also be imaginative and creative in the development of events and activities, with practical organisational skills.
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Library Manager Job
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Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
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