We are looking for a Prison Librarian at Brixton Tate Central Library, SW2 1JQ, working 24.5 hours per week.
The right candidate will:
* Manage the day-to-day operations of the library within HMP Brixton, including supervising prisoner orderlies.
* Provide comprehensive library services, ensuring high standards of customer care and preventing social exclusion among prisoners.
* Work fixed hours starting at 8am, with no flexible working, Monday to Friday.
* Implement development targets set by the Development team or prison authorities.
* Maintain efficient operations systems such as stock purchasing, cataloguing, and circulation management.
* Assist in developing and modernizing the library service in collaboration with Development Librarians.
* Report to the Head of Learning & Skills for internal prison operations and to Development Librarians for professional library functions.
Candidates should have experience working in library or similar environments and with diverse groups of people.
This position is initially offered as a temporary contract for 3-6 months, with potential for extension or permanency based on performance and experience. The rate is negotiable.
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