Library Assistant – Part Time
Internal Applicants must apply via myself
NLC5 £26,991 – £28,665 (Pro Rata)
Overview
We are looking for an outgoing and approachable part‑time Library Assistant to join the team in providing a modern library service to the community. Duties include delivering children’s activities such as Bookbug sessions, Chatterbooks, reader development activities, supporting public access to IT, general front line customer services and operating the library management systems.
Responsibilities
Deliver children’s activities and reader development sessions.
Support public access to IT and general front line customer services.
Operate library management systems.
Qualifications
Good interpersonal skills and relevant customer service experience working with a wide range of customers.
Good IT skills and ability to lift and carry stock.
Interest in books and reading.
Mobile within North Lanarkshire and able to travel to other work locations.
Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and a satisfactory check before commencing.
Work Pattern
* Tuesday 9am – 2pm
* Thursday 2pm – 7pm
* Friday 9am – 2pm
Benefits
27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*.
Package of health and wellbeing, finances and family benefits.
Full learning and development package through the learning academy LearnNL.
*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
Equal Opportunity
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
Application Instructions
Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.
The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read - My NL
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