Application closing date
21/09/2025
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Salary
Grade D £ £14.13 an hour
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Libraries / Museums
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Job description
Directorate: Place
Hours: 12 hours and 45 minutes
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Mickleover Library, Derby
Mickleover Library is a busy library in the heart of the community. For this role, you will need a good understanding of customer care and the ability to work in a busy, customer-focused environment, as well as an awareness of the role of a modern library service in improving literacy, digital literacy and wellbeing.
The Library hosts regular activities for adults, including Knit and Natter sessions, Coffee Mornings and Book Clubs, which you will need to support.
Key Digital Skills sessions are also offered, so a sound understanding of IT, experience of using IT and the ability to support others' use of IT is essential.
The confidence and ability to talk to children and families about books and reading is key, as is the confidence and ability to deliver children's activities such as Rhymetimes, Storytimes and Code Clubs.
Communication skills are important as you will need to talk to customers and library colleagues about what the library offers, as well as liaising with colleagues from other Council departments.
Being a positive and flexible member of the team is critical and postholders must be able to work the timetabled hours, and be willing to work outside of timetabled hours occasionally. Some evening and Saturday working will be required.
The successful candidate will also be expected to work at other libraries in Derby if required.
Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of rdundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:
* Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
* Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
* Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
* Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
* Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
* Support for colleagues who are carers
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via theDerby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Sunday 21 September 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on Relay UK or