Weekend Library Assistant - Guildford, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

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Based at Guildford Library, the starting salary for this role is £2,386 per annum based on working 4 hours per week (12pm-5pm Saturdays). The full-time equivalent salary is £21,474 per annum.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Weekend Library Assistant to join our dedicated team. You will be based at Guildford Library, you will also be required to work at Horsley and Cobham Libraries.

Libraries are spaces for social interaction, learning and cultural experiences. Acting as an economic enabler providing support for local communities and businesses. Surrey's libraries offer vital services to all members of their communities.


Rewards and Benefits

  • 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
  • Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
  • An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
  • Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
  • Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
  • A generous local government salary related pension
  • Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
  • 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
  • Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team
Surrey Libraries hold a unique place in our communities. They provide universal access through a programme of reading, learning digital, health and wellbeing activities.

Our vision is for our libraries to become hubs of the community that all are proud of. With excellent customer service at its heart, we need people who share this passion to become more successful.


About the Role
There is something for everyone at Surrey's libraries and the same day never happens twice.

The library is many different things to many different people. Curious readers come looking for their next adventure. Students meet to revise for their exams. Families gather for Storytime and Rhymetime. Special interest groups share their passions and older people access resources and secure their bus pass. Weekend Assistants greet each person with a positive attitude and resilient approach to any request.

Customer service is at the forefront of the library service. They are busy, lively places to work. Requiring flexibility, creativity, and initiative.

This could mean helping someone with a reading recommendation, thinking up new themes for book displays, planning events or assisting people with information and virtual services.

Maintaining, presenting, and processing book stock is also a major part of the role.


The role may include leading craft events, Rhymetime and Storytime sessions, and assisting with other activities directed at both children and adults.

From time to time there will be a need for lone working or single staffing at this and other libraries in the area.


Shortlisting Criteria

  • What are your motivations for applying? (150 words)
  • What do you think good customer service looks like from a Weekend Library Assistant? (150 words)
  • Why do you feel the library is important to the community? (150 words)
  • Describe a time when you pursued an opportunity to learn something new? (150 words)


If shortlisted for interview, you will be sent interview questions in advance and you will be asked to read a short story.


Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 28/04/2024 with interviews planned for week commencing 06/05/2024


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