Library Team Assistant Hcc609329 - Fareham, United Kingdom - Hampshire County Council

Hampshire County Council

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Fareham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Job Details:

Salary Range:
£21,190- £22,215 per annum (actual salary £2,576- £2,701 per annum)

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Work Location:Fareham Library

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Hours per week: 4.50 Saturday post
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Contract Type: Temporary for 1 year
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Closing date: 14 June 2023
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Assessment Day: 30 June 2023 Portchester Library
The Role:

Do you enjoy working as part of a busy team, meeting and helping people of all ages and providing excellent customer service?

Hampshire's Library Service needs enthusiastic and innovative Library Team Assistants to join our busy and flexible teams.- Your role will be to provide a welcoming environment for all and support the already developing community hub concept in our libraries.

You will plan and deliver fun and engaging activities for children such as Rhymetime and Storytime as well as adult activities, this is a fundamental part of the role.

You will work with a range of partners and signpost customers when required.

You will provide an excellent customer experience to everyone who visits our libraries, using effective communication skills in order to encourage people to explore our range of books and other available resources, download our apps for eMagazines and eBooks, take part in special promotions for adults and children, sign up for courses and events and support our customers in using our IT facilities.

In the role you will also be responsible for stock management and general administration.- You will have a good general education combined with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with a good standard of IT skills plus your own initiative when required.- You will be required to travel between a small 'cluster' of libraries, so you will need to fulfil specific travel requirements which will be outlined at interview.

A full induction and training programme will be provided.- If you are looking to work in an innovative and customer focus role that is driven to improve outcomes for local communities, this may be the role for you.

Some recent initiative in our libraries include Ukraine connection support, supporting people with death and bereavement and domestic abuse.

Hampshire County Council offers a competitive salary and benefits package, please see our website for details:
Our Benefits Package. Hampshire is a beautiful place to live, with vibrant cities, miles of coastline and two National Parks. If you enjoy outdoor activities, you'll find world class walking, cycling, sailing and much more.

For more information, please go to:

Living and Working in Hampshire.

Additional Information:

Library Team Assistant Job Description and Person Specification
Vetting Requirements:

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Jo Satherley, Library Team Manager on Fareham Library)
Leanne Perry, Library Team Manager on Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group.

All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs.

No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.