Library Assistant - Farnham, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Farnham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Introduction

The starting salary for this role is £10,361 per annum (pro rata to £20,722 FTE), working 18 hours per week.
Surrey is one of the largest county councils in the UK and has over 50 libraries across the county. Our library teams deliver a range of services to all members of the public. Times have changed from when all that libraries offered was to lend books and access to a reference collection.

Now, in addition to lending books and providing a range of online reference resources, we also hold computer classes, Rhymetimes and Storytimes, and various other events such as Minecraft sessions and Code Clubs.

We are able to offer a range of services including library services for the elderly or disabled.

We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic person, to help us promote and deliver a first-class library service for the people of Surrey.

Experience of working within a customer service environment.
An ability to work effectively under pressure in a busy multitasking environment and both independently as well as part of a team.
An interest in, and an enthusiasm for, books and reading, information delivery, and virtual services.
Flexibility towards work patterns.
Knowledge of using Microsoft Office packages

If you thrive on variety, have excellent customer care and communication skills, and are willing to have a go at a wide range of tasks, you will find this an enjoyable and satisfying role.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values
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Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 08/01/2023.

Interviews will take place on 17/01/2023.

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Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit
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