Library Team Assistant HCC609170

Job Details:

Salary range: £21,190 - £22,215 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £14,604 - £15,310 per annum)

Work Location: Farnborough & Aldershot Libraries

Hours per week: 25.5

Contract type: Permanent

Closing Date: 5 June 2023

Interview Date: 12 June 2023 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 Library Team Assistants to join our busy and flexible teams. You’ll be providing an excellent customer experience to everyone who visits our libraries and encouraging more people to read a range of authors and book titles, download our apps for eMagazines and eBooks, take part in special promotions for adults and children, sign up for courses and events and using our IT facilities.

Your role will be to provide a welcoming environment for all, promoting our services, planning and delivering activities for children, assisting with the management of stock as well as carrying out a wide range of administrative duties.

You’ll have a good general education combined with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with a good standard of IT skills (ideally with some qualifications and experience) plus the ability to use your own initiative when required. You may be required to travel between a small ‘cluster’ of libraries, so you'll need to fulfil specific travel requirements which will be outlined at interview.

A full induction and training programme will be provided. Below is the normal 2 week timetable for working across both Aldershot & Farnborough libraries:

Week 1: Wed 9-1.30 ALD, Thur 9.30-5 FNB, Fri 9.30-5 FNB, Sat 9.30-5 FNB Week 2: Mon 9.30-5 FNB, Tue 9-1.30 ALD, Fri 9.30-5 FNB, Sat 9.30-5 ALD

For further information, please visit www.hants.gov.uk/librarycareers

Additional Information: Library Team Assistant Job Description and Person Specification.
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. Vetting Requirements: This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, and as per safer recruitment requirements for Children's Services, references will be requested prior to interview. Contact Details for an Informal Discussion: Rachel Brewer, Library Team Manager on 03707 790151 or Karen Booth on 03707 793931.

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.