Neighbourhood Library Manager NEW Stockport Council Posted today Stockport £33,366 - £37,938 Ex[...]

37 hours, Full-Time Temporary (3 years) Venue/Office Based

Application Deadline: 10th March 2025 11:59pm

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Shortlisting Date: w/c 10th March 2025

Interview Date: w/c 17th March 2025

Interview Type: In person

Your Role

The Stockroom’s Library Manager will support the development of a bold, ambitious, creative, and inclusive library offer at Stockroom. You will support the implementation of an outstanding customer service model that delivers for everybody, no matter who you are. You will work closely with the Stockroom, Archives, and wider Libraries team to deliver Stockroom’s mission to put creativity and culture on the high street, leading the co-design and co-delivery of library activities and services.

About You

We are looking for a warm, open-hearted, and open-minded individual to join our team. You’ll manage the library provision and work as one team to support the delivery of the creative programme in Stockroom. We are looking for someone with excellent operational and customer-facing experience. You will have a relentlessly optimistic outlook, a fearless attitude to trying new things, and a kind approach to people and the planet. You will be integral to the development of the library offer and the successful opening of Stockroom in 2025. You have a commitment to environmental and organisational sustainability, delivering climate and budget-friendly solutions and services. You are a team player, natural negotiator, and always put people first.

About Us

Stockroom is an exciting new cultural and creative space with a year-round creative programme that will encourage a wide range of people, both local and from further afield, to use and enjoy the space. Stockroom is set in the heart of the town in Merseyway, its busy shopping area. Stockroom is the new home for Stockport’s main library and heritage archive. Inside you will find Stockroom Studios, a space to enjoy a year-round programme of live performances and creative engagement activity, with a great café providing the opportunity to study, play, and be sociable.

At Stockport Council, we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works, and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions, and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Martin Roberts on martin.roberts@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify. Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme, you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work-life balance and in many job roles, we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

A generous annual leave allowance, up to 30 days annual leave dependent on grade and length of service, plus bank holidays with the option to purchase additional annual leave.

Work Life Balance

Work and personal life balance. Many jobs include part-time working, flexi-time, and homeworking.

Learning and Development

A suite of learning and development opportunities, from important data protection training to all level apprenticeships.

Discounts

A huge range of discounts via an easy-to-use portal, including: Gym memberships, restaurants, events, travel, cycle to work scheme, home electronics, and more.

Access to an employee support hotline, available 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.

Pension Scheme

Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme and give your pension a boost by enrolling into a salary sacrifice scheme.

Our Recruitment Journey

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• Application stage: When you have seen a job, you are interested in you can submit your application online by clicking ‘Apply Now’. Some vacancies will ask you to complete a supporting statement where you should address the About You section of the Job Profile for the role. Other vacancies will ask you to upload a CV.
• Shortlisting: In keeping with our commitment to inclusion, recruiting managers take an anonymised approach to recruiting when shortlisting your application form. They will use the supporting information section of your application and your work history to assess your suitability for the job. You'll be notified of the outcome of your application form via email and if successful you'll be invited to book an interview slot.
• Interviews: When preparing for the interview, you should familiarise yourself with the job profile. The About You section of the job profile contains the criteria that will be assessed at the interview stage. You can prepare for the interview by ensuring that you have clear examples relating to how you have met these criteria. If you require any reasonable adjustments because of a disability under the Equality Act, to assist you during the selection process we would be pleased to discuss them with you at recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.
• Offer stage and pre-employment checks: If you're offered the job after interviewing, you'll be sent a conditional offer detailing your new role. Along with the conditional contract and offer letter, our team will be in touch regarding your pre-employment checks. The pre-employment checks that you will need to undertake will depend on the role that you've applied for. These checks may include: right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service checks, gaps in employment, reference checks. We will request references prior to issuing your conditional contract, pre-employment health declaration, qualification checks.