Library Assistant (Bank)

Chichester College Group have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Library Assistant at our Chichester College campus. You will join us on a bank basis and in return, we will offer a competitive salary of £14.67 Per Hour. Do you enjoy working in a busy College Library, meeting and helping students and staff and providing excellent customer service? Our Chichester campus is looking for an enthusiastic Library Assistant on a flexible bank basis. You will be helping students find and use resources and assisting the College Librarian with improving and maintaining stock and facilities. You will be providing an excellent customer experience to everyone who visits the Library. Your role will be to provide a welcoming environment for our students, promoting our services, assisting students to make effective use of the library and all its resources, as well as carrying out a wide range of administrative duties. Key Responsibilities of our Library Assistant: Under the direction of the College Librarian, to provide frontline services to students and staff using the Library. To assist in the development of resources and services of the Library, in keeping with Performance Indicators and action plans. To participate in the administrative duties appropriate to the role. To perform a range of routine duties necessary to the running of the Library including shelving and shelf-tidying, overdues, processing new stock, cash handling, general IT support, equipment maintenance etc. To monitor the Library environment by ensuring an atmosphere conducive to learning and by monitoring the Library’s fabric equipment and building services. To participate in training and development as required, subject to approval and funding. Our ideal Library Assistant should have the below skills and experience: Education to GCSE standard grade C or above (or equivalent) specifically including Maths and English Knowledge of computerised library circulation systems Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Outlook Experience working in a library in a customer service context Experience working in an educational library in a customer service context Closing date: 1 September 2025 You will be asked to upload a CV before starting an application form for this role. The system will take information such as education and employment history from your CV and auto-populate the relevant parts of the application form to save you time. For the best results, we recommend your CV is formatted without columns or tables. Please check the auto-populated information for accuracy. Please note that your CV will not be seen by Recruiting Managers so please ensure your application form is fully completed. Suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. If you would like to learn more about our Library Assistant role, then please click ‘apply’ today! All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks