At a Glance
- Tasks: Support library operations, assist customers, and deliver engaging enrichment sessions.
- Company: Join a supportive team at HMP Littlehey with a focus on community engagement.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, part-time role, and opportunities for personal development.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities to plan exciting library events.
- Why this job: Make a difference in people's lives through reading and information access.
- Qualifications: GCSEs in Maths and English, plus IT skills.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 29120 £ per year.
We are looking to recruit a flexible and adaptable library assistant to support various contracts, part-time, covering for 34.5 hours a week.
Based from HMP Littlehey, our Library Assistants are responsible for carrying out routine library duties such as lending, shelving, developing displays and supporting customers with diverse library and information requirements, under the direction of our Library Manager.
The role provides a support service to customers to assist with their reading choices and online services and is responsible for handling queries, signposting appropriately and providing guidance and direction to enable customers to locate the required information.
The role also contributes to outreach library services, events and programmes.
You will plan and deliver a range of library-based enrichment sessions and events, including reading groups, book clubs, creative activities, family reading initiatives and external visitor sessions.
You should hold GCSE or equivalent qualifications in Maths and English and be able to demonstrate your ability to use a range of IT skills including use of internet browsers and Microsoft Office.
For full details of the role and the person specification please review the job description or if you would like to speak to the recruitment team before you apply, please email any questions to the careers team at People Plus and one of the team will come back to you.
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