Assistant in Charge

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Incremental pay increases

Discounts at county leisure centres

Cycle to work scheme

Free online health and exercise access

Job summary

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about Libraries, organised, has experience of administrative processes and procedures, is an excellent team player, who is eager to learn, support others and who thrives working in a fast-paced customer focused environment in the County’s 2nd busiest library.

The successful candidate will have public Library service experience, supervisory experience, be willing to accept direction/delegation, and provide an effective service to all library customers

Qualifications

• Public library service experience
• Supervisory experience
• Willing to accept direction/delegation
• Efficient organisation of staff, stock and premises to serve customers

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team in a customer-focused environment
• Create a friendly and welcoming environment for a diverse range of customers
• Multitask effectively, perform under pressure and be able to work alone when required
• Promote library services and opportunities to the public
• Confident use of IT and library systems (training provided)
• Be flexible to cover other roles within Derbyshire libraries when needed

Skills

Public library service experience

Supervisory experience

Customer service focus

IT proficiency

Tools

Library systems

Job description

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about Libraries, organised, has experience of administrative processes and procedures, is an excellent team player, who is eager to learn, support others and who thrives working in a fast-paced customer focused environment in the County’s 2nd busiest library.

The successful candidate will:

• Have public Library service experience
• Have supervisory experience
• Be willing to accept direction/delegation
• Able to provide an effective service to all library customers through the efficient organisation of staff, library stock and the library premises.

Able to lead and motivate a team in acustomer focused environment.

• Able to create a friendly and welcoming environment for a diverse range of customers
• Excellent at multi-tasking, efficient, happy to work under pressure & confident with working alone if required.
• Passionate about what public libraries offer and able to promote our services.
• Confident in using IT (training will be given on specific library systems)

Please note:

• Library work can be physically demanding.
• Staff may also occasionally be asked to cover other roles within Derbyshire libraries.
• Some evening and weekend working may be required, with the need for flexibility on occasions to suit the needs of the service.

What we offer you.

• 25 days of annual leave – pro rata (plus an additional 5 with 5 years of continuous service)
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free online health and exercise sessions

Provisional Interview Date: 27 November 2026