Library and Digital Support Officer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Barnsley Libraries are recruiting three Library and Digital Support Officers to work at Hoyland, Worsbrough and Thurnscoe branches. The roles offer pro rata salaries of £27,274 to £29,071 and follow varied weekly hours.

The successful candidates will act as the public face of the service, helping customers, supporting digital offers and delivering engaging activities. These posts include DBS checks and require the ability to speak English to an appropriate standard.

Responsibilities

• Be the public face of Barnsley Libraries, helping customers with book choices and highlighting digital offers.
• Deliver craft workshops, activities and story/rhyme sessions to engage residents.
• Work across Hoyland, Worsbrough and Thurnscoe branches and collaborate with partners across the authority.

Job description

Library and Digital Support Officer (3 posts) | £27,274 - £29,071 pro rata

Position reference: 50119040, 50119033, 50119014

Directorate:Pace| Service:Libraries

Hours per week : Hoyland – 17hrs, Worsbrough – 24.5hrs, Thurnscoe – 23.5hrs

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email [e-mail]

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Librariesteam as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.


• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.


• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.


• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.


• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

Barnsley Libraries serve as community and digital hubs which anchor the council’s presence across the borough. We take pride in developing a vibrant events and activities programme to attract and engage residents and visitors to the borough.

Barnsley Libraries are regionally and nationally recognised through its National Portfolio status, awarded by Arts Council England from April 2023 being only 1 of 16 libraries to be awarded this in the country. In the past two years we have delivered new and innovative cultural experiences such as Barnsley Book Festival and Library Lates comprising craft workshops, author talks and live performances as well as a range of bespoke artist commissions.

We have a number of posts available based at three of our branches:

Hoyland – 17hrs

Week 1: Mon: 1pm-7pm / Tues: 8.30am-2pm / Thurs: 8.45am-2pm

Week 2: Mon: 8.30am-12.30pm / Tues 9.00am-2.15pm / Thurs: 9am-2pm / Sat: 9.30am-12.30pm

Worsbrough – 24.5hrs

Week 1: Mon: 9.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Tues: 10am-1pm / Thurs: 9.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Fri: 9.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Sat: 9-12.30pm

Week 2: Mon: 9.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Tues: 9.30am-1pm / Thurs: 9.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Fri: 9.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm

Thurnscoe – 23.5hrs

Week 1: Mon: 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Tues: 9.30am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Thurs: 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Fri: 9.30am-1pm

Week 2: 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Tues: 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Thurs: 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm / Fri: 9.30am-1pm / Sat: 9am-12.30pm

As a Library & Digital Support Officer you will be the public face of our service. Our libraries are about books but are so much more. For our Library Information & Digital Support Officers no two days are the same – you may be helping customers with their book choices, letting them know about our digital offers and helping them to get up and running with these, or doing something more interactive such as running craft or activity such as story and rhyme sessions. You’ll work with partners across the authority in areas such as Communities, Public Health, Museums and Schools to deliver exciting things for our customers. Part of the role will also involve carrying out customer service appointments on behalf of our colleagues in other departments for service users.

We are looking for people who engage well with others, are hard-working and can rise to a challenge. You’ll not be afraid to get involved and will have the skills to think on your feet dealing with whatever arises in the most appropriate manner. Although you will have a base library you could be asked to work across all our libraries, so you need to be flexible and able to do this.

Barnsley Council is a high-performing council with clear and tangible ambitions for its residents, communities, and stakeholders. The council’s 2030 vision is for Barnsley to be the place of possibilities, if you think this may be the job for you just fill in the application form online telling us how you meet the criteria within the job role.

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We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

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