Library Assistant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council is seeking a Library Assistant to work across various library sites in Caerphilly. The role requires good communication and customer care skills, as well as the ability to work in a team and under pressure. Applicants should have a minimum of 5 GCSEs and a keen interest in books. The council offers attractive salaries based on hours worked, access to training and development opportunities, and excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Agile working patterns

Staff discount schemes

Qualifications

• Good Literacy and Numeracy Skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of role and services offered by public library service.

Responsibilities

• Issue, return and shelve books.
• Assist with ICT.
• Deal with personal and telephone enquiries.

Skills

Good communications skills

Customer care skills

Team working skills

Flexibility

Ability to work under pressure

Interest in books

Education

Minimum of 5 GCSEs grades A-C (or equivalent)

Job description

We are recruiting a Library Assistant at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 1 x 37 hours / 1 x 18 hours / 1 x 17 hours / 1 x 13 hours / 1 x 6 hours Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2026 - 1 x Full Time / 4 x Part Time Location: Various Library Sites Team: Library Services This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £25,583 - £25,989 (37 hours) / £12,445 - £12,643 (18 hours) / £11,754 - £11,940 (17 hours) / £8,988 - £9,131 (13 hours) / £4,184 - £4,214 (6 hours) and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Libraries are more than just repositories for books

• Caerphilly Library Service plays a valuable role to all residents in the community.

Our library spaces are trusted, free to enter and open to everyone.

In them, people can explore and share reading, information, knowledge and culture.

Do you have good communications, customer care and team working skills?

Are you flexible in your approach and able to work under pressure?

Do you have an interest in books and their potential for education, recreation and personal development together with an appreciation of the uses of ICT applications and the Internet?

If you answer yes, read on.

Caerphilly Library Service are seeking applications for Library Assistant’s in the following Libraries: Caerphilly Library - 37 hours Caerphilly Library - 18 hours Bargoed Library - 13 hours Risca Palace Library - 17 hours Risca Palace Library - 6 hours These hours will be worked on a rotating basis, if you require further information on the available hours, please contact the recruiting manager using the details provided below.

The post involves working with other members of staff in a busy environment, or at times, lone-working at a single-staffed service point, providing a wide range of services to the public.

Duties will be all of those associated with the day to day running of the library, including the issue, return and shelving of books, assisting with ICT, receipt of monies and dealing with personal and telephone enquiries.

The library is a designated Welsh language reception point.

This post requires the successful post holder to converse with customers in the medium of Welsh.

A spoken knowledge of Welsh would be desirable but not essential and Caerphilly CBC will support staff to undertake Welsh language training.

For the role, we ask that you have: Minimum of 5 GCSEs grades A-C (or equivalent). Good Literacy and Numeracy Skills.

Knowledge and understanding of role and of services offered by the public library service.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Pugh on 07850918632 or email pughkcaerphilly.gov.uk / Richard George on 07523 931969 or email georgrcaerphilly.gov.uk.

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