Library Assistant

ASVA; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 13,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

OnFife is recruiting a Library Assistant for Cadham Library in Glenrothes. The role is 28.5 hours over five days, including evenings and weekends, on a fixed-term contract to February 2028. The successful candidate will support customers, assist with digital skills, promote reading and deliver a range of community events.

The post requires a can-do attitude, good IT skills, and flexibility to work at other venues as needed. Access to transport across the region may be required.

Responsibilities

• Duties relating to library operations.
• Provide direct customer engagement and support to visitors.
• Carry out administration tasks and support events and activities.

Job description

Location: Glenrothes, KY7 6RU

Contract Type: Fixed Term until February 2028

Grade: FC04

Hours: 28.5 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday)

Job Reference: ON000640

We are OnFife and we know how valuable creativity is to our communities. Whether we’re helping people learn or making them laugh – we’re here to bring people together and make them feel good. Our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places – from historic buildings to mobile libraries, award-winning new destinations to much-loved community hubs. Museums, theatres, galleries, libraries, and archives – we offer them all. We’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Library Assistant to join the team within the Templehall Cluster. The post is based at Cadham Library which is a single-staffed library located in the Glenrothes area. The post is for 28.5 hours per week, spread over 5 days and includes evening and weekend working. This is a fixed-term contract ending February 2028.

You will undertake duties relating to the operations of the library; providing direct customer engagement and support; carrying out administration and support tasks and participating in the promotion and delivery of a range of community focused events and activities.

We are looking for someone with a can-do attitude who puts the customer first and strives to provide excellent experience to customers and visitors. The successful candidate will enjoy supporting people of all ages and backgrounds with digital skills, promoting reading for pleasure and responding to requests for information. They should have good IT skills and ideally have an interest in books and reading. They should demonstrate good organizational skills, a positive attitude to work and to change and be able to work independently, as well as part of a team. We are looking for a flexible approach and an understanding that, on occasion and with reasonable notice, there will be a requirement to work at another venue or change your work pattern. Access to transport is also essential, as travel throughout the region may be required.

The closing date for applications is 09:00 am on Thursday 8th October 2026.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 22nd October 2026 at Cadham Library.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Application Deadline: Thursday 08/10/2026