Library Assistant (Part Time) - REQ04933 - 445426

North Lanarkshire Council; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government council in Airdrie is seeking a part-time Library Assistant to provide modern library services. Responsibilities include delivering children's activities, supporting IT access, and operating library management systems. Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal and customer service skills, along with a passion for books. This position offers 27 days annual leave, health benefits, and a commitment to equal opportunity.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing benefits

Full learning and development package

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal skills and relevant customer service experience working with a wide range of customers.
• Good IT skills and ability to lift and carry stock.
• Mobile within North Lanarkshire and able to travel to other work locations.
• Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver children’s activities and reader development sessions.
• Support public access to IT and general front line customer services.
• Operate library management systems.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service experience

IT skills

Interest in books and reading

Job description

Library Assistant – Part Time

Internal Applicants must apply via myself

NLC5 £26,991 – £28,665 (Pro Rata)

Overview

We are looking for an outgoing and approachable part‑time Library Assistant to join the team in providing a modern library service to the community. Duties include delivering children’s activities such as Bookbug sessions, Chatterbooks, reader development activities, supporting public access to IT, general front line customer services and operating the library management systems.

Responsibilities

Deliver children’s activities and reader development sessions.

Support public access to IT and general front line customer services.

Operate library management systems.

Qualifications

Good interpersonal skills and relevant customer service experience working with a wide range of customers.

Good IT skills and ability to lift and carry stock.

Interest in books and reading.

Mobile within North Lanarkshire and able to travel to other work locations.

Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and a satisfactory check before commencing.

Work Pattern

• Tuesday 9am – 2pm
• Thursday 2pm – 7pm
• Friday 9am – 2pm

Benefits

27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*.

Package of health and wellbeing, finances and family benefits.

Full learning and development package through the learning academy LearnNL.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

Equal Opportunity

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

Application Instructions

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone [phone].

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read - My NL