Library Manager

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to Work scheme

Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking a Library Manager to lead Gloucester Main Library, ensuring the day-to-day running and delivering a high-quality service to customers.

You will supervise and develop Library Assistants, coordinate activities and events, and collaborate with partners and the local community to meet diverse needs.

The role is 37 hours per week, fixed for 12 months, with some flexibility for evenings and alternate Saturdays and occasional home-working where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team with focus on performance and development.
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills.
• Clear and effective communication across the library service and with partners.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of Gloucester Main Library.
• Lead and develop Library Assistants to deliver a high-quality service to customers and partners.
• Coordinate activities and events in collaboration with local communities.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety and data collection, and support service delivery across priorities.

Job description

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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Library Manager
• Job Location: Gloucester Main Library
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Duration: One Year
• Closing Date: 08/09/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 14724
• This post is not open to job share

About The Role

Come and work in an integral role within the County’s Library service, managing our flagship library in Gloucester. You will ensure the day-to-day running of the library, and leading and developing a skilled team of Library Assistants to deliver a high-quality service to all customers and partners. A focus on delivering an excellent user experience is essential, along with supervisory and organisational skills. You will work closely with partners and within the local community to deliver and support a varied range of activities and events.

As Library Manager, you will oversee daily operations, staff deployment and service delivery, managing multiple priorities and working effectively under pressure. The position involves travel within Gloucestershire, some lone working and flexibility in working hours, including evenings and alternate Saturdays. This is a 37-hour per week role, fixed for 12 months, with some scope for adjusting hours and occasional working from home where appropriate.

About You

To be successful you will have experience of managing a team with a focus on performance and development. You will bring time management and the ability to prioritise through change to ensure that service provision is maintained. We need your clear and effective communication style to connect and deliver across your library and within the wider service and County. You’ll also bring a focus on meeting deadlines and a proven track record of meeting compliance, e.g. buildings, health & safety and data collection. This role requires the ability to work efficiently in a dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate resilience to effectively handle challenges and obstacles.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service

An option to purchase up to 5 days of additional leave per year (dependent on business need)

Career development and qualification opportunities

Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.

An in-house Occupational Health service

Cycle to Work scheme

Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)

Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

Additional Information

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th September 2026.