Prison Library Assistant: Empower Literacy & Wellbeing

Staffordshire County Council; Purston Jaglin; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Prison Library Assistant for Featherstone Prison. The role focuses on promoting reading, information access and customer service within a custodial environment, supporting prisoners’ personal and educational development.

The 9-hour grade 4 part-time post operates mainly on Tuesday afternoons/evenings and Saturday mornings. Salary is quoted for full-time hours and paid pro-rata for this 9-hour contract; driving licence is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a public service environment and the delivery of excellent face-to-face customer service
• Experience of team working
• Experience of following security and confidentiality procedures
• Flexible approach to the duties
• Ability and enthusiasm to work and engage with a diverse group of people

Responsibilities

• Provide and develop an essential service, encouraging and promoting creativity, literacy and reading for pleasure and learning.
• Actively engage with customers, to support them in using their library space, service and resources for their personal and professional development and benefit both short and long term.
• Work in the main library and across the prison to offer Library resources and activities.

Skills

Customer service

Team working

Security procedures

Flexible duties

Engaging diverse groups

Job description

Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Prison Library Assistant for Featherstone Prison. The role focuses on promoting reading, information access and customer service within a custodial environment, supporting prisoners’ personal and educational development.

The 9-hour grade 4 part-time post operates mainly on Tuesday afternoons/evenings and Saturday mornings. Salary is quoted for full-time hours and paid pro-rata for this 9-hour contract; driving licence is beneficial.