Relief Outreach Librarian

Wrexham County Borough Council

Wrexham

On-site

GBP 12,000 - 15,000

Part time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Wrexham County Borough Council is recruiting an Outreach Librarian Relief/Casual to deliver essential library services to rural and isolated communities through the Pop Up and Homelink service. You will organise and deliver direct customer service and clerical tasks across community venues and homes.

The role requires library experience, a passion for reading, and familiarity with national reading trends. A full clean driving licence is essential, and Welsh language ability is desirable; hours

Qualifications

Minimum 5 GCSE passes Grade C or above (or equivalent).
Full clean driving licence is essential.
Welsh language skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

Deliver direct customer service to community venues and individual homes.
Carry out clerical and administrative tasks to support library services.
Organise and deliver library materials to rural and isolated communities.
Assist with lifting boxes and using trolleys.
Maintain access to reading materials and council resources.
Flexibility to cover hours on an as-and-when basis.

Skills

Customer service

Clerical work

Administration

Public outreach

Education

GCSEs

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

A vacancy has arisen for a positive, enthusiastic and flexible person to undertake this rewarding post delivering essential library services to rural and isolated communities across Wrexham County Borough through the Pop Up and Homelink library service. The post holder will be required to organise and deliver direct customer service along with clerical and administrative work to community venues and individual homes across the county borough ensuring residents in isolated areas maintain access to reading materials and vital council resources. The post holder will have library experience, be an avid reader and will be familiar with national reading trends. The post does involve periods of lifting boxes of books and using trolleys. The minimum educational requirement is 5 GCSE passes Grade C or above (or equivalent). A full clean driving licence is essential. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

The successful candidate/s will need to be flexible; hours of work will be arranged on an as and when basis covering annual leave and sickness absence.

Outreach Librarian Relief/Casual work

About Us

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The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.

Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).

Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.

The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).

Employee benefits include:

Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexible working arrangements
Generous annual leave up to 32 days
Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
Health & well-being resources, for example:
- Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
- Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
  - Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
  - In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
  - Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
  - Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
  - Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
  - Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
  - Legal, financial and consumer advice
- Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
- Menopause Café and guidance
- Unpaid Carer Café and guidance

Our Council Plan (2023–28) sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values: