Library Assistant

The Opportunity

Salary: £23,500 to £23,893 per annum (pro rata for part time, £8,256 to £8,394 for 13 hours per week and £10,162 to £10,332 for 16 hours per week)with entitlement to Saturday Enhancement to working 4 hours 15 minutes for 1 in 2 Saturdays.

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Part-time (1x 13 hours per week and 1x 16 hours per week) Shifts working Monday to Saturday*

Location: Petworth Library, High Street Petworth, GU28 0AU

Interview Date: 15 April 2024

Petworth is a small and friendly library tucked away just off the High Street.

Our library staff and volunteers change people’s lives for the better every day, and being part of the service offers huge job satisfaction.

We’re looking to recruit friendly, enthusiastic, and resourceful individuals, with excellent digital skills, to join our team.

You will be a key initial contact delivering a customer-facing library service, helping to deliver a high-quality enquiry service, providing information accurately, and signposting to other services.

You will be a part of our mission to promote the benefits of reading for learning, health and wellbeing through campaigns, events and activities.

Flexibility is key as one moment you may be helping a customer log-on to the library Wi-Fi and download an eBook, the next leading a Baby Rhyme Time session for parents and babies. The variety of our work means that no two days are the same. We get huge job satisfaction from helping everyone who comes through our doors, and you could too!

You will be a keen team player, able to work alongside partners and volunteers providing excellent customer service to the whole range of visitors to the library.

Through joining our motivated, public value-focussed, specialist Library Service, you can enjoy a purposeful career and contribute to the delivery of vital services to West Sussex's residents.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Rewards and Benefits

We think libraries are great places to work, where you can make a difference to local communities every day. Find out more about the variety that comes with working in a library and hear first-hand from some of our library staff here:Library Jobs - West Sussex

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

Along with a generous holiday entitlement of 25 days (pro rata for part time) plus opportunity to buy additional leave).

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

• A excellent local government pension scheme
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans.

• Flexible Working – This role requires the successful candidate to work shift between Monday to Saturday.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CPP00903.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Gareth Edmunds at gareth.edmunds@westsussex.gov.uk

For an informal conversation regarding the application process, please contact Rosa Siracusa (Resourcing & Talent Acquisition Specialist) at Rosa.Siracusa@westsussex.gov.uk

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk

Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Click apply below, upload your CV, and complete the application form, explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description. Please ensure all that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application helppage.

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Job Reference: CPP00903