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Salary Salary range: £23,115 - £24,140 per annum (actual salary £11,401 – £11,906)
Work Location: Eastleigh Library, Eastleigh and Winchester Library, Winchester
Hours per week: 18.25 hours, including every Saturday
Contract type: Permanent
Closing Date: 31 January 2024
Interview Date: 7 February 2024
The assessment day for this post will be an all-day event at Chandlers Ford Library on Wednesday 7th February, please note you will need to be available all day to attend.
Hampshire’s Library Service needs enthusiastic Library Team Assistants to join our busy and flexible teams. Your role will be to provide a welcoming environment for all, promote our services and facilities, plan and deliver activities for children and adults, assist with the management of stock, as well as carrying out a wide range of administrative duties.
You’ll be providing an excellent customer experience to everyone who visits our libraries and encouraging people to read a range of authors and book titles, download our apps to access eMagazines, eBooks, eAudiobooks and account options. You will take part in special promotions for adults and children, sign up for courses and events and using our IT facilities.
You will have a good general education combined with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with a good standard of IT skills. You will embrace flexible working and be able to use your own initiative when required. As part of this role you will be required to regularly lead a popular ‘Rhymetime’ songs and rhymes session for a large group of young children and their families with support and training.
This post will be primarily be based at Eastleigh and Winchester Libraries, but you may also need to cover other local branches on an ad hoc basis.
This post involves working every Saturday 9.30-5, as well as two or three half day shifts throughout the week on a two week rota.
A full induction and training programme will be provided, and ongoing personal development is encouraged.
For further information, please visit our website.
Hampshire County Council offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Hampshire is a beautiful place to live, with vibrant cities, miles of coastline and two National Parks. If you enjoy outdoor activities, you’ll find world class walking, cycling, sailing and much more. For more information, please go to Living and Working in Hampshire.
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
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