Library Assistants (BARNARD CASTLE LIBRARY)
Job Summary
Contract Type:
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Working Pattern:
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Advert Start Date:
16/09/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 26/09/2021 23:59
Salary:
£19,312 to £20,493 p.a. Grade 4 (£10.01 to £10.62 per hour)
Hours per week:
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Employment Location:
Your normal place of work will be a designated Library, but you may be required to work at any Council workplace within County Durham.
Further Information
Permanent part-time opportunities are available, along with casual as and when required posts and further details are available on the attached schedule.
Do you have a lively and enthusiastic personality; a love of books; experience of using IT applications? Do you have excellent customer care skills and enjoy working with children and people of all ages?
If so, we want to hear from you as applications are invited for Library Assistant vacancies which will require evening and weekend working.
Reporting to the Library Operations/Duty Officer you will assist in the delivery of a comprehensive range of libraries and public information services.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 4 GCSE or GCE 'O' levels (minimum A-C or equivalent) or CSE (Grade 1 only), including English Language or Literature, or GNVQ Intermediate level or NVQ Level 2 in a related subject
Evidence of working with the public, of using IT applications and of dealing with customer enquiries is essential.
Working as part of team, you must have good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to assist and support customers.
Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the posts.
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.
For an informal discussion about the posts, please contact Library Operations Officer Rosemary Hoban email rosemary.hoban@durham.gov.uk - tel. no. 078812 68928.
Candidates successful at the short-listing stage will be interviewed via electronic means the week commencing Monday 18th October 2021.
Apply on-line via the jobs portal or for further assistance contact the Payroll & Employee Services Team on tel. no. 03000 263154 / 264469 / 264086 or email PESREG@durham.gov.uk
Please note that all communication regarding your application for a post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.
Anyone currently listed on the Durham County Council Redeployment Register who is interested in being considered for a permanent vacancy should contact the Payroll and Employee Services Team. Please note that in Durham County Council employee cases, the interview date must be prior to your end date.
In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Any information provided on CVs will not be considered for short-listing purposes
Please note
This job is closed for applications.