Library Assistant Library

Library Assistant (34.44 Hours) - Central Library

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Salary £24,598 to £25,386 + 5% Shift Allowance = £25,827 to £26,655 Per year

Part time – 34.44 average hours per week – Permanent
Reading has 7 libraries, 1 home library service, and a growing digital service, used by c.250,000 people every year.
We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
About the role: You will be based in the Central Library, although from time to time may be required to work in other Reading Borough Libraries.
As a Library Assistant you will contribute to providing a best value public service by directly serving library customers and helping to meet their needs.
The primary purpose of the post is to serve library customers and Visa customers.
The secondary purpose is to carry out administrative tasks within the library which contribute to the provision of the public service. Such tasks will include returning books to the shelves and keeping the books in correct order. This may also include jacketing and labelling books, printing lists of requested books etc.
Hours of work are:
Mondays:9:30am - 5:10pm
Tuesdays: 9:30am - 7.10pm
Thursdays: 9:30am – 7.10pm
Fridays: 9:30am - 5:10pm
Saturdays: 9:30am - 3:10pm (2 in
3)
Total: 34.44 average hours per week
Please note that due to frontline service needs, these working hours are non-negotiable.
Duties include:

• Being the public face of the library service, working on library desks,issuing library stock, answering enquiries, joining new members, and helping customers to access the library’s IT facilities.
• Working on the visa verification service. Maintaining a high level of attention to detail and accuracy when processing documents, a DBS will be required for this role.
• Good physical fitness is required as this is an active role, standing and serving customers and lifting and carrying piles of books.
• Using ICT skills to learn the library computer systems and provide guidance to customers on the use of computers, tablets and self-service machines.
• Working effectively within different teams to promote the service to all.
• Participating in and delivering events and activities such as coffee mornings, Rhymetimes and Reading loves reading.
• To act as an evacuation officer/fire warden – on hearing the fire alarm follow procedures in a calm, profession manner, clearing the library and ensuring customers are led to safety.

If you are looking for a job that offers you the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives and are a resilient and friendly team player with a customer-focused attitude, we would love to hear from you!
You’ll be part of a team that relies on everyone to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.
Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - champion and inspire a culture which ensures that all employees across the organisation work together to provide excellent outcomes for Reading
Drive Efficiency - create an environment in which resources are used efficiently, and employees’ skills are developed and used effectively
Be Ambitious - aspire to…