Children's Library Advisor (2)
- Location:
- Angus, DD7 6AN, United Kingdom, 21 High Street, Carnoustie
- Salary:
- £13,308 - £13,448 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Part Time
- Hours:
- 18 hours per week
Job Description
Based at either Carnoustie Library or Arbroath Library.
ANGUSalive offers residents and visitors to Angus a wealth of services through engagement with our sports centres, country parks, theatres and venues, museums, galleries, archives and libraries.
With seven libraries, two mobile libraries and online access, ANGUSalive can deliver information to customers wherever they are. Our libraries have well stocked, up-to-date book collections and e-resources, as well as being a great source of tourist information and providing convenient face-to-face ACCESS support for council services.
Our business is everything to do with people and that's why our staff are so important to our success.
To do well in this role you will be able to demonstrate our key behaviours in customer service excellence and continuous improvement. A friendly outgoing personality and the ability to use your initiative are also essential.
You'll find working with our customers, colleagues and partners is interesting and varied as well as providing an exciting opportunity for you to help shape the future of cultural services in Angus. What's more, ANGUSalive offers a rewards package with generous holiday allowance and employer pension contributions.
If you can commit to working with us for the people of Angus and are interested in joining the team to become an ambassador for ANGUSalive, we'd love to hear from you.
By taking on the role of Children’s Library Advisor you will be the friendly and enthusiastic public face of ANGUSalive, especially for our younger members and their family. With a passion for excellent customer service you will provide a high standard of customer care, maintaining a professional, well presented and welcoming environment in which children and families are encouraged to develop a lifelong love of reading for pleasure.
As part of a small but dedicated team, you will organise, plan and deliver a variety of exciting and engaging activities for children and families; including leading our Bookbug and Sensory storytime sessions. Our Children's Library Advisors are assigned to specific community libraries, with attendance at other ANGUSalive venues as required. You will also attend regular meetings in our headquarters in Forfar Library to help forward plan with colleagues and managers.
This advert is for two posts. Both posts are 18 hours per week and based on a regular 4-weekly working pattern which will include evenings and weekends. One post will deliver sessions in Carnoustie and Monifieth Libraries, and one post will deliver sessions in Brechin and Arbroath Libraries. You will be asked to indicate on your application form which locations you would be interested in working at.
Please note interviews will be held Friday, 23 January 2026.
Requirements
You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.
Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.
The Individual
We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:
Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.