Resource Assistant

Job Description

Based at Forfar Hub, 50-56 West High Street, Forfar, Angus, DD8 1BA.

Help us change lives in Angus by inspiring Healthy, Active and Creative lifestyle choices.

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.

By taking on the role of Resource Assistant you will be a core member of the Bibliographic Services Team. With a passion for excellent customer service and attention to detail you will assist the Acting Bibliographic Services Coordinator in ordering, cataloguing and maintaining Library stock holdings.

You will edit and maintain records on the Library Management System, assist with the administration of inter-library loans, carry out stock and circulation management tasks, and process the withdrawal of stock and arrange appropriate disposal.

To do well in this role you will be able to demonstrate our key behaviours in customer service excellence and continuous improvement. An ability to work collaboratively is 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.

This job is temorary until no later than 22 December 2023.

Please note interviews will be held Thursday, 29 June 2023.

Requirements

Please refer to job outline, person specification and information sheet for further details and requirements for this job.

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.