SLLC 1252 - Team Leader (Libraries)

Location: St. Leonard's Library, East Kilbride

Hours: 35 hours per week

Shift pattern: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am - 5pm

Alternate Wednesday and Saturday 9am - 5pm

Salary Band: £27,245 - £27,628

Duration: Permanent

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South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for a Library Team Leader who has passion for and experience of delivering high quality services to customers, an understanding of people management and a creative approach to service delivery to join the team at St. Leonard's Library, East Kilbride.

As a Library Team Leader you will be supported by the management team in delivering library services. The successful candidate will be expected to advise and support a team of front line staff in the day to day delivery of library services. This will included stock, IT services, customer enquiries and developing an exciting programme of events and activities.

The successful candidate should be a good communicator and problem solver, be able to support a team and help to build strong links with the community and relationships with volunteers. Please note a degree of flexibility will be expected and you may be required to work at other locations as appropriate and be available for weekends, evenings if required.

Must hold ECDL or equivalent . Recent library or supervisory experience essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervise the delivery of Front-Line library services, including Active IT to customers in line with SLLC Policies and Library Service Plans.

Supervise, support, and develop a team of Library Employees.

Supervise financial transactions, ensuring compliance with SLLC financial regulations.

Contribute to Library Service quality initiatives.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Legislative Information - This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.