SLLC 269 - Library Assistant

Location: Peripatetic

Stonehouse Library, Stonehouse Lifestyles, 2 Udston Mill Road, Stonehouse

Will also be required to cover Larkhall Library and Lesmahagow Library

Hours: 24 hours per week

Shift pattern: Monday, Thursday, Friday 9am-5pm, (1 hour unpaid lunch) Wednesday 2pm-5pm.

Duration: Permanent

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South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Library Assistant to join the team at Stonehouse Library (and cluster), who will also be required to cover Larkhall Library and Lesmahagow Library.

The successful candidate will work as part of a team to deliver a range of Library Services to the community. Tasks include providing support to customers with Active IT services, participating in promotional events and activities to encourage literacy development and dealing with face to face, telephone and online customer enquiries.

It is essential that you have an enthusiastic and flexible approach and can demonstrate an enthusiasm for books and reading. You must be computer literate and show evidence of digital literacy. You must have excellent communication and customer care skills.

RESPONSIBILITES

Deliver quality front-line library services in line with national and local agendas.

Deliver a range of library support functions according to library service priorities.

Promote learning opportunities and provide basic support to customers in learning based activities, including the use of new technology.

Encourage library users to extend their reading choices through reader development promotions and participating in promotional events and activities.

REQUIREMENTS

There is a requirement for digital literacy, literacy and numeracy qualification to National 5 or equivalent standard.

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)

As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history etc.

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.