Library Officer
| Posting date: | 27 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,076 to £29,387 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2025 |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1QJ |
| Company: | West Sussex County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | EIE01377_1743065592 |
Summary
If you have excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!
We're looking for a Library Officer to join Chichester Library!
Our libraries deliver essential community-based support, promoting the benefits of reading for everyone, offering a quality, trusted information service, bridging digital inclusion through supporting safe access to online resources, and curating a programme of events and activities that meet the needs of targeted audiences.
Our library staff and volunteers change people's lives for the better every day, and being part of the service offers huge job satisfaction.
Salary: £28,624 to £31,067 per annum, £27,076 to £29,387 (pro rata for part time) and receive Saturday Enhancement to working 7 hours 35 minutes for 1 in 2 Saturdays.
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: 35 hours per week. This role requires the successful candidate to work a shift pattern, Monday to Saturday.
Location: Chichester Library, Tower Street Chichester, PO19 1QJ
Interview Date: Thursday 24 April 2025
You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes available (subject to availability).
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience
Shifts
Week 1:
Monday 08:30am to 6:05pm
Tuesday OFF
Wednesday 08:30am to 6:05pm
Thursday 08:30am to 5:00pm
Friday 08:30am to 5:00pm
Saturday OFF
Week 2:
Monday 08:30am to 6:05pm
Tuesday OFF
Wednesday 08:30am to 6:05pm
Thursday 08:30am to 5:00pm
Friday 08:30am to 3:05pm
Saturday 08:30am to 5:05pm
About the job
Chichester is a busy, friendly library in a circular Grade 2 listed building located in the city centre near the cathedral and the Novium Museum. The library proudly showcases regular community art displays and gatherings.
As a Library Officer, you will maintain the front-line service and supervise the library team ensuring a high level of customer care.
The role demands exceptional people management skills, a strong understanding of a library or customer service environment, and a keen ability to organize both staff and resources effectively.
You will be considered a subject matter expert in co-ordinating teams of dedicated library staff, addressing often challenging queries from the public, and ensuring that our libraries run smoothly and efficiently.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Library Manager and other senior library staff to passionately plan and deliver the service, and they may also find themselves engaged in inspiring county-wide projects and initiatives.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Rewards and benefits
We think libraries are great places to work, where you can make a difference to local communities every day. Find out more about the variety that comes with working in a library and hear first-hand from some of our library staff here: Library Jobs - West Sussex
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.
A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 25 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 5 years' service plus the opportunity to buy additional leave and an excellent local government pension scheme
A range of discounts give our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.
For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further information
The reference number for this role is EIE01377.
Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Click apply below, upload your CV, and complete the application form, explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description and experience you can bring to the role. Please ensure all that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to right to work within the UK, satisfactory references, and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.
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