Library Assistant Handforth Library
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,583 to £25,989 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2025 |
| Location: | Wilmslow, Cheshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cheshire East |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E3275 |
Summary
A Library Assistant is the first point of contact for users of the library. Library Assistants deal with the public in person and on the telephone, answering enquires, assisting them in using self-service machines and public computers, staffing the council information point and signposting to other agencies. This part time post for 11.75 hours is at Handforth Library.
Do you want to work in a customer facing role within the Library and Information Service? This is an opportunity for you to join Handforth Library, a busy community library that provides a quality and diverse range of services for its customers. We are looking for someone who has a wide range of skills and wants to make a real difference in the community.
If you are committed to providing excellent customer service and can contribute cheerfully and positively to an efficient, quality library service, then Handforth Library could be the place for you. We currently have a vacancy for a Library Assistant to work 11.75 hours per week.
We need you to have the energy and enthusiasm to deliver the services we provide and be able to work as part of a small team of dedicated staff carrying out a wide range of library duties, responding to the needs of the Council's Customer Service Point located in the library and be involved in assisting and running events for both adults and children.
You must be able to demonstrate excellent IT and communication skills, an interest in books and lifelong learning and have experience of working in a customer facing environment.
The 11.75 hours are worked over a two-week timetable and could include alternate Saturday mornings. The approximate pattern of hours is detailed below. There is a need for flexibility as there are times when you may be asked to work at other libraries.
Week One
Monday: 2.15 - 5
Thursday: 10 – 1.30
Friday: 10 – 1.30
Week Two
Monday: 2.15 – 5
Tuesday: 2 – 6
Thursday: 10 – 1.30
Friday: 10 – 1.30
For further information or for an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kathryn Cash, Library Manager or Chloe Mather, Senior Library Assistant on 01625 378272 or email Chloe.Mather@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Should we receive a high volume of applications, the advert may close early.
Do you want to work in a customer facing role within the Library and Information Service? This is an opportunity for you to join Handforth Library, a busy community library that provides a quality and diverse range of services for its customers. We are looking for someone who has a wide range of skills and wants to make a real difference in the community.
If you are committed to providing excellent customer service and can contribute cheerfully and positively to an efficient, quality library service, then Handforth Library could be the place for you. We currently have a vacancy for a Library Assistant to work 11.75 hours per week.
We need you to have the energy and enthusiasm to deliver the services we provide and be able to work as part of a small team of dedicated staff carrying out a wide range of library duties, responding to the needs of the Council's Customer Service Point located in the library and be involved in assisting and running events for both adults and children.
You must be able to demonstrate excellent IT and communication skills, an interest in books and lifelong learning and have experience of working in a customer facing environment.
The 11.75 hours are worked over a two-week timetable and could include alternate Saturday mornings. The approximate pattern of hours is detailed below. There is a need for flexibility as there are times when you may be asked to work at other libraries.
Week One
Monday: 2.15 - 5
Thursday: 10 – 1.30
Friday: 10 – 1.30
Week Two
Monday: 2.15 – 5
Tuesday: 2 – 6
Thursday: 10 – 1.30
Friday: 10 – 1.30
For further information or for an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kathryn Cash, Library Manager or Chloe Mather, Senior Library Assistant on 01625 378272 or email Chloe.Mather@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Should we receive a high volume of applications, the advert may close early.