SLLC 2533 - Team Leader (Libraries) - 444227
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,340.00 to £28,742.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2025 |
| Location: | East Kilbride, G74 2AT |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 444227 |
Summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”
Location: St Leonard's Library, St Leonard's Square, East Kilbride
Hours: 35 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am - 5pm (1 hour unpaid break)
Alternate Wednesday and Saturday, 9am - 5pm (1 hour unpaid break)
Salary Band: £28,340 - £28,742 per annum (pro-rata)
Duration: Fixed Term until 31 March 2026
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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.
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
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.
- To increase the value of their pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC 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
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.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme