Library Assistant
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 January 2026 |
| Location: | Caerphilly, Caerphilly County |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Caerphilly County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | REQ0010574 |
Summary
We are recruiting a Library Assistant at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 1 x 37 hours / 1 x 18 hours / 1 x 17 hours / 1 x 13 hours / 1 x 6 hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2026 - 1 x Full Time / 4 x Part Time
Location: Various Library Sites
Team: Library Services
This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.
We pay an attractive salary of £25,583 - £25,989 (37 hours) / £12,445 - £12,643 (18 hours) / £11,754 - £11,940 (17 hours) / £8,988 - £9,131 (13 hours) / £4,184 - £4,214 (6 hours) and offer access to training and development opportunities.
Libraries are more than just repositories for books - Caerphilly Library Service plays a valuable role to all residents in the community. Our library spaces are trusted, free to enter and open to everyone. In them, people can explore and share reading, information, knowledge and culture.
Do you have good communications, customer care and team working skills? Are you flexible in your approach and able to work under pressure? Do you have an interest in books and their potential for education, recreation and personal development together with an appreciation of the uses of ICT applications and the Internet? If you answer yes, read on.
Caerphilly Library Service are seeking applications for Library Assistant’s in the following Libraries:
Caerphilly Library - 37 hours
Caerphilly Library - 18 hours
Bargoed Library - 13 hours
Risca Palace Library - 17 hours
Risca Palace Library - 6 hours
These hours will be worked on a rotating basis, if you require further information on the available hours, please contact the recruiting manager using the details provided below.
The post involves working with other members of staff in a busy environment, or at times, lone-working at a single-staffed service point, providing a wide range of services to the public. Duties will be all of those associated with the day to day running of the library, including the issue, return and shelving of books, assisting with ICT, receipt of monies and dealing with personal and telephone enquiries.
The library is a designated Welsh language reception point. This post requires the successful post holder to converse with customers in the medium of Welsh. A spoken knowledge of Welsh would be desirable but not essential and Caerphilly CBC will support staff to undertake Welsh language training.
For the role, we ask that you have:
Minimum of 5 GCSEs grades A-C (or equivalent).
Good Literacy and Numeracy Skills.
Knowledge and understanding of role and of services offered by the public library service.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Pugh on 07850918632 or email pughk@caerphilly.gov.uk / Richard George on 07523 931969 or email georgr@caerphilly.gov.uk.
Working hours: 1 x 37 hours / 1 x 18 hours / 1 x 17 hours / 1 x 13 hours / 1 x 6 hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2026 - 1 x Full Time / 4 x Part Time
Location: Various Library Sites
Team: Library Services
This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.
We pay an attractive salary of £25,583 - £25,989 (37 hours) / £12,445 - £12,643 (18 hours) / £11,754 - £11,940 (17 hours) / £8,988 - £9,131 (13 hours) / £4,184 - £4,214 (6 hours) and offer access to training and development opportunities.
Libraries are more than just repositories for books - Caerphilly Library Service plays a valuable role to all residents in the community. Our library spaces are trusted, free to enter and open to everyone. In them, people can explore and share reading, information, knowledge and culture.
Do you have good communications, customer care and team working skills? Are you flexible in your approach and able to work under pressure? Do you have an interest in books and their potential for education, recreation and personal development together with an appreciation of the uses of ICT applications and the Internet? If you answer yes, read on.
Caerphilly Library Service are seeking applications for Library Assistant’s in the following Libraries:
Caerphilly Library - 37 hours
Caerphilly Library - 18 hours
Bargoed Library - 13 hours
Risca Palace Library - 17 hours
Risca Palace Library - 6 hours
These hours will be worked on a rotating basis, if you require further information on the available hours, please contact the recruiting manager using the details provided below.
The post involves working with other members of staff in a busy environment, or at times, lone-working at a single-staffed service point, providing a wide range of services to the public. Duties will be all of those associated with the day to day running of the library, including the issue, return and shelving of books, assisting with ICT, receipt of monies and dealing with personal and telephone enquiries.
The library is a designated Welsh language reception point. This post requires the successful post holder to converse with customers in the medium of Welsh. A spoken knowledge of Welsh would be desirable but not essential and Caerphilly CBC will support staff to undertake Welsh language training.
For the role, we ask that you have:
Minimum of 5 GCSEs grades A-C (or equivalent).
Good Literacy and Numeracy Skills.
Knowledge and understanding of role and of services offered by the public library service.
We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.
After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Pugh on 07850918632 or email pughk@caerphilly.gov.uk / Richard George on 07523 931969 or email georgr@caerphilly.gov.uk.
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