Library Manager
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £35,541 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2026 |
| Location: | Ilford, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Type: Full Time (40 hours per week)
Location: Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA
Redbridge Libraries, managed by Vision RCL, is seeking a creative, engaging, and highly motivated individual to join our library team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an award-winning service that’s at the cutting-edge of the sector.
As the Library Manager of our flagship Redbridge Central Library, you will oversee the operations of this busy and high-performing site, consistently ranked among the busiest libraries in London. The site is also home to the borough’s reference collection, Lab Central digital makerspace, Hub Central information and advice centre and Redbridge Museum and Heritage Centre.
In this role, you will lead a results-focused team, maintaining the highest level of customer service, ensuring services support the needs of our diverse community and encouraging the usage of facilities, events and resources. Collaboration with partners to create an exciting events programme and an understanding the priorities for library services are key aspects of this position.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in customer service, books and IT systems within libraries or similar cultural organisation. Flexibility in working evenings, weekends, and bank holidays is required.
This is a demanding but rewarding role, where no two days are ever the same!
Job responsibilities:
To manage the day-to-day operations of the library
To manage the customer service staff
To deliver excellent front of house customer service to all users
To comply with all Health & Safety legislation and be aware of your role in managing emergencies and accident reporting .
To work in partnership with internal and external partners to increase engagement with library services and resources.
Preferred requirements:
Experience of working in frontline service delivery/customer service industry
Knowledge of library services
Staff management experience
Experience of building/premises management
Location: Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA
Redbridge Libraries, managed by Vision RCL, is seeking a creative, engaging, and highly motivated individual to join our library team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an award-winning service that’s at the cutting-edge of the sector.
As the Library Manager of our flagship Redbridge Central Library, you will oversee the operations of this busy and high-performing site, consistently ranked among the busiest libraries in London. The site is also home to the borough’s reference collection, Lab Central digital makerspace, Hub Central information and advice centre and Redbridge Museum and Heritage Centre.
In this role, you will lead a results-focused team, maintaining the highest level of customer service, ensuring services support the needs of our diverse community and encouraging the usage of facilities, events and resources. Collaboration with partners to create an exciting events programme and an understanding the priorities for library services are key aspects of this position.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in customer service, books and IT systems within libraries or similar cultural organisation. Flexibility in working evenings, weekends, and bank holidays is required.
This is a demanding but rewarding role, where no two days are ever the same!
Job responsibilities:
To manage the day-to-day operations of the library
To manage the customer service staff
To deliver excellent front of house customer service to all users
To comply with all Health & Safety legislation and be aware of your role in managing emergencies and accident reporting .
To work in partnership with internal and external partners to increase engagement with library services and resources.
Preferred requirements:
Experience of working in frontline service delivery/customer service industry
Knowledge of library services
Staff management experience
Experience of building/premises management
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