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An established local government authority is seeking a dedicated Library Assistant to join their team at Gourock Library. This part-time position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to community services while enjoying flexible working arrangements. The role includes assisting library patrons, managing resources, and supporting various library programs. The council is committed to diversity and inclusivity, welcoming applications from all backgrounds. With a focus on employee wellbeing and career development, this is an exciting chance to make a positive impact in the community.
Location: Gourock Library 9 Kempock Place, PA19 1QU
Salary: £26,005 - £26,584 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 22 hours per week
Library Assistant REF: ECOD/ 20550
Location: Gourock Library, 9 Kempock Place
Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support.
Inverclyde Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.
Regulatory Bodies
If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.
Further Assistance
Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.
Flexible Working
Inverclyde Council recognises the mutual benefits of having a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, whilst enabling employees to balance their personal, home and work responsibilities more effectively, with a view to achieving greater job satisfaction, motivation, morale and productivity.
Employees are able to apply for a range of options including Part-Time Working, Job share, Compressed Hours, Homeworker, Hybrid Working and Flexible Retirement. More detail can be found in the Flexible Working Policy, linked in the download section of our Employee Benefits web page.