Senior Library Assistant

Aberdeen City Council; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000

Job description

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full-time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour).

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job purpose/about the role

The Senior Library Assistant will lead and manage a team to deliver high quality, customer-focused library and learning services across Aberdeen.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• 4 National 5 passes at Grade A-C or equivalent, to include English and a Mathematics subject or equivalent
• PVG Membership for Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

• Assisting and supporting service users
• Carrying out physical nature of duties; movement of books and other resources between and onto shelves
• Monitoring and evaluation of service or project delivery
• Organisation and administration of service or project delivery
• Presentation, promotion skills and delivery of outreach activities to a range of clients
• Time management and ability to prioritise
• Training and supporting groups or individuals
• Use of new technologies
• Working independently
• Working collaboratively with a range of partners

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [e-mail].