Casual Library Assistant

This is an opportunity to work alongside Library staff in providing a diverse and dynamic service to our customers, ensuring all visitors are made welcome. Working alongside our substantive staff you will be providing the public with access to all library services such as baby bounce and rhyme, library clubs, issuing bus passes as well as helping with books. You will be assisting people with their computer sessions as well as taking payments for services and events. This is a flexible role with no set number or pattern of hours. Timing of shifts and locations in the group will be varied.

The successful applicant should be able to and evidence in their personal statement

• Work collaboratively across several teams.
• Have a proactive attitude and enthusiasm to solve problems and assist people.
• Good skills with Microsoft packages, use of tablets and the internet are important.
• A keenness to learn new skills.
• Show understanding of the services the Library has to offer., We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.


• NPO organisation with exciting program of events
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Access to our Employee Assistance service that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees available 24 hours a day online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service.
• Employee discount scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) Network and the Young Employees Network.
We are looking for people with availability during the week and Saturdays to work flexibly in the south of Gloucestershire. We are interested in people to help cover the following sites