Library Support Driver - Welwyn Garden City

Job Title: Library Support Driver - Welwyn Garden City
Starting Salary: £25,185 progressing to £25,583 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 37
Location: Welwyn Garden City
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Resources

About the team

This is a rare opportunity to join our team of five Library Support Drivers, managed by our Facilities Support Officer. You will be driving a 3.5 tonne van and be responsible for delivering, collecting and sorting items from libraries as well as educational and health settings.

You will be part of our close-knit Libraries Logistics and Distribution team, which supports 46 libraries throughout Hertfordshire. We are currently based with our Central Stocks Unit at Welwyn Garden City and will be moving to St Albans within the next 12 months.

About the role

Working days are Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day with some flexibility around start times. Our drivers like to get out early to avoid the traffic and usually complete deliveries before our libraries open to the public.

Library Support Drivers are responsible for sorting, loading, unloading and delivering stock, equipment and items of furniture to libraries, often out of hours when the libraries are closed. This requires the confidence to work alone while unlocking, locking and setting intruder alarms.

About you

We are seeking a reliable, proactive individual who interacts professionally with colleagues and members of the public and is keen to deliver high standards of service with care, consideration and courtesy.

This role requires a good level of physical fitness and resilience. You will be lifting, carrying, loading and unloading boxes of library stock, furniture and equipment. You will be making deliveries in all weathers, often in the dark and before libraries open.

You must be a patient, considerate and competent driver, operating the vehicle safely, legally and economically at all times. A DVLA licence check will be carried out prior to appointment and every 6 months thereafter.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Operational Services, level OPS4 job profile. Please locate this via:

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To hear more about this opportunity please contact Nigel Braggins, Facilities Support Officer or Kay Murphy, Support Services Manager on 0300 123 4049 for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 21st & 23rd January 2026

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.