Schools Library Service Manager

Joining our Schools Library Service Team

You would be leading an important service to the community providing a quality, efficient and reliable service to pupils and teaching staff across the borough and beyond. Welcoming and assisting teaching staff to make effective use of the range of services and facilities available, whilst promoting and advocating the arts, cultural events and activities, selecting resources that support the curriculum and encouraging reading for pleasure.

Customer care and effective communication is central to our service along with technology use to enable learning.

Day to day you can expect to be responding to a wide range of enquires, membership, discharging and shelving books, stock checks, delivering group sessions on books, assisting with the use of technology and general administration. You would also be part of the senior library team, contributing to the management, development and delivery of a customer-focussed Schools Library Service, Home Delivery Service and wider Library Service.

Important information

A full driving licence is required: The role supports our schools with a book collection and delivery service across St Helens and the wider region which will involve travel.

Hours of work are 37 hours per week, normally 8.30AM till 5.00PM Monday through Friday.

Kindly note, the service is in the process of relocation to another location within the borough.

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

Discover The Difference You Could Make

Our workforce provides services to residents and schools day in day out, making a positive impact on the lives of people within the community. The dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce is demonstrated every day via the delivery of our services including our Schools Library Team supporting people at key moments of their lives.

We always welcome applications from individuals who share our commitment, vision and values so if you would like to make a difference you can find out more detailed information on the role with the attached job description.

If you are interested in finding out more about working at St Helens, you will find lots of useful information and guidance on this career site. You can also find out how our fantastic in work benefits could make a difference to you or your family via the below link.

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St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

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