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Library Assistant

Bracknell Forest Council

£24,733 to £25,889 inclusive of London Weighting. Plus enhanced pay for Saturday working

Whitegrove Library , Libraries (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

Peripatetic Library Assistant

Bracknell Forest Council

£24,733 - £25,183 FTE inclusive of London Weighting

Libraries, Bracknell Forest (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

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Senior Library Assistant - 04431

West Berkshire Council

From £25,584 to £27,711 per annum, pro rata (Grade E)

West Berkshire , Newbury Library, Market St, Newbury (On-Site)

Posted 10 days ago

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