Library Assistant

GLL is looking for a Library Assistant to work at Dudley library. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Library Assistant there's never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Library Assistant job, it's a career. Dudley library, operated by GLL, is looking for a Library Assistant for 36 hours per week.  Dudley is a busy library, giving access to a wide variety of collections and resources including books, periodicals, CD and DVD loans, public computers/internet access. This is an exciting time to join our team as we improve and promote the library’s services for the people of Dudley– whether it’s our valued existing users or widening the offering to a new group of customers. What you’ll do:  With community at the heart of everything we do, as a Library Assistant, you’ll ensure that every visitor to the library is welcomed into a clean, safe and attractive environment that can service their needs and ensure that they want to keep returning. As a key frontline staff member, you’ll adapt to and acknowledge the diversity of our visitors and what they aim to get out of their library visit as well helping them to discover our wide range of resources and services. Your passion for libraries and community engagement will be apparent as you help people do everything from discovering new authors to tracking their ancestry from our records and even helping them find their ideal job using our IT systems. As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else. What you need:  You’ll ideally come from a library background, but it’ll be your enthusiasm for helping others and devotion to customer care that makes you really stand out. Naturally good with people, you’ll be able to put people of all ages and backgrounds at ease whilst helping to promote our services. Organised, efficient and thriving on variety, you’ll be just as competent using IT and library management systems as you are running story time and family fun days for our younger audience. It goes without saying that you’ll need excellent numeracy, literacy and communication skills, but you’ll also need excellent administration skills, knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and the processes involved with the security and operation of a public building. As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:  • A salary of £20,459 per annum  • A values driven organisation • Learning & development to support career development • Good pension schemes • Discounted gym membership for you and your partner • A part time permanent position of 6 hours per week  • The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say on how we are run plus associated events • Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal • Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria • Career Pathways, professional development is just the start. To ensure your stay on top of your game we provide training with practical and theory elements too • Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras) • 25% off Red Letter Days • 25% off Buy a Gift • 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products • Ride to work scheme • Free eye tests and discounted glasses About GLL:  As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres. Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area. One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community. We offer two different types of work arrangements: • A permanent employment contract - part time and full time • A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you. So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Silver Award employer. However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives. We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.  All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.