Library and Information Assistant

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The Library and Information Assistant (LIA) role is challenging and varied. LIAs are responsible for providing frontline services to customers, local residents and visitors at libraries across Swindon. LIAs help customers and residents to access physical and online information. LIAs support customers and residents in their use of IT and encourage reading and lifelong learning.

LIAs deliver children’s activities e.g. story times and class visits as well as supporting other library promotional events. They also support volunteers and volunteer activities.

LIAs may be asked to work at any branch across the Swindon Library network.

Successful candidates will need excellent communication and IT skills as well as good levels of literacy and numeracy. An awareness of the services the library provides and an interest in books and lifelong learning is desirable.

All posts are fixed term until 31st March 2025.

Please ensure you read both the role profile and the application guidance before completing your supporting statement.

Please indicate in your statement which post/s you would like to be considered for.

Post 1: 32.25 hours average per week across two weeks

Week 1 (29.25 hours):

Tuesday 09:45-17:45 (7.5 hours) Central Library

Wednesday 09:45-17:00 (7.25 hours) Park Library

Thursday 10:00-17:45 (7.25 hours) Central Library

Friday 10:00-17:45 (7.25 hours) Central Library

Week 2 (35.25 hours):

Monday 09:45-17:45 (7.5 hours) Central Library

Tuesday 09:45-17:45 (7.5 hours) Central Library

Wednesday 09:45-17:00 (7.25 hours) Park Library

Friday 09:45-17:45 (7.5 hours) Central Library

Saturday 10:00-16:00 (5.5 hours) Central Library

Post 2: 27 hours average per week across two weeks

Week 1 (25.5 hours):

Monday 10:00-17:45 (7.25 hours) Central Library

Tuesday 10:00-17:30 (7 hours) Central Library

Wednesday 12:45-17:00 (4.25) West Swindon Library

Friday 10:00-17:30 (7 hours) Central Library

Week 2 (28.5 hours):

Monday 10:00-17:30 (7 hours) Central Library

Tuesday 10:00-17:30 (7 hours) Central Library

Wednesday 12:45-17:00 (4.25) West Swindon Library

Friday 10:00-17:30 (7 hours) Central Library

Saturday 09:45-13:00 (3.25) West Swindon Library

Post 3: 20.375 hours average per week across two weeks

Week 1 (21.25 hours):

Monday 10:00-17:30 (7 hours) Central Library

Wednesday 10:00-17:30 (7 hours) Central Library

Thursday 09:45-17:00 (7.25 hours) Park Library

Week 2 (19.5 hours):

Monday 09:45-13:00 (3.25 hours) Park Library

Tuesday 08:45-14:30 (5.75 hours) Park Library

Friday 10:00-17:45 (7.25 hours) Central Library

Saturday 09:45-13:00 (3.25 hours) Park Library

Post 4: 14.625 hours average per week across two weeks

Week 1 (17.25 hours):

Monday 09:45-13:00 (3.25 hours) Park Library

Thursday 10:00-14:00 (4 hours) Central Library

Friday 10:00-14:00 (4 hours) Central Library

Saturday 09:45-16:15 (6 hours) Central Library

Week 2 (12 hours):

Wednesday 10:00-14:00 (4 hours) Central Library

Thursday 10:00-14:00 (4 hours) Central Library

Friday 10:00-14:00 (4 hours) Central Library

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

Read the role profile and application guidance before selecting the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Please ensure you read both the role profile and the application guidance before completing your supporting statement. Please indicate in your statement which post/s you would like to be considered for.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

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