Library Assistant

Cheshire East Council
£24,790 - £25,183 a year
Cheshire East, England
1 day ago

Do you want to work in a Customer Facing role within the Library and Information Service? This is an opportunity for you to join Middlewich Library, a busy community library that provides a quality and diverse range of services for its customers. We are looking for someone who has a wide range of skills that wants to make a real difference in the community.

Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Location
Middlewich
Job Category
Libraries and Archives
Grade
CEC NJC - Grade 4
Salary Min
£24,790 pro rata per annum
Salary Max
£25,183 pro rata per annum
Hours per week
18.25
Weeks per year
52.143
Employment Type
Permanent
Closing Date
25/08/2025
Ref No
E3198

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Brighter Future

www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/employee-benefits.aspx


Are you energetic, outgoing and service oriented? Do you have good communication and IT skills and enjoy helping people? If so, there could be a rewarding opportunity for you working as a Library Assistant with Customer Access at Middlewich Library. You will need to demonstrate an interest in people, information and books and have a willingness to engage with individuals of all ages and backgrounds. The role involves shelving returned books, issuing items, helping people use the self-service machines and the public access computers, staffing the customer service point and assisting with events for adults and children. The post is an 18.25 hour position. See the job description and person specification for more details. For further information please contact Emma Bakewell or Tom Appleby at Middlewich Library on 01606 288070, or email tom.appleby@cheshireeast.gov.uk.

18.5 hours will be worked over a two week rota, which includes a flexible Saturday morning shift;

Week 1

Monday 9.45-1.00pm

Tuesday 10.00-5.00pm

Thursday 11.00-6.00pm


Week 2

Monday 9.45-1.00pm

Thursday 11.00-6.00pm

Friday 10.00-5.00pm

Saturday 9.00-100pm


Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.

For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk

Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.

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