Enfield Council
Customer Services Officer Part-time
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Reference Number: EAC-002728
Salary: Scale 4 £30,288 - £32,070
Advert Closing Date: 12/08/2026
Department: Environment and Communities
Location: Enfield Town Library
Contract Type: Permanent
Division: Customer Services
Hours Per Week: 11.5
Contract End Date: Not specified
Interview Date: Not specified
Job Description
Customer Services Officer
1 X Permanent Part-time Vacancy
Weekend Shifts (Required to Work Saturday & Sundays)
Scale 4 - £30,288 - £32,070 (pro rata for part-time staff)
Enfield has 9 libraries, with over a million visitors per year. We also issue several hundred thousand items per year. The service is divided into two library areas, with two main Libraries and up to 3 smaller community libraries in each area. The main libraries offer up-to-date books, Wi-Fi, public computers, online resources, and events programmes to encourage reading.
Successful candidates will have a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities which will include working within a team or on your own. You will encourage people to make full use of the library services and help customers to use the resources, information, and Council services available.
Key Skills Needed for the Role:
- Ability to deliver excellent customer service and a genuine interest to help people
- Good IT skills and a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
- A ‘can do’ attitude, and attention to detail
- Able to communicate clearly with customers and team members
- Organised, methodical, and able to follow instructions accurately
- Empathetic and understanding
- Previous customer service or libraries experience
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What We Offer:
- Competitive pay (£30,288 - £32,070) for 36 hours) - Pro Rata for Part-time Staff
- Career path
- 24 days pro-rata holiday entitlement (+ bank holidays)
- Pension
- Comprehensive training programme
Contact Details
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Peter Di Biasio on 020 8132 1811 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Oley Taal Recruitment & Onboarding Advisor on 0208 132 1318 or oley.taal@enfield.gov.uk
We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility, and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
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Why It's Great to Work for Enfield Council:
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office-based working for most roles.
- Interest-free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.
Certain posts in the Council are ‘politically restricted’ which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace and therefore if candidates are affiliated with any political party, we may not be able to proceed with their application.
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