South Gloucestershire Council
Group Librarian
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As a Group Librarian, you will manage a small group of libraries to deliver their services. Liaising with local communities, you will ensure that the libraries are meeting local information, reading, wellbeing, cultural and educational needs. As an advocate for libraries, you will have a good understanding of the role that public libraries play in supporting the health and wellbeing needs of people in all areas of society.
What you will be doing
Working closely with the Library Supervisors at Thornbury and Downend libraries, you will ensure you're delivering high quality services across these locations. It will be your responsibility to develop health and wellbeing activities and initiatives, promoting and delivering these in libraries. It will be key for you to build and develop relationships within the community and your group of libraries.
What we need from you
We require you to hold or be working towards a relevant degree or postgraduate qualification such as a Master’s in Library and Information Science, or have equivalent relevant professional experience. It is essential that you have some experience of staff management, including experience of supervising, motivating and developing of a team. You must have an understanding of health and wellbeing in public libraries, and an ability to develop this within the service. Given the elements of the role, you will have strong interpersonal skills to be able to persuade, influence and build relationships with employees and customers. It is essential you have good IT and digital skills, alongside the ability to use a range of software packages.
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Your salary is pro-rata to hours worked. You will belong to a team delivering the services from Downend and Thornbury libraries although you will be expected to work in other libraries as and when required. As part of your normal working week you will be required to work approximately one Saturday morning in four. Interviews will be held on 16th February 2026.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities. We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance. We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work. Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here. We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of. We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses. We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained. We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference. We’re making a difference, be part of it! To view the full job description, please click this link: Group Librarian - Job Description
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