Gloucestershire County Council
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Gloucestershire County Council Job
Job Title: Library Assistant
Job Location: Newent Library
Salary: £26,403-£27,694
Hours per Week: 37.00
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: One Year
Closing Date: 06/09/2026
Job Requisition Number: 14787
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About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team in the Forest of Dean as a Library Assistant. We are looking for a dynamic individual with a sense of fun to help develop what we offer to our customers.
Our Library Assistants are the public face of the Library Service, making sure that our customers have access to all of the services that libraries provide.
This will include helping them choose and issue books, maintaining the stock in the library, signposting to advice services, and providing children’s activities. We’re looking for someone who can work independently and with colleagues and volunteers, handle money, and think on their feet.
The position is 30.5 hours per week, working between Newent (NT) and Cinderford (CD) libraries on a 2-week rota. Example timetable:
- Week 1: Monday 1-7 (NT), Tuesday OFF, Wednesday 10-5 (CD), Thursday 10-5 (NT), Friday 9.30-7 (NT), and Saturday 10-2 (NT)
- Week 2: Monday OFF, Tuesday 10-5 (NT), Wednesday 10-5 (CD), Thursday 10-5 (NT), Friday 10-7 (NT) and Saturday 9.30-2 (NT)
About You
The successful applicant should have and be able to demonstrate in their personal statement:
- Excellent and proven customer service experience;
- Be a team player with strong communication and organizational skills;
- Have experience of working with or organizing events for children;
- Strong ICT skills;
- A knowledge of the services libraries offer and the role libraries play in the community.
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About Us
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
- An option to purchase up to 5 days of additional leave per year (dependent on business need)
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- An in-house Occupational Health service
- Employee discount scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
How to Apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire, and experience required to make a positive difference, then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Vicky Giles, Library Manager (Forest of Dean), Vicky.Giles@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Monday 21st and Wednesday 23rd September 2026.
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Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realize your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have the right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months of employment. The right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
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