Senior Library Assistant - ABC11982inAberdeeninAberdeenPUBLISHED THU 3 APR 2025
£30,285 per annum
Aberdeen City CouncilrduH46e
Leadership Opportunities, As a Senior Library Assistant, you will have the chance to lead and manage a team, enhancing your leadership skills and career progression.
Customer-Centric Role, The position emphasizes delivering high-quality, customer-focused library services, allowing you to make a positive impact on the community.
Job Security, The role is permanent and full-time, providing job stability in a supportive organizational environment.
Flexible Working Arrangements, Employees have the freedom to choose working patterns that suit their needs, fostering a better work-life balance.
Support for Diversity and Inclusion, Aberdeen City Council is committed to equality and diversity, creating an inclusive workplace that values differences.
Training and Development, The role offers opportunities for training and supporting individuals and groups, helping you enhance your skills and expertise.
Community Engagement, You'll have the opportunity to promote and deliver outreach activities, contributing to community development and education.
Join our dedicated team at Aberdeen City Council as a Senior Library Assistant in the heart of Aberdeen! This is an exciting opportunity for women and carers seeking a fulfilling role where you can lead a passionate team to provide outstanding library and learning services. If you thrive on supporting others and creating accessible spaces for knowledge and community engagement, this role could be the perfect fit for you. Enjoy the chance to showcase your organisational skills, promote outreach activities, and train individuals or groups while making a real impact on our community.
We value inclusivity and flexibility in our workplace, which is why we offer a range of flexible working options to help you balance your career with your personal commitments. As a Disability Confident Employer and a forces-friendly organisation, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating a supportive environment. Join us, and not only will you contribute to enriching lives through literature and learning, but you'll also be part of a council that prioritises equality, diversity, and inclusion. If you have a passion for helping others and want to be part of a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!
We value inclusivity and flexibility in our workplace, which is why we offer a range of flexible working options to help you balance your career with your personal commitments. As a Disability Confident Employer and a forces-friendly organisation, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating a supportive environment. Join us, and not only will you contribute to enriching lives through literature and learning, but you'll also be part of a council that prioritises equality, diversity, and inclusion. If you have a passion for helping others and want to be part of a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!
Leadership Opportunities, As a Senior Library Assistant, you will have the chance to lead and manage a team, enhancing your leadership skills and career progression.
Customer-Centric Role, The position emphasizes delivering high-quality, customer-focused library services, allowing you to make a positive impact on the community.
Job Security, The role is permanent and full-time, providing job stability in a supportive organizational environment.
Flexible Working Arrangements, Employees have the freedom to choose working patterns that suit their needs, fostering a better work-life balance.
Support for Diversity and Inclusion, Aberdeen City Council is committed to equality and diversity, creating an inclusive workplace that values differences.
Training and Development, The role offers opportunities for training and supporting individuals and groups, helping you enhance your skills and expertise.
Community Engagement, You'll have the opportunity to promote and deliver outreach activities, contributing to community development and education.
Job Purpose
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: Central Library, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
The Senior Library Assistant will lead and manage a team to deliver high quality, customer focused library and learning services across Aberdeen.
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: Central Library, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
The Senior Library Assistant will lead and manage a team to deliver high quality, customer focused library and learning services across Aberdeen.
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
- 4 National 5 passes at Grade A-C or equivalent, to include English and a Mathematics subject or equivalent
- PVG Membership for Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made
- Assisting and supporting service users
- Carrying out physical nature of duties; movement of books and other resources between and onto shelves
- Monitoring and evaluation of service or project delivery
- Organisation and administration of service or project delivery
- Presentation, promotion skills and delivery of outreach activities to a range of clients
- Time management and ability to prioritise
- Training and supporting groups or individuals
- Use of new technologies
- Working independently
- Working collaboratively with a range of partners
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
- "New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
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