Job Info
- Job Identification 3330
- Job Category Customer Services
- Posting Date 05/17/2026, 11:00 PM
- Apply Before 05/24/2026, 10:59 PM
- Locations Hastings Library, Hastings, TN34 1HE, GB (On-site)
- Enable Applications Yes
- Working Hours 23.75
- Salary £25,583 – £26,403 per annum pro rata (Includes two increments for weekend working)
- Salary From 25,583
- Salary To 26,403
- Working Pattern Part Time
- Contract Type Fixed Term Contract
- Number of Openings 1
Job Description
Do you have a passion for customer service and a keenness to learn about our libraries? If so, we would like to hear from you!
The modern library is more than an opportunity to borrow a free book. We are open to all members of the community, who visit our libraries with a wide range of needs such as getting online, job‑seeking, health and well‑being, and national and local information. We also work in partnership with a number of different organisations, some based in our buildings and others visiting to hold sessions.
As a Library Assistant, your duties will include staffing the customer counter, answering a wide range of enquiries, and maintaining our service provision. You will perform routine tasks such as answering phone calls, issuing items to customers, cash handling, and organising files. You will also be required to support library events, such as children’s events over the summer, and weekly events, such as Rhymetimes and Storytimes.
Key to the Library Assistant role is being able to signpost people to what they are seeking. Knowledge and experience of working in a library is not essential as full training will be provided. The ability to be flexible is essential, as you will be required to work at other libraries in East Sussex, for which travel costs from your base are covered.
We are looking for candidates who:
- Has customer service and communication skills
- Have ICT skills and an interest in further development
- Work well in a team
- Are self‑motivated
- Can undertake manual handling tasks
Benefits
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment.
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Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part‑time or term‑time only.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
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