Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker - minimum of one day per week in office
Salary: £25,188 - £25,590 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: 18.5hrs Per Week - must include Mondays
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 22nd November 2024
Interview Date(s): Thursday 5th December 2024
Do you have a commitment to customer focused service, attention to detail, and enjoy collaborative working?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Library Resources Assistant to join our team, providing support to both the Library Resources Team and the Stock & Systems Team in effective service delivery, focussing on library promotional activity and online customer relationship management to raise the profile of Library Service projects and activities.
About the Role
The primary focus of the role is to assist both the Library Resources and Stock & Systems Teams in effective service delivery, particularly focussing on library promotional activity and online customer relationship management - assisting the Resources Team in the creation and distribution of e-newsletters, including those designed for specific target audiences such as schools, early years settings and managing lists of key service contacts to be used for promotional purposes and to assist the Stock & Systems Team in all operational practices where required.
The role includes the development of social media, website, and online channels of engagement to raise the profile of Library Service projects and activity, including the creation of content for social media. Supporting the implementation and maintenance of a digital community engagement platform to ensure effective communication via e-blasts, feedback surveys and other forms of promotion; capturing and responding to customer comments received via the Library Service email and social media platforms.
Supporting colleagues across the library service in the co-ordination, promotion and delivery of the annual cultural activity plan, highlighted on the Library Roadmap, with a particular focus on the creation of promotional material; including creating and sharing regular staff briefing notes and training guides, relating to library system updates and developments, including the library management system.
Promoting and implementing the Council’s equal opportunities policies in all aspects of service delivery to ensure that all communication conforms to best practice standards and to be responsible for protecting and managing information securely, and reporting breaches or suspected information security breaches, in line with Council policies.
About You
To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate:
* Experience of work-based computer applications and creating promotional content.
* Ability to manage own time effectively to ensure tasks are completed and deadlines are met in order of priority.
* Effective communication using verbal and written means, producing clear and concise material appropriate to target audiences.
* A flexible approach to meet changing demands and business needs.
* The ability to work on own initiative (within agreed boundaries) and as part of a team.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Sheila Raaff
Stock & Systems Officer
Leicestershire Libraries
Sheila.Raaff@leics.gov.uk
Tel: 01163051469
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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