Library Assistant - #193884

Salary: £25,621 - £25,989 per annum

Grade: C/D
Vacancy Hours: Various hours available
Contract Type: Permanent
Weekend Working: Yes
Location: Scarborough Library, North Yorkshire

Are you customer focussed, have a passion for working with people, an interest in library services and communities, and are you tech savvy?

As a Library Assistant, you will support the delivery of library and information services working alongside and supporting volunteers to ensure a high-quality service, support the delivery of activities and events, assist customers to access online information and resources, and encourage use by a wide range of customers.

As a busy library in a town centre location, you may face challenging situations in your day-to-day work. You will be passionate about books and reading, have excellent communication skills, the ability to work with a range of partners including volunteers, the ability to deliver a customer focussed service, willing to help run events and activities including for children and families, and have literacy and numeracy qualifications equivalent to Level 2. Please indicate on your application the number of weekly hours you would be interested in, dependent upon the needs of the service flexibility in terms of days and work location may be required

What can we offer you?

When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position.

• Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days per year after 5 years continuous service, plus public holidays.
Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county. Stay on top of your game and
• £££.
Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you
• money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers.
• If you are looking for salary sacrifice schemes such as: Car scheme, Salary Finance, Cycle to work, Technology you can spread the cost from your monthly salary.

Plus, lots more…

Key Dates:

Closing date: Wednesday 15th July 2026

Interview Date: Monday 3rd August 2026

Venue for Interview: Scarborough Library

Key Documents:

Job Description.docx

Total Rewards

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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