Senior Library Supervisor Outreach Grade 8 (£38,934 £40,755)
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Job title: Senior Library Supervisor Outreach (post)
Working Pattern: 1 Full time, permanent post 36 hours per week
Core library hours are currently 10-6 Monday to Friday and 9-5 Saturday.
Location: The role will require staff to travel to any Croydon Libraries and community outreach locations such as schools and community centres.
Salary: Grade 8 £38,934 to £40,755
About the Role: From April 2025, Croydon Libraries will be operating a new service model. To deliver this we are looking for people who have a passion for customer service and for working as part of a team delivering Croydon's library services directly to our customers and through outreach into communities.
The postholder will be responsible for developing and promoting the library service to the community by maximising accessibility to the services, stock and resources available in libraries. You will lead the Outreach Team to deliver the Outreach Service to engage with communities and to promote library activities and service across the borough.
You will need to be
• Customer focussed with excellent communication skills
• Experienced in managing a team
• Interested in libraries and serving Croydon's diverse communities
• A good team worker across all 9 of Croydon's libraries and outreach locations.
• Good experience with partnership working
• Enthusiastic in your approach to engagement with customers of all ages
You can find out more about our libraries and activities, see our website Libraries | Croydon Council. More details of the role, including the role profile & person specification and online application form can be found on Croydon Council's job search site.
For more information about the role, please contact Lucy Lawrence, Library Development and Marketing Manager: lucy.lawrence@croydon.gov.uk
Full time 36 Hours
To view the Senior Library Supervisor Outreach role profile please click here
Closing date: 8 January 2025@11:59pm
Interview date: week beginning 20 Jan and 27 Jan
Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check