Library Support Manager

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We Are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Making A Difference as a Library Support Manager in St Helens Library Service

St Helens Library Service requires a Library Support Manager to support the organisation in leading and delivering the digital service offer, alongside managing both the Schools Library Service and Library Support teams.

The Library Service currently operates from 7 sites with a workforce of over 50 staff, this post is part of the Libraries Management Team and is key to the continued development of the service.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

Experience of managing and developing Library Management Systems and/or similar ICT systems

Significant experience of leading, managing and motivating staff to create and maintain high quality and inclusive offers

The ability to manage and monitor performance, putting strategies into place when needed

The role involves working with external stakeholders and in partnership with other teams across the Council. It is a permanent post, contracted for 37 hours per week.

Interested to Find Out More?

You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact William Renshaw, Library Services Manager, williamrenshaw@sthelens.gov.uk, 01744 677488

Thank you for your interest in working for us. If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

Equality & Diversity

St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.