Children’s Librarian Based: Balham Library
GLL is looking for a new Children’s Librarian, based at Balham Library working 36 hours per week.
GLL is a charitable social enterprise that operates libraries for our partner, the London Borough of Wandsworth. As Children’s Librarian, you’ll be heavily involved in everything from stock ordering and display to nursery and school visits and networking with local groups – all with the view to getting the community using their local libraries more. This is a senior position within Wandsworth libraries and as such, you’ll need the experience, knowledge and confidence to lead on a variety of tasks. A typical day could see you running a toddlers’ singing session in the morning, delivering a homework support group in the afternoon and cashing up and closing the library at the end of the day. Your experience of working in public libraries, in particular working with children and young people, will have given you a good understanding of how to create an environment in a children’s library that is educational, fun and safe. A strong people manager, you’ll motive and inspire the team to achieve targets and key performance indicators as well as working to the GLL ethos. Budget management and an excellent knowledge of ICT usage are key. You’ll ideally have a library/Information Management qualification and will definitely have a strong work ethos, creativity and enthusiasm for new challenges.
What you need:
* Experience working within libraries (desirable).
* Evidence of making a difference to customers
* Confident IT skills and knowledge
* Excellent numeracy, literacy and communications skills
Experience of working with children and young adults
* Administration skills
* Experience of using Library Management systems, would be useful
* A real focus on customer service.
* Passion and personality
* Evidence of being organised and efficient
* Customer Service Qualification (desirable)
* Be a great team player
What you’ll do:
* Work as part of the team to ensure the smooth operation of the library
* Provide a warm welcome and genuine goodbye to all customers, providing guidance and support on how to get the optimum results from their visit by truly engaging with customers to understand the reason behind their visit
* Devise and deliver imaginative and fun children’s activities including story & rhyme time and craft activities for under 5’s
* Follow Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults’ policy and procedures
* Follow all Normal and Emergency Operating Procedures as well as adhering to relevant polices and manuals
* Interact with customers through conversations and supporting their needs
* Support customers with all queries available at the library
* Fully participate in and engage in the any training provided.
As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.
In return, you will get:
A permanent position with a salary of £29,711.50 pro rata (36 hours)
Discounted membership at our leisure centres
Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
A fantastic pension scheme
25% off Red Letter Days
25% off Buy A Gift
20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
20% off Tea and Tonic products
Free eye tests and discounted glasses
The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
Health assurance
Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.