GLL is looking for a Library Manager working 36 hours per week to the lead the team and be responsible for the day-to-day running of Grantham Library.
Grantham Library is one of our busiest libraries, giving access to a wide variety of collections and resources including books, technology and a local studies collection. As Library Manager you will look to improve and promote the library’s services throughout the local community, whether it’s our valued existing users or widening the offering to a new group of customers.
If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Library Manager, there's never been a more exciting time. This is more than a Library Manager job, it's a career.
What you need:
Excellent understanding of all library operations
Ability to manage a budget
Understanding of stock management and development
Strong People management and Leadership skills
Building management experience within a public library
ICT knowledge
The ability to identify the needs of the community for the library
Excellent customer service standards.
Knowledge of safeguarding
Effective time management skills
Passion and personality
What you’ll do:
Take full responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the library
Lead on the strategic direction to expand library usage
Manage your library team
Oversee stock and undertake general administration including cash handling and banking
Manage the safety and security of the building
Planning, promoting and delivering activities such as Baby Rhyme Time
Build and develop good relationships with local contacts and partnerships to both enhance the service and ensure the library is an integral part of the community.
In return, you will get
A full time (36 hour) permanent position with a salary of £34,032 per annum (£18.13 per hour)
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.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
We offer two different types of work arrangements:
A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool
If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So, whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.