Library Assistant

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Library Assistant
• Job Location:                     Tewkesbury Main Library 
• Salary:                              £26,403-£27,694 per annum (pro rata) 
• Hours per Week:                21.75 
• Contract Type:                   Fixed Term 
• Duration:                          One year 
• Closing Date:                    14/01/2026 
• Job Requisition Number:    13203 
• This post is not open to job share

About The Team & Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team working at Tewkesbury and Winchcombe Libraries. We are looking for dynamic individual with a sense of fun to help develop what we offer to our customers. This post involves working at Tewkesbury and Winchcombe Libraries.

Our Library Assistants are the public face of the Library Service, making sure that our customers have access to all of the services that libraries provide. This will include helping them choose and issue books, maintaining the stock in the library, signposting to advice services and providing children’s activities. We’re looking for someone who can work independently and with colleagues and volunteers, handle money and think on their feet.

About You

The successful applicant should have and be able to demonstrate in their personal statement: 

• Excellent and proven customer service experience; 

• Be a team player with strong communication and organisational skills; 

• Have experience of working with or organising events for children; 

• Strong ICT skills;  

• A knowledge of the services libraries offer and the role libraries play in the community. 

At Gloucestershire County Council, we are constantly challenging ourselves to improve the services we provide to the people of the county.  We strive to support our local communities and all of those who live within them and the key to providing that service is the energy, skills and dedication of the people who works for us. 

About Us

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 29.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network, DNet (disability) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skill, desire and experience required to make a positive difference; we would love to have you join us.  Please continue to submit an application by clicking the “Apply Now” button

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Joanne O’Dea via email at joanne.odea@gloucestershire.gov.uk 

Closing date 14th January 2026

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing  20th January 2026

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Job Profile- Library Assistant

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.   

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.