Job Description

Salary: 24,769-25,989 Per Annum

Grade: CD

Vacancy Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Contract Type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Are you customer-focussed, have a passion for working with people and an interest in library services and digital resources? Based in the Bibliographic Services department at Library HQ in Northallerton you will support the delivery of frontline library and information services, working alongside staff and volunteers, to ensure a high-quality service.



You will cover a wide range of duties in relation to stock acquisitions, answering enquiries from customers by email and phone (including assisting customers to access online information and resources), library management system reports and performance databases. You will be passionate about reading, have excellent communication skills, the ability to work within a team including volunteers, the ability to deliver a customer-focussed service and have literacy, numeracy and ICT equivalent to Level 2. Please note this role involves some manual handling.

What can we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.



These include:


A local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution Salary sacrifice schemes Employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more! Travel loans Health Assured - confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Contact Information:

For further information please contact Sarah Hammond sarah.hammond@northyorks.gov.uk 01609 534117 or Jen Sunderland jenny.sunderland@northyorks.gov.uk 01609 533838.

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 23/11/25

Interview Date: 01/12/25

Venue for Interview Library HQ

Key Documents:

Job description



Total Rewards



NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.



We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.





North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.





North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.



It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

Library Assistant

Salary:

24796.00 - 25989.00

Posted:

04/11/2025

Closing date:

23/11/2025

Closing time:

23:59