Staff Officer - Librarian

The Role of the Staff Officer - Librarian

The Library Staff Officer post is a supervisory position and is assigned functional responsibility for the administration and management of a branch library, section, or team within the Library Service. The Library Staff Officer will work under the direction and management of the Executive Librarian, Senior Executive Librarian or analogous grade or other employee designated by the County Librarian or Director of Services as appropriate.

As a Library Staff Officer, you will be working as a part of a multidisciplinary team in the achievement of a common goal. You will be required to work and deal with a variety of people in a courteous, helpful and professional manner. You will be required to manage your work and the workload of the section in an organised way and be open and flexible to new ways of doing things. This position will afford you opportunities to use your own initiative and work to a high standard. You will be required to operate the local authority’s existing and future IT systems as part of your work.

The ideal candidate shall have:

• Knowledge and understanding of the structure and functions of local government and library services;
• Knowledge of current local government and library issues and key policies guiding the local government and library sectors;
• Understanding of the role of Library Staff Officer;
• An ability to supervise a team effectively to achieve a common goal, ensuring strong governance and ethics standard are adhered to and maintained;
• The ability to motivate, empower and encourage staff under his/her supervision to achieve maximum performance by supporting the current Performance Management and Development System (PMDS);
• Understanding of the changing and operational environment in the Council and be capable of leading change in order to deliver quality services to our citizens;
• Effective financial and resource management skills;
• Knowledge and experience of operating ICT systems;
• Relevant administrative experience;
• Experience of supervising staff;
• Experience of working as part of a team;
• Experience of preparing reports and correspondence;
• Strong resource management skills;
• Knowledge and experience of operating ICT systems.

Important Notice

The post is wholetime (i.e. 35 hours per week) and appointment may be permanent or temporary. The post will include weekend and late evening working hours as part of a normal roster. The working hours may be reviewed at any time by the Council. The post may require flexibility in working outside of normal hours, including at weekends, as necessary. No additional remuneration will be paid in respect of such activities.