Location: Central Library George IV Bridge Edinburgh, EH1 1EG
Salary: £25,322 - £27,727 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 36 hours per week
Job Description
Lifelong Learning Library Adviser Art & Design and Music Libraries, Central Library The post is subject to a shift working pattern including evenings up to 8pm and Saturdays. Our libraries are at the heart of their communities. Members of staff work with their community to help create a thriving place to live and to help reduce poverty and inequality. We support users to develop their digital skills and help them get the information and advice they need. Our staff encourage babies and children to develop their language and reading ability through programmes like Bookbug and Read, Write Count. We help those of all ages in the community who struggle with loneliness by providing them with a place to meet and connect. We provide a full range of books and other resources to help everyone to live, learn, and work. The post is based in the Art & Design and Music Libraries team at Central Library. The postholder will be placed predominantly in the Music Library but will also work in the Art & Design Library. An interest in music and art and design is desirable for this post. The Music Library provides access to recorded and digital music, sheet music, and books and magazines on music in general. We are one of the six instrument libraries for the city, working in partnership with Tinderbox Collective to provide a range of instruments for loan. We work actively with local amateur music groups to support their performances through the loan of orchestral sets and vocal scores. We are a performance space, organising a regular programme of free concerts and gigs in Central Library and other music-related events. To be a successful member of our team, you must demonstrate that you can deliver excellent customer service and understand the needs of different parts of the community. If you could be an effective team player in a service that puts customers first, please apply. While we recruit to teams in individual libraries, staff are expected to work in any library across the city. The City of Edinburgh Council is committed to recruiting people who will deliver high-quality public services to our diverse communities within the city of Edinburgh. As an equal opportunity employer, we recognise and value the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings. We are committed to building an inclusive recruitment culture where all people feel valued, included, and able to be at their best. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. Requirements
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring
Our Behaviours
of
Respect, Integrity , and
Flexibility
into your ways of working. Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Lifelong Learning Library Adviser Art & Design and Music Libraries, Central Library The post is subject to a shift working pattern including evenings up to 8pm and Saturdays. Our libraries are at the heart of their communities. Members of staff work with their community to help create a thriving place to live and to help reduce poverty and inequality. We support users to develop their digital skills and help them get the information and advice they need. Our staff encourage babies and children to develop their language and reading ability through programmes like Bookbug and Read, Write Count. We help those of all ages in the community who struggle with loneliness by providing them with a place to meet and connect. We provide a full range of books and other resources to help everyone to live, learn, and work. The post is based in the Art & Design and Music Libraries team at Central Library. The postholder will be placed predominantly in the Music Library but will also work in the Art & Design Library. An interest in music and art and design is desirable for this post. The Music Library provides access to recorded and digital music, sheet music, and books and magazines on music in general. We are one of the six instrument libraries for the city, working in partnership with Tinderbox Collective to provide a range of instruments for loan. We work actively with local amateur music groups to support their performances through the loan of orchestral sets and vocal scores. We are a performance space, organising a regular programme of free concerts and gigs in Central Library and other music-related events. To be a successful member of our team, you must demonstrate that you can deliver excellent customer service and understand the needs of different parts of the community. If you could be an effective team player in a service that puts customers first, please apply. While we recruit to teams in individual libraries, staff are expected to work in any library across the city. The City of Edinburgh Council is committed to recruiting people who will deliver high-quality public services to our diverse communities within the city of Edinburgh. As an equal opportunity employer, we recognise and value the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings. We are committed to building an inclusive recruitment culture where all people feel valued, included, and able to be at their best. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. Requirements
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring
Our Behaviours
of
Respect, Integrity , and
Flexibility
into your ways of working. Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs
#J-18808-Ljbffr
