Library Floor Manager

35 hours per week: Monday 9.45am-5.00pm, Tuesday 8.45am-5.30pm, Wednesday 9.30am-5.00pm/off (alternate weeks), Thursday 9.15am-5.00pm, Friday 9.30am-5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am-2.30pm/off (alternate weeks)

Come and join the Halton Libraries’ team in a key customer facing role, leading our frontline team.

Halton Libraries is a successful library service at the heart of the local community. We deliver key reading, health, learning, information, digital and culture offers including IT support, clubs and activities, access to digital resources and a thriving events programme. We are committed to our core values that deliver a welcoming, inclusive, passionate and innovative service. The role of a Floor Manager is extremely varied and involves supervising our passionate team of Library Information Assistants; collaborating with our Development Team and rolling out new initiatives such as clubs and activities; being our ‘voice’ on social media, helping to spread the word about our service; and ensuring that our buildings are welcoming and vibrant spaces for our local community. We are committed to workforce development and offer our team a range of training opportunities.

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and energetic person to this role. You will have a passion for libraries, experience of delivering excellent customer service and of reaching out to a wide cross sector of society coupled with an ability to inspire and lead our team of Library Information Assistants. With effective communication skills, you will enjoy working as part of a collaborative team and will have a positive outlook to service development and change. This role will be based at Halton Lea & Runcorn Libraries with some travel to Widnes & Ditton Libraries when and if needed.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Joanne Stevens (Area Manager) on 0151 511 8172

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 6^th February 2024

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk