Prison Library Assistant | Leyland | Part time
Prison Library Assistant | Leyland | Part time
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Job Description
Salary 24404 - 25183 Per Annum Permanent Part time 28 hours per week
International Sponsorship this role isnotopento international sponsorship
ABOUT THE ROLE
Are you:
- Able to help support & engage with prisoners staff & colleagues
- Able to work as part of team
- customer focused
- confident in using digital resources
- interested in libraries and the benefit to their prison communities
- Organised calm & practical
- accurate and have good attention to detail
If so we have an ideal opportunity for you!
As a prison library assistant you will work as part of a team including prisoners who as orderlies will work alongside you to deliver high quality library and information services enable the delivery of activities and events to the prison community assist prisoners and staff to access information and resources and encourage use by the prison community. A prison library assistant is a unique inspiring customer service role that offers an opportunity to make a difference it is challenging but rewarding. You will work with library staff education and reducing and reoffending teams to help prisoners to improve their situation whilst in custody and for future release.
You will:
- have demonstrable teamwork skills
- contribute towards an excellent service for your users
- have a love for reading and be passionate & proactive about sharing this
- have excellent communication and digital skills
- be able to work with a range of partners volunteers & orderlies
- be able to deliver a customer focused service in a prison environment
This is a permanent post based at HMP Wymott prison library. This is a category C adult male prison. The library is a branch of Lancashire County Council Libraries and the staff work closely with Lancashire Library staff other prison library staff prison staff and partners. The role may require you to work evenings and weekends and at other locations and may also involve lone working. The hours are 28 hours per week and the annual salary quoted will be pro rata. Please use the Prison Library Assistant Person Specification within the role profile attachment detailing the criteria you need to include within your application please note CVs will not be considered.
If you would like an informal discussion or any further information please contact Nicola Walmsley on.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.
Job Description and Person Specification
Employment Type
Full-Time
