CLS Librarian

Creative Learning Services Librarian post

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

Work Location:Creative Learning Services Eastern Annexe County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8SS

Worker Category: Fixed location worker

Salary:-Grade-39165 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours:22.2 hours per week 39 weeks per year Term Time Only

Contract Type:Permanent

Closing Date:Friday 30^th January 2026

Interview Date(s):Week commencing 9^th February 2026

About the Role

Using our amazing collections and professional expertise Creative Learning Services delivers engaging learning opportunities to support the curriculum inspire pupils and equip staff in schools with knowledge and skills.

You will be delivering book talking poetry spoken word creative writing workshops and reading cafes to primary pupils secondary students and parents in schools throughout Leicestershire and Leicester. You will berequired to transport the session resources to schools and other venues yourself.

Wed like you to contribute to developing the CLS library management system and to provide professional advice and CPD to librarians teaching and other staff in school to support the development of good school libraries and learning opportunities.

You will be responsible for managing the paid for subscriptions of a case load of schools to ensure good customer relationships.

With your professional knowledge of childrens fiction and non-fiction youll enthuse teachers and pupils about childrens literature to raise attainment and wellbeing and develop and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the National Curriculum and current childrens literature through your own reading and contributing to the CLS library book selection.

You will contribute towards working with local library and educational partners to share expertise in facilitating book awards online author talks and CPD.

About You

To apply for this post youmust have the followingskills ability and knowledge:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Library/Information management or significant demonstrable experienceofworking in a library or information environment
• Experience of working with children and/or young peoplein formal learning environments
• Knowledge of the current National Curriculum and educational developments in schools
• Up to date professional knowledge of childrens literature and authors
• Provision of excellent customer care and understanding of customer requirements whilstunderstanding the priorities of operating within an income generating service
• Ability to take responsibility for managing your own work to deliver objectives to agreed priorities manage time effectively and ensure all tasks are completed and deadlines met with accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work well in a team and with a range of partners including schools community and commercial partners

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusionand the ability to apply this to all situationswhich we will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection enhanced DBS check for a regulated activity is an essential requirement of this post.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Nicole Jordan
Senior CLS Librarian

Telephone:

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Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see theHow to Applysection on our career site.

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