Job Title: Library Manager
Location: Hillingdon
Salary: £35,217.00 – £37,038.00 per year
Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent (36 hours per week)
About us
Hillingdon Council is committed to its libraries and has a new, ambitious 5 year strategy to extend opportunities for all residents to engage with the service. The network of 16 branches is committed to providing access to information and learning, cultural experiences, removing barriers and empowering people to live healthy, happy lives.
What does a Library Manager do at Hillingdon?
We are recruiting to two specific full-time, permanent Library Manager posts, managing across two branch libraries:
- Northwood Hills and Harefield
- South Ruislip and Eastcote
The recruitment process will be for both posts, but the preferences of successful candidates will be taken into account.
The core purpose of this role is to manage a team of staff in the day-to-day running of a public library service in two locations. You will be responsible for the branch team and building management. You will interact with residents, exploring ways to improve the service offer to meet customer needs and expectations.
The Library Manager attends and contributes to regular team meetings and completes projects for the benefit of the service under the direction of the group manager.
You will be expected to support, develop and implement initiatives linked to the library service strategy themes of:
- Reading, Literacy and Culture
- Health and Wellbeing
- Improving Digital Services and Inclusion
- Information and Learning
- Sustainable Service Delivery
You will motivate and performance manage your team to ensure they are energised, enthusiastic and offering the best possible service.
Please see working patterns for each position attached.
About you:
You are a positive and enthusiastic person with experience and skill in leading and inspiring teams, delivering front line services and working with partners to develop ideas and initiatives. A track record of serving a diverse customer base and supervising a team is essential.
You will need to have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly with customers and team members both verbally and in writing. You are confident delegating work and motivating your team members. You are able to set boundaries whilst ensuring the library is an understanding, welcoming environment.
You are organised and efficient, able to set and follow procedures. You are very flexible with both your time and your thinking to solve problems and deliver a high standard of service to Hillingdon residents.
Library managers are ambassadors for the library service, and representatives of their libraries as community hubs.
We have a huge range of benefits, and whilst these are role dependant they typically include:
- Local government average salary pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- A 36-hour week for all full-time staff
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Career breaks
- Hybrid working and flexible working hours
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a credit union
- Access to a wide range of training and courses
- Discount on a variety of adult education courses run by the council
- Payment of professional fees where these are required
- Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
- Cycle purchase scheme
- Car sharing scheme
- 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses
Please note the company is not able to offer sponsorship or relocation assistance for this role so candidates must already possess the right to live and work in the UK to be considered.
Candidates with the relevant experience, qualifications, and job titles of: Library Director, Library Administrator, Library Coordinator, Library Supervisor, Library Services Manager, Library Branch Manager, Library Division Head, Library Operations Manager, Library Department Head, Library Team Leader, Library Program Manager may also be considered for this role.
