Library Manager - Ware

Job Title: Library Manager - Ware
Starting Salary: £30,559
Hours: 30.0
Location: Ware
Contract Type: Fixed Term End Date 1 year
Directorate: Resources

About the team

Ware is the newest Hertfordshire Library, having only opened in October 2024. It is a state-of-the-art community hub, with a wide range of facilities, catering to a large customer base. It is rapidly becoming popular with families, teenagers, and older members of the community through varied events and extensive offers. It is a busy, open plan library with an enthusiastic and highly professional team.

About the role

Hertfordshire Libraries exists to help people to live better lives for longer acting as hubs for community activities, places to access digital technology, creative spaces and gateways to reading, information and wellbeing. We are looking for someone who has the drive to develop Hertfordshire Libraries vision to deliver a high quality, sustainable service, working closely in partnership with local communities to remain relevant to diverse and changing needs of Hertfordshire residents.

The main duties and responsibilities:

• To promote the library service to the wider community, and to actively engage with local partnerships and organisations
• To act as the face of the library service in the community and lead and motivate the library team to deliver and achieve service objectives
• To undertake the role of site manager at the library with responsibility for providing a library service to the community and for the day-to-day management and supervision of its operation
• As a member of the East Area Management team, take responsibility for the development and delivery of service provision within the area.
• To contribute to the ambition of attracting more visitors through participation in outreach and promotional activities in the community, and via partnership working with relevant organisations and community groups.
• Evidence of ability to develop key partnerships and relationships with stakeholders and customers
• Evidence of transferable skills in promoting services within a local community
• Examples of skills in managing customer facing service

About you

Essential

• Experience in leading a team to develop a community service
• Experience in developing key partnerships and relationships with stakeholders and customers
• Ability to manage workload within deadlines
• Evidence of ability to develop key partnerships and relationships with stakeholders and customers
• Evidence of transferable skills in promoting services within a local community
• Examples of skills in managing customer facing service
• You will have excellent time management skills and organisational skills, being able to manage workloads alongside managerial responsibilities in a methodical manner.

Desirable

• Previous experience within a library or cultural setting
• Previous experience of managing a team

This job role is within the Community Services, level COM8 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Community services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Andy Forrester on 07935 384702 or an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 2nd January 2024

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.