Job description
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- Do you enjoy working with people of all ages?
- Do you have a love for reading and are passionate about sharing it?
- Would you like to work in the community?
- Do you have strong IT skills?
- Are you flexible and able to work various shifts, often at short notice?
…then being a Library and Archive Assistant in Sheffield Libraries might be the perfect choice for you.

As a Library and Archive Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the daily operations of the library. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting customers in locating and borrowing materials
• Shelving and organizing books and other resources
• Assisting customers using self-service machines, providing IT support and assisting with digital resources
• Answering a diverse range of enquiries
• Supporting library events
• Maintaining a welcoming library environment

This is a Casual position in which you will be working across the city covering gaps in staffing at Libraries throughout Sheffield, including evenings (at Central Library) and Saturdays (across the service). Saturday working attracts an enhanced rate of pay. All Libraries are closed on Thursdays, except for the Central Library, and all Libraries are closed on Sundays.
More information on the locations and opening times of our Libraries can be found here : Our libraries | Sheffield City Council
For further information about the posts and an informal chat, please email.
shane.grogan@sheffield.gov.uk
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
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Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council

• Assisting customers in locating and borrowing materials
• Shelving and organizing books and other resources
• Assisting customers using self-service machines, providing IT support and assisting with digital resources
• Answering a diverse range of enquiries
• Supporting library events
• Maintaining a welcoming library environmen