Job Description

Job Title: Customer Service Assistant - Hitchin Library
Starting Salary: xc2xa324,404 opportunity to progress to xc2xa324,790
Hours: 6.5
Location: Hitchin
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: ResourcesAbout the teamHertfordshire Libraries provide an innovative, successful service at the heart of the local community including small village libraries, town and city libraries, and performing arts libraries. We deliver key reading, health, learning, information, digital and culture offers including IT support, clubs and activities, access to digital resources and a thriving events programme to ensure we improve residents' lives.Hitchin Library SG5 1EWHitchin Library is a busy library, near the town centre, offering a wide range of events and activities for adults and children, including an attractive modern CreatorSpace used for creative and digital activities and clubs/events.We have vacancy for 6.5 per week (please see attached working patterns for details). The library is closed on a Wednesday'About the roleThe role of Customer Service Assistant is varied and directly contributes to the success of our libraries through working collaboratively to deliver excellent customer service, IT support, information services and resources to our library users and assisting with ad hoc library activities as required.You will be a friendly and confident person who is happy to work in a customer facing role. You will be competent using computer packages for logging and searching for information. You will be organised and comfortable in assisting customers to issue and return books and tidying shelves.About youYou will have a positive and flexible attitude, and the skills and abilities to successfully interact with customers, completing tasks to deadlines and problem solve, engaging senior colleagues when appropriate.Essential:

• Knowledge of and/or experience of working in a customer focussed environment
• Evidence of understanding and application of good customer services principles
• Demonstrable organisational skills, showing a methodical ability to prioritise tasks
• Demonstrates a desire to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve service aims and objectives

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.This job role is within the Community Services, level COM4 job profile. Please locate this via:Job profiles - Community servicesTo hear more about this opportunity please contact aimee.woosey@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.Interview Date: to be confirmedBenefits of working for usHow to applyAs 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.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.

Hertfordshire County Council