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Barnsley Libraries service as community and digital hubs which anchor the council’s presence in many communities, developing a vibrant events and activities programme to attract and engage residents and visitors to the borough. Barnsley Libraries is regionally and nationally recognised through its National Portfolio status, awarded by by Arts Council England from April 2023 being only 1 of 16 libraries to be awarded this in the country. In the past three years we have delivered new and innovative cultural experiences such as Barnsley Book Festival, The Story Shell and Library Lates comprising craft workshops, author talks and live performances as well as a range of bespoke artist commissions.

The Library@TheLightbox represents one of the key parts of the ‘The Glassworks’ and the Council’s ambitious, transformative town centre redevelopment scheme. We have also refurbished twelve of the fourteen branch libraries supported by Arts Council England’s ‘Libraries Improvement Funding’ from the UK Government and ‘Shared Prosperity Funding’ from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

To help us continue to deliver our exciting public offer, we have several vacancies for Relief Library Assistants across the borough. As a Relief Library Assistant, you will be the public face of our service, covering much of the work of our front-line staff on an ‘as and when’ basis to ensure we continue to deliver a high quality of service to our library users. Our libraries are about books but are so much more. For our front-line staff, no two days are the same – you may be helping customers with their book choices, letting them know about our digital offers and helping them to get up and running with these, or doing something more interactive such as helping to run a craft activity. You’ll work with partners across the authority in areas such as Communities, Public Health, Museums and Schools to deliver exciting things for our customers.

We are looking for people who engage well with others, are hard-working and can rise to a challenge. You’ll not be afraid to get involved and will have the skill to think on your feet dealing with whatever arises in the most appropriate manner. You may be asked to work across any of our libraries, potentially at short notice, so you need to be flexible and able to do this.

Barnsley Council is a high-performing council with clear and tangible ambitions for its residents, communities, and stakeholders. The council’s 2030 vision is for Barnsley to be the place of possibilities, if you think this may be the job for you just fill in the application form online telling us how you meet the criteria within the job profile.