Library Support Officer at Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council · Nottingham, United Kingdom · Hybrid
- Office in Nottingham
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 2 posts - 19 and 18.5 hour available
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £25,583 (Level one) rising to £26,403 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Nottingham Central Library, 1 Carrington Street, Nottingham, NG1 7FH
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Make a real impact behind the scenes of Nottingham’s library services.
Are you organised, proactive, and looking for a role where every day is different? We’re looking for a Library Support Officer to join our Business Team and help keep our libraries running smoothly.
In this key role, you’ll provide reliable and efficient administrative, financial, and performance data support to library services across the city.
You’ll be involved in a variety of tasks, including, processing purchase orders, invoices, and financial transactions; collecting, inputting, and checking data to help improve our services; assisting with office administration, stock control, supplier management and room bookings; and responding to customer and colleague enquiries by phone, email, and in person.
There are 2 Part-time posts available:
Post 1: 19 hours per week (anticipated Monday - Wednesday)
Post 2: 18.5 hours per week (anticipated Wednesday - Friday)
This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, managing multiple tasks, while making a difference to the communities we serve.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
Essential:
- Proven experience providing administrative and financial support in a busy office environment.
- Confidence using a range of IT systems, particularly Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and databases.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills, with the confidence to handle enquiries and resolve issues professionally.
- A flexible, team-focused approach, but also able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise workload, and meet deadlines while remaining calm under pressure.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy when processing performance data and financial orders.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of finance processes and procurement (or the willingness to learn)
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Kam Harte, Libraries Business Manager, by telephone on 0115 876 1947 or by email at [email protected].
Closing Date: Friday 10 October 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: week commencing 22nd & 23rd October 2025
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
Company
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
