St Just in Penwith Town Council – Library Assistant Vacancy

Part Time Hours – 15 hours per week Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday plus flexibility to cover holidays

Don’t judge a book by its cover! Do you want a job where every day is different and varied? A job where you are doing something worthwhile, whilst being able to learn many transferable skills? Do you want to work in a customer facing role within the Library and Information Service? The use of our libraries has changed and the majority are now also Information Services – this means our customers can pop in and ask all kinds of questions and you could be sign posting them to various other services within St Just parish.

As a Library assistant at St Just Library you’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Key Skills and Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a genuine passion for helping others, IT skills and excellent organisational abilities. Previous library experience is not necessary as we will provide comprehensive training to ensure your success.

You will need to be DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked if you are successful in your application.

Benefits

Join a supportive team that values it employees, enjoy competitive pay rates and a range of benefits including up to 22 days holiday pro rata (7.3 days/110 hours inc bank holidays) a contributary local government pension scheme and salary circa £24796 pro rata (£10024.86) for 15 hours per week to include Saturdays. Normal hours, Wednesday 0900 – 1330, Thursday 0900 – 1700 and Saturday 1000 – 1300. Must be flexible to occasionally cover for holidays.

Please contact the Town Clerk – Sue Ninnis for an application form on clerk@stjusttowncouncil.gov.uk or call 01736 788412

Closing date: Wednesday 8^th October 2025 5pm

Interviews week commencing: 13^th October 2025

Start Date:12^th November 2025

All dates are provisional.