SLLC - Library Assistant

Join our team and help make a difference in your community. We are looking for a friendly, motivated, and customer‑focused Library Assistant to support the daily running of our library service and deliver an excellent experience for all visitors.

Location: Hamilton Town House Library, 102 Cadzow Street, Hamilton

Hours: 32 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Week 1:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9am – 5pm (1 hour unpaid break), Thursday 1pm – 5pm, Friday 9am – 5pm (1 hour unpaid break)
Week 2:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9am – 5pm (1 hour unpaid break), Saturday 1pm – 5pm

Salary Band: £13.33 – £14.33 per hour

Duration: Fixed term until 30 September 2026

• Provide a warm and helpful first point of contact for all library users
• Assist customers with borrowing, returning, and reserving library materials
• Offer guidance on digital resources, computers, printing, and online services
• Support readers in choosing books and promote new or recommended titles
• Encourage reading through reader‑development activities, promotions, and events
• Maintain tidy, attractive shelves and displays throughout the library
• Handle enquiries in person, online, and by phone in a friendly, professional manner
• Carry out cash handling for library transactions accurately
• Contribute to library events, activities, and community programmes

• Experience working with the public in a customer‑focused environment
• Good computer skills and evidence of digital literacy
• Clear and confident communication skills
• An enthusiastic, proactive attitude and a genuine interest in reading
• Reliability, attention to detail, and accurate handling of cash
• A positive, adaptable attitude and willingness to learn

You’ll be part of a supportive team that values creativity, community, and lifelong learning. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with people, cares about access to information, and wants to contribute to a welcoming community service.

• Enrolment in award‑winning local government pension scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies – flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee discounts – including discounts at the cinema
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support

Please note we do not accept CVs; any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.