About Us
Our people
Forget the old stereotypes of librarians with buns and glasses working in a place so quiet you can hear a pin drop! We have a wide range of people, with many different interests both helping our customers and working behind the scenes.
Meet some of our people
- Victoria, Library Assistant
- Freda, Children's and Young Adult Librarian
- Vanessa, Community Librarian
- Glen, IT User Support Specialist
Who are we and what do we do - more detail about library positions.
Why work for us?
We recognise and reward our people for excellence. Promotion is on merit, not on length of service.
As you will see we have a lot of interesting jobs to choose from. Our jobs range from Library Assistants and Librarians to IT Specialists. Take a virtual ride to our different locations and you may find time to check out the surf at New Brighton.
We believe in a need for balance between work and home and offer:
- a mixture of full-time and part-time positions to help achieve the right balance between work and personal life
- training and development opportunities
- a regular coaching programme
We are acknowledged as being at the forefront of library services. Find out more about the most recent awards we have received which recognise our innovation and excellence.
What is our plan for the future?
Career development and support
Not only do we want to recruit the best people to work with us, we're also committed to supporting their development.
We
- provide training for new people to help them learn their job and understand how things work here at the library
- take the time to identify staff development and training needs during one-on-one coaching sessions. This may mean a chance to move to another team to get more experience and a different view on things.
- understand that people apply for different jobs with us or with other organisations to advance their careers. We encourage our team leaders to take the time to support staff by offering options and realistic career steps.
- support staff who are studying towards a professional qualification.
What we're looking for
If you are looking for a customer rich career, where you can help people and make a difference, then ‘think’ LIBRARY.
Join us now at this exciting time with the opening of great new libraries and the latest technology and facilities providing a dynamic and rewarding work environment.
You'll find that we are
- friendly and confident
- enthusiastic about helping customers
- competent, yet always keen to learn more
- identifiable and approachable
Just like our customers, we are
- people with lots of different interests
- a mixture of ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds
We are proud of
- our growing place in the community
- offering excellent products and services in a variety of formats
- using technology to take the library to our customers
- having libraries that people want to visit
- the fact that our customers choose us first
But then, our great" reputation is spreading…
so you've probably heard this already
