About the role
Do you have a passion for Cambridgeshire history, sharing local stories and engaging with audiences of all ages? If the answer is yes, then this could be the role for you.
You will be part of the Library Development Team, helping to shape the future of the service and reporting directly to the Library Development Manager and the wider Library Leadership Team. Your focus is to manage, maintain and develop the Local Studies collections and to increase use and reach new users.
This is a hybrid role. For three days a week you will be based at Cambridge Central Library's Cambridgeshire Collection, working alongside the full-time Local Studies Assistant. During your remaining time, you will be able to work flexibly.
This is a permanent 37 hours per week post.
Interviews will be held in person at Cambridge Central Library on Monday 20th February.
What will you be doing?
You will have responsibility for the Cambridgeshire Collection at Cambridge Central Library plus two smaller collections; the Fenland Collection at Wisbech and the Huntingdonshire Collection in Huntingdon. You will also advise on the use of local studies materials in other libraries across the county, supporting library management teams in ensuring local studies materials are engaging our diverse communities.
Responsibilities will include helping to staff the Cambridgeshire Collection, facilitating access to the collections, feeding into business planning, engaging with local history societies and identifying new opportunities, partnerships, audiences and projects.
About you
This full-time post will suit a self-motivated, outgoing, flexible individual with experience of developing and utilising local collections.
You will be required to work flexibly with a requirement for some weekend and evening working. The ability to travel around the county is essential.
All applications must be made online and we cannot accept CVs. When writing the personal statement, you should refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached below. Please give specific examples to demonstrate how you meet the criteria, including what knowledge or experience you have regarding:
- Local studies collections.
- Project development.
- Team work.
- Promotional opportunities.
- Thinking outside the box.
We want to recognize and celebrate the diversity of our local communities and be responsive to their needs. We also want to ensure that we are a fair and equitable employer, striving to achieve a diverse workforce that has the ability to understand, communicate and interact with people across cultures. We therefore encourage applications from all areas of our community.
Library work is physically demanding; please see the Job Hazards attached below for more details.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact the Library Development Manager, Luke Oakes, on Luke.Oakes@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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