The role
Salary range:
The salary range for this position is:£35,862 - £40,005
The role:
The Assistant Librarian will act as duty manager in district libraries as required to ensure that advertised opening hours are maintained.
The financial responsibilities of the post must be carried out within the Council's regulations contained in the Financial Regulations, Contract Standing Orders, Business Manager's Handbook and other corporate and local service guidelines and requirements, or as directed by appropriate central and corporate staff.
The post is responsible for setting, managing and monitoring local delegated budgets under the direction of the Area Manager. The post holder will be responsible for identifying and recommending budget requirements and needs, monitoring expenditure to ensure that it remains within budget, identifying trends, recommending actions in relation to potential or actual budget underspends or overspends, and making recommendations on the deployment of budgets and resources locally and across the service in appropriate areas.
As well as the immediate service staff, the post has contact with other library staff, the general public, local and national groups and organisations, divisional and corporate staff, contractors.
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Additional salary details
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment timetable
Application closing date: 11:59pm 19th February 2024
Interviews will take place in the week beginning: 1st March 2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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