Early Years Librarian

Location: Hybrid working from home and Vision RCL, Redbridge Central Library, Ilford, Essex IG1 1EA and branch libraries as necessary.

Redbridge Libraries is an award-winning service managed by Vision RCL. We are looking for a creative, engaging and highly motivated individual to join the Culture & libraries team as a early years librarian. You will be working to stock 11 libraries which sits at the heart of the Redbridge community and offer free access to a large range of books, DVD, newspaper etc.

As an Early years Librarian, your focus will be to help develop, deliver, and promote library services in Redbridge, ensuring programmes and resources are representative of and meet the needs of Redbridge’s diverse communities. Your focus will be on manage stock for early years, parents and families, to ensure that the children of Redbridge get the best start to their reading journey.

Job requirements:

• Help develop, deliver, and promote library services in Redbridge, ensuring programmes and resources are representative of and meet the needs of Redbridge’s diverse communities.
• Support implementation of key strategies for libraries.
• Develop and deliver development projects that support the Universal Offers, Children’s Promise and Child Friendly Redbridge programme on behalf of Redbridge Library Service with a specific focus on Early Years and families.
• Report on performance and undertake performance improvement initiatives in relation to libraries and cultural service provision.

Essential requirements:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a public library or similar organisation.
• Qualified or chartered librarian or demonstrable equivalent level of competence through experience.
• Awareness of current new developments and initiatives in the library world.

In return, we can offer the successful Candidate a company pension scheme, annual performance rewards, generous annual leave, employee assistance programme and GP referral scheme. In addition, we offer our staff free gym, swim and spa membership at all Vision sites; Corporate Health Cash Plan (which provides free access to essential health care and valuable health and wellbeing services); employee recognition scheme; cycle to work and electric leasing car scheme. (This does not apply to casual staff)

To apply for this role, please see our website.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16 per week

Salary: £36,141.00-£37,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Redbridge: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
• Nursery experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
• Management: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: REQ000056