Library Work, Jobs in Oxfordshire (with Salaries)

Library Assistant
Gloucestershire County Council —Fairford
- £26,403 - £27,694 a year
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- English
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Library Resources Officer - Princes Risborough
Buckinghamshire Council —Princes Risborough
- Part-time
- Supervising experience
- School
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
6d
Customer Care Coordinator
Public Library of Science —Oxford
- £24,000 - £26,000 a year
- Remote
- CRM software
- Customer service
- Salesforce
Customer Advisor (Brackley Library)
West Northamptonshire Council —Brackley
- £26,914 - £27,781 a year
- Weekend availability
- Travel
1d
Product Manager, Wiley Online Library
Wiley —Oxford
- £40,200 - £57,533 a year
- Full-time
- Product management
Senior Marketing Operations Manager (Platform and Automation)
Public Library of Science —Oxford
- £58,000 - £95,000 a year
- Remote
- Marketing
- Project management
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave

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Library Assistant

Gloucestershire County Council -
Fairford

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Job details

Zero hours contract
£26,403 - £27,694 a year
2 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Car scheme

Qualifications

Customer service
English
Organisational skills
Communication skills

Full job description

Date: 3 Jul 2026

Job Location:
Fairford

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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

Job Title: Library Assistant
Job Location: Fairford Library
Salary: £26,403 - £27,694 per annum (pro rata)
Hours per Week: 9.5
Contract Type: Casual
Closing Date: 19/07/2026
Job Requisition Number: 14354
This post is not open to job share

About the team/role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at the Newly refurbished Fairford Library as a Library Assistant. We are looking for dynamic individual with a sense of fun to help develop what we offer to our customers.

Our Library Assistants are the public face of the Library Service, making sure that our customers have access to all of the services that libraries provide.

This will include helping them choose and issue books, maintaining the stock in the library, signposting to advice services and providing children’s activities. We’re looking for someone who can work independently and with colleagues and volunteers, handle money and think on their feet.

About You

The successful applicant should have and be able to demonstrate in their personal statement:

Excellent and proven customer service experience;
Be a team player with strong communication and organisational skills;
Have experience of working with or organising events for children;
Strong ICT skills;
A knowledge of the services libraries offer and the role libraries play in the community.

At Gloucestershire County Council, we are constantly challenging ourselves to improve the services we provide to the people of the county. We strive to support our local communities and all of those who live within them and the key to providing that service is the energy, skills and dedication of the people who works for us.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

Flexible and agile working opportunities
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
Career development and qualification opportunities
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
An in-house Occupational Health service
Employee discount scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to apply

If you feel you have the skill, desire and experience required to make a positive difference; we would love to have you join us. Please continue to apply by clicking the “Apply Now” button.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: -

Library Assistant - Job Profile

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

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