Library Assistant - Prison Service - HMP Lewes

Do you have a passion for customer service and a keenness to work at our Prison Library located at HMP Lewes?

If so, we would like to hear from you!

will be working as part of a team to provide a welcoming, courteous, reliable and efficient Library service to prisoners and staff within HMP Lewes.

This will include responding to stock enquiries and reservations, facilitating group activities including reading groups and board games and supporting new initiatives in partnership with local and national organisations.

You will need to be confident, flexible, diplomatic and patient with the ability to work on your own initiative and alone whilst adhering to the prison rules and regulations.

Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential as is the requirement to be able to relate to people from all walks of life, who are predominately male.

While good ICT skills are important, knowledge and experience of working in a library is not essential as full training will be provided.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Work well in a team
• Are self-motivated
• Are willing to learn and undertake training as required

Work rota: 8am - 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement.

We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

Your supporting statement should be no more than 2000 words long and must also describe how you would travel to other libraries when required.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.

In-person interviews will be held at County Hall, Lewes within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For an informal discussion, please contact Emma Bach, Librarian, at [email protected].

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist.

See our priority status page for details.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment.

More information can be found on our benefits page.

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