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This is the advertisement for the post:
Position description
Title: Professional Librarian
Funding Available: up to £40,000 for period of approx 20 months
to 31 October 2018
Commitment: Actual hours will be
negotiated but should start by or before 1 April 2017.
Project ends: October 2018
Location: working across Brent
Travel information: Brent is within London Transport Zones 2/4.
Professional community librarian sought by a small network of libraries
in Brent, North West London, operating as independent volunteer-run community
libraries.
The Brent Community Libraries (BCL) network is made up of four community
libraries, spread across Brent, which are at different stages in development
and operation. The libraries are all registered charities and each library is
supported by a strong group of residents. Brent is one of the most diverse areas in the
country and this post offers the opportunity to develop services for people
across a wide range of ages, backgrounds and abilities.
The libraries are committed to providing a lively top quality service in their
diverse neighbourhoods. We are in an innovative position, collaborating with
each other, local community groups and the Council. This is a great opportunity
to create a whole new way of approaching how libraries serve the community.
Applicants should have professional library/information
science qualification and at least 18 months’ experience of working in a
library. Experience of working with community organisations and volunteers is
desirable.
The successful applicant will work to develop a community library
strategy, train and develop the volunteers who provide the services and liaise
with the Brent Library Service, which is strongly supportive of this project,
attending meetings as required. They will work at each library, meeting
representatives of the community library network by arrangement.
Brent Community Libraries:
For more information about these libraries, please visit their websites
(or in the case of FOBL whose website is being update email Paul Lorber on
barhamlibrary@hotmail.co.uk.
Brent Council has agreed Voluntary Sector Initiative Funding of £45k
(ending Oct 2018) to BCL with FOBL as the contracting entity. £40,000 of this
is available for this position.
Application form, job
description and person specification can be downloaded from this website or requested
from Paul Lorber at barhamlibrary@hotmail.co.uk
Closing date for
applications is Friday 10 February
