Local Studies & Archives Assistant (Part Time) (Temporary) REQ00455

NLC5 £22,808 - £24,234 (Pro Rata)

North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) are looking for an enthusiastic Local Studies & Archives Assistant to join the Records, Archives and Local Studies Team based between Airdrie Library and North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell.

The successful applicant will be responsible for enabling access to local and family history research resources, supporting visitors in the use of photocopiers, microfilm readers and web resources and providing a research and enquiry service, particularly relating to genealogy, for customers. They may be asked to deliver workshops or presentations and they will be expected to supervise the reading rooms as well as list and catalogue resources.

Applicants should have demonstrable experience in a local studies or archive environment; be able to communicate effectively; have strong research and information retrieval skills and excellent customer care skills. They should also be self-motivated, be able to work on their own and be able to prioritise workloads effectively.

Some lifting carrying and working with rolling stacks is involved and the successful applicant will need to be aware of Health and Safety requirements.

Applicants should be able to travel to venues within North Lanarkshire according to service requirements.

Work Pattern - Wednesday 10am to 4.30pm, Thursday 9.30am to 4.30pm and Friday 10am to 4.30pm, 30min unpaid break each day.

This post is temporary to cover a maternity leave until 23^rd May 2024.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***