Support Team Member

The Business Operations team is the backbone of our Libraries, Archives and Information service, and we are looking to recruit a Support Team member to add to this dedicated and enthusiastic team. We are looking for applicants who have excellent communication skills, is familiar with using computer systems such as Microsoft Office and is an experienced driver. This role includes liaising with different teams and members of the public so excellent customer service skills are also important. The work involves heavy manual handling with a large number of items, driving a long wheel based van to deliver boxes of books to the libraries in Sheffield and sorting out the books and boxes to be delivered to the libraries. Daily checks of the building and the opening and closing of the Central library, reception at the delivery entrance of the library and compliance tasks in the Central Library. This list is not exhaustive. You will be based at the Central Library, Surrey Street in Sheffield. This post is for 37 hours per week, working on a two-week rota which includes working one early evening and a Saturday once every two weeks. Your working day will usually be deliveries for half a day, then based in the Central Library for half a day but cover for holidays may mean you are out delivering more often. Interviews will take place on 7 th and 8 th May 2025 For further information about the posts and an informal chat, please email Andrew Slaughter We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share. If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide pay slip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page…