Jobs in Manchester Libraries 2026

Wed Apr 29 2026 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC+01:00

Gorton Library | Manchester

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Jobs in Manchester Libraries 2026 Open evening @ Gorton Library - Wednesday 29th April, 5pm.
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Library Assistant Vacancies - Part-time

Our libraries are the beating hearts of our communities, and we are looking for part time Library Assistants to come and join our friendly and supportive teams at libraries across Manchester. These are permanent jobs and offer the benefits of working for a large local authority.

Position Title: Library Assistant

Salary: Grade 3 £25,583 - £25,989 (bar at £25,583) per annum pro rata
Enhancements are paid for weekend working – time and a half for Saturdays and double time for Sundays.

Contract type: Permanent, part time (subject to a 24 week probation)

Hours:

  • 16 hours in, South and North Areas
  • 21 hours in Central, South and North Areas

Weekend and evening work essential: For all posts, you will be required to work either a Saturday or a Sunday each week (Sundays from September 2026). 16 hour posts are primarily for lunchtime and evening cover.
Work Location: Libraries across Manchester
Manchester Residency: These posts are only open to people who live in the Manchester City Council area.

If you are a people person, have experience and understanding of delivering excellent customer service, along with strong IT skills, then please come and talk to us.

You would:

· be the first point of contact for customers:

· provide information and deal effectively with customer enquiries, including helping with IT enquiries

· carry out general library duties, help with the security of buildings and basic health & safety tasks, handle and bank cash

· support a wide range of events and activities for all ages – in libraries and in other places:

· be willing to work at any library or location as and when required.

We have 3 evening sessions where you can come and find out about the range of services delivered and the reality of working for libraries, not the fiction. Our library managers will talk individually to everyone who attends, to see whether you have the skills and expertise for this new chapter in your life. Please bring your CV to the Open Evening.

Interested? Please register to attend.

There are a maximum of 50 places for each open evening, please arrive promptly at 5pm and the event will finish by 7.15pm at the latest. Please register early and only register for one event.
This link is to register for the following open evening:
Wednesday 29th April – Gorton Library, 5pm
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Event Venue

Gorton Library, Garratt Way, Manchester, United Kingdom

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