Experience

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  East Sussex County Council

  • United Kingdom
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Library Manager

    • Apr 2015 - Present

    Currently running three libraries

  • Library manager

    • Dec 2009 - Apr 2015

    To promote good public relations and customer care and to assist all sectors of the community in their use of Library services. Identify service delivery opportunities and engage with the public to promote resources and services and embed the library in its community. To lead staff to ensure the delivery of high quality library services. To supervise, support and motivate staff through regular appraisal, ongoing training and updating the team on policy and procedural changes. To recruit new staff, including shortlisting and interviewing and ensuring they complete an approved induction programme. To record and monitor staff absence and comply with relevant ESCC policies. To manage the day to day running of the libraries including office, financial and administrative routines. Effective and efficient timetabling and rotas, organisation of staff and tasks, working with managers across the service as needed. To monitor the introduction of new policies and procedures, ensuring that they are read, understood, and practiced by staff. To oversee financial routines including the receipt and banking of cash and the maintenance of accurate financial records, ensuring staff adhere to relevant ESCC policiesTo act as the Controller of Premises and being responsible, for health and safety policies and procedures including oversight of fire checks, risk assessments, and health and safety inspections. To be responsible for maintenance of the library premises including planned building work projects and managing unplanned building issuesTo contribute to and implement the Library and Information Service Business Plan in Area and County project work.To manage community services being delivered in the libraries and to facilitate partnership working within the library and the community. To represent Library & Information Services in the community as appropriate and to monitor the impact of the service.

  • Library Assistant

    • Dec 2007 - Dec 2009

    Worked as s library assistant at Hastings library gaining essential skills and knowledge

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  VT Plus Training

  • sittingbourne Kent

  • NVQ assesor

    • Jun 2004 - Jun 2007
    • sittingbourne Kent

    NVQ assessor for Retail, customer service and business admin, delivering Level 2 and 3 qulifications.area covered East and West Sussex into Kent.qulifications achieved BIIAB level 2 National certificate for personal lience holderslevel 3 certificate in retailing Distinctionlevel 2 certificate in retailing DistinctionKey skills level 2 Information Technologylevel 2 certificate for adult learner supportlevel 3 NVQ in direct training and support, review health and safety procedures in the workplaceFoundation certificate in Food HygieneFoundation certificate in health and safety in the workplaceLevel 3 certificate in assessing candidates using a range of methods A1

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  C & H fabrics Tunbridge wells

  • floor manager

    • May 2001 - Jun 2004