Sunday Assistant Libraries WCC621969

Job Details:

Salary range: £30,225 per annum
Work location: 1 x Charing Cross Library, London, WC2H 0HF and 1 x St Johns Wood Library, 20 Circus Road, London NW8 6PD
Hours per week: 6
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check 
Closing date: 27 October 2025
Interview date: 10 and 11 November 2025

About Us:

Children’s Services in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories. Where inspirational people like Kakoli are dedicated to encouraging everyone they work with to be the very best they can be.

Ever since she was a child, Kakoli has believed that children are the ones who’ll change the world for the better. Who’ll create the future we all wish for. And she always knew her calling was to get on the front line and help those who might not be as fortunate as herself.

Driven and passionate about making a difference, she first joined Westminster as a Social Work Assistant, and her managers immediately saw she had huge potential, so they encouraged her to apply to study for a degree in social work. She passed with flying colours, and over the next fourteen years worked as a frontline Social Worker, a Senior Social Worker, a Deputy Service Manager and is now one of our Service Managers.

Kakoli’s vision is as clear now as it was all those years ago – to encourage and support children, and help them grow in safe, vibrant communities. Her achievements are many, but she’s most proud of the fact that these days Westminster doesn’t ‘do things for families’ but ‘does things with families’. And she believes this huge but subtle difference to the way we work has allowed thousands of children in Westminster to fulfil their potential and live their dreams.

The Role:

As a Sunday Library Assistant, you too can make a powerful contribution. We currently have two positions available: one is six hours a week at Charing Cross Library, the other is four hours a week at St Johns Wood Library.

Libraries are famously quiet places, but they can get surprisingly busy, too. People visit for education, work, and to just enjoy a great book in a calm space for a few hours. You’ll welcome all warmly and assist them – whether they need to be directed to the right bookshelf or to use the computers. You’ll be a confident communicator, quick to solve problems, and able to adapt to different learning needs. People will look to you for reading inspiration, and you’ll enjoy sharing your knowledge with them. Overall, you’ll work towards fostering our libraries as a space where people can read, learn and connect.

A good grasp of IT is a must – as you’ll sign people up, answer emails, and assist people with using the library PCs. Other responsibilities will include helping with library events and activities, as well as re-shelving returned stock.

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About You:

To be a good fit for this role, you’re an excellent communicator. You can work with computers easily. Plus, you’re competent in both literacy and numeracy. You can demonstrate these skills, as well as evidence continued professional and personal development. It would be nice to see – but is not necessary – that you have worked with the public before.

Appointment is subject to a clear DBS check and evidence of registration with the DBS Update Service.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit

As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.