Library Assistant

Reference code: HLH/2606/28
  • Libraries
  • Inverness
  • Closing on 7th July 2026
  • Work location: Inverness Library
  • Contract type: Part time (21 hours per week)
  • Salary: £25,698 - £26,408 pro rata
  • Homeworking: This post is not suitable for homeworking
  • Responsible to: Network Librarian
  • Contact: Shireen Nosratpour 01349 781370 / shireen.nosratpour@highlifehighland.com

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
  • Working effectively as part of a team to deliver, support and promote library and information services to all.
  • Providing a high standard of customer care, ensuring all visitors feel welcomed, supported and valued.
  • Assisting with planning, delivering, and promoting library events and activities for a wide range of age groups, including children, teenagers and adults.
  • Engaging in continuous professional development and contributing to service improvements within Libraries and High Life Highland as a whole.
  • Attending and completing any relevant training, either online or in person.
  • Supporting sustainable working practices, aiming to reduce waste and uphold the Charity’s environmental values.
  • Following cash handling and banking procedures accurately and responsibly.
  • Helping customers to make the best use of library resources including e-resources.
  • Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the Libraries team.
  • Undertake all tasks in accordance with High Life Highland policies and procedures, including General Data Protection Regulations, health and safety procedures, relevant checks, reporting any concerns to management to ensure corrective action is taken.
  • Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation.

***A Disclosure Scotland PVG check is required for this post***

Date posted: 23rd June 2026

About us

High Life Highland is charity and our purpose is Making Life Better. We are a fun, friendly, caring, supportive, inclusive and proud organisation with strong people values based around integrity, community, accountability, respect and example. We believe if all our of employees strive to embrace our people values then, collectively, we give ourselves the best chance of fulfilling our purpose of Making Life Better.
High Life Highland (HLH) is committed to the protection and safeguarding of vulnerable groups, including children and protected adults and believes that they should never experience any kind of abuse. It has a responsibility to promote the welfare of those in vulnerable groups and to keep them safe and to practice in a way that protects them. HLH expects all those with whom the Charity engages to share this position. Where applicable, new positions will be subject to the appropriate level of Disclosure Scotland checking; identity checks (address, date of birth), employment/experience history, two references (one of which must be most recent employer, where appropriate), qualifications, Right to Work in the UK (where applicable). The above will apply to anyone working on behalf of HLH (paid or unpaid) including all board directors, staff, workers, volunteers, agency staff and students.