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Job Title: Library Assistant 
Contract Type: Temp (March 2027)
Grade: FC04 
Salary: £26,786 – £29,170 (pro rata) 
Hours: 25.5h per week  
Location: Benarty Library 
Job Reference: ON000623 

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild.  We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.  

We’re a Real Living Wage employer, and we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities. We have a dedicated training scheme offering professional development opportunities and you can also access our employee discount scheme which offers local and national savings and a range of employee benefits.  

The Role 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Library Assistant to join our team. This post is at Benarty Library. Benarty is a single staffed branch located within Benarty Centre, and is part of the Cowdenbeath Cluster. This is a temporary post working 25.5 hours per week on Mondays and Tuesdays 9.30am – 5.00pm, Thursday 10.30am – 6pm and Friday 9.30am – 2.00pm.  

You’ll provide a friendly, efficient and effective first point of contact for OnFife customers and visitors within the library. This includes providing advice, information, logging requests for services and taking payments. You’ll help with the delivery of OnFife services and contribute to the ongoing development of OnFife.  

You can view the full job spec here. 

About You 

We are looking for someone who puts the customer first, strives to provide an excellent experience to customers and visitors and who has a can-do attitude. Flexibility will be required and access to transport is necessary, as there may be travel throughout the region and you may be asked to change your working days from time to time. 

How to Apply 

If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Shirley Ballingall, Assistant Area Manager for an informal chat. Please email Shirley at shirley.ballingall@onfife.com to arrange this.    

When you’re ready to apply, please complete our application form and equal opportunities form and return them to the HR team at hr.fct@onfife.com 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 2nd July.  

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer. 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant. 

Application Deadline: Thursday 02/07/2026