Reading Group Volunteer

Directorate: Place
Hours: Maximum of 2 hours per session
Contract Type: Volunteer Position
Location: Mickleover Library, Normanton Library, Alvaston Library, Riverside Library, Library Hub Derby Racecourse

The role
Do you love reading and want to share that love with others?
We are looking for enthusiastic and committed volunteers to lead and support our Reading groups for adults.

You will create a welcoming, supportive, and safe environment for Reading Groups to meet and carry out a variety of tasks including setting up the space, welcoming members to the group, helping the group find books to read, and ensuring that all attendees are members of the library and are borrowing books.

What we need
We need someone with an enthusiasm for books and reading, excellent communication skills, confident talking about books and leading a group, a warm and welcoming personality, and willing to share ideas on how to develop the sessions to increase attendance.

Qualifications
No formal qualifications required.

Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

Why you should apply
You will have the opportunity to share your love of reading with other book lovers, develop leadership and social skills and increase confidence leading a group making a positive difference to your community.

Who can apply
Anyone aged 14 or over can apply. If you are under 16, a parent or guardian will need to agree that you can volunteer with us.

Interested? Please email [email removed] to ask for an application form.

Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on [phone removed] (Relay UK - 18001 [phone removed]) or at [email removed]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

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