Applications are now invited from suitably qualified persons for the following vacancy with Longford County Council.

Longford County Council is seeking a dynamic, creative and motivated individual to fill the role of Librarian who will assist in fulfilling our vision to be open, accessible, a focal point for our communities and delivering quality customer service. The Librarian is an entry level professional librarian post and performs a role in almost all areas of library service. The post may be assigned responsibility for day to day management of a branch library or, alternatively, based in Library Headquarters with responsibility for managing particular service areas. The person will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the library service, assisting with the implementation of work programmes to achieve goals, targets and standards set out in the Departmental and Team development plans. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated person, with drive and commitment to delivering quality public services and continual professional development who can demonstrate clear knowledge and understanding of: • Local authority services, its key stakeholders and relationships • Local government structures and its democratic role and mandate • National and international public library policy and strategy