Assistant Area Manager – Templehall

Job Title: Assistant Area Manager – Templehall

Contract Type: Temp– Feb 2028

Grade: FC06

Hours: 36 per week

Salary: £31,761.26 – £34,914.86

Location: Templehall Library

Job Reference: ON000628

We are OnFife and we know how valuable creativity is to our communities. Whether we’re helping people learn or making them laugh – we’re here to bring people together and make them feel good. Our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places – from historic buildings to mobile libraries, award-winning new destinations to much-loved community hubs. Museums, theatres, galleries, libraries, and archives – we offer them all. 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

Due to an internal development opportunity for the current post holder, an opening has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join us as an Assistant Area Manager. The post is responsible for the operational leadership and delivery of library services and associated activities across our Templehall cluster (Templehall, Buckhaven, Cadham, Kennoway and Leslie libraries).

Leading a geographically dispersed team, you will ensure consistent, high-quality, customer-focused services that meet community needs and organisational priorities. The role includes direct responsibility for staffing, performance and compliance across the cluster, with line management responsibilities. You will lead effective workforce planning, drive service performance, and ensure safe, well-managed environments, maintaining a visible leadership presence across sites with regular evening and weekend working as part of the role.

You can view the full job spec here.

You will bring demonstrable experience of managing services and leading teams within a customer-focused environment. Being organised and outcome-driven, you will be confident in managing operational performance, responding to changing priorities, and ensuring services are delivered efficiently and effectively across multiple locations.

You will have strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and support teams, make informed decisions and manage resources effectively. Experience of performance

management, service improvement and working within compliance frameworks is essential, alongside a proactive, solutions-focused approach. You will be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, with a clear focus on delivering high standards of service and contributing to continuous improvement.

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Pamela Paton, Operations Manager (Libraries) for an informal chat. Please email Pamela at Pamela.paton@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 5pm on Thursday 27 August.

Interviews will take place on Friday 11 September in Kirkcaldy.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

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