Alan,
What David said ...
It's more complex than your message suggests, and it all depends on local
circumstances. There is not necessarily anything wrong with single
staffing, providing a proper risk assessment has been carried out and
measures put in place to remove/mitigate or plain manage any risks
identified. Of course, in some circumstances a risk assessment will reveal
issues that cannot adequately be managed, particularly in urban
environments, and single staffing would not then be acceptable.
Salaries - managing a branch library can be defined in different ways. We
have a supervisor for each library, supported by Cluster Managers
(Librarians) each responsible for several libraries, and a Support Unit and
Management Team to provide further support and back-up. Many of our
supervisors are paid Scale 3, some with additional responsibilites are paid
Scale 5. A model along these lines seems to make best use of higher-paid
staff - there are other models where each library is managed separately.
Keith Patterson
Operations Manager
Libraries Management Team
Chester Lane Library
Four Acre Lane
St Helens WA9 4DE
tel: (01744) 677487
fax: (01744) 677082
David Tanner
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Alan
You must have a very strong Unison branch indeed ... Sc4 is a fairly common
grade here in Yorkshire to be a Assistant in charge of a small part time
branch. Its not bad practice its hard economic reality. Librarians start at
5/6.
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David Tanner
Manager: Stock and Systems
Adult and Community Services (Information)
North Yorkshire County Council
Library HQ
21 Grammar School Lane
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1DF
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>>> On 19/03/2009 at 1:28 pm, in message
<[log in to unmask]>, Alan Wylie
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I would certainly hope that no library authority would leave a member of
> staff
> alone for any amount of time, this is a basic H&S issue, and I am sure
that
> UNISON would love to hear about this!
> Also I am very surprised that a Sc/4 is put in the position of 'Team
Leader'
> and
> off managing a branch, small or large.
> This seems to me like a classic case of asking someone on a relatively
low
> grade to take on work and responsibilities they are not paid for.
> I am afraid that it all sounds like very bad practice.
>
> Alan Wylie
> Asst Librarian
> Islington Central Reference Library
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