Stonnington Libraries, located in Malvern, Malvern East, Prahran and South Yarra
Library Services
City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington.
Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of benefits available for our people have a look at “Why Stonnington”.
If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Please view the below documents for this position:
The development and provision of high-quality library programming for children, young adults and their caregivers in Stonnington Libraries including both information and digital literacy
Work across the Library Services team, the Library Development Officer, Team Leaders and Children’s Library Officers to develop and deliver quality programming for young people across the whole service
Provide input and advice for collection purchasing to the while contributing to the overall maintenance of children’s and youth collections
Be the central point of contact for all schools and early years services in the municipality, working with teachers and educators to provide targeted programming to encourage use of our service
Act as Senior on Duty and provide reader’s advisory and information services on rostered desk shifts, including providing a quality information and customer service experience to all library users and assistance to access resources across the whole collection
Hours of work: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9 to 5.10; Wednesday 12pm - 8pm. Monthly Saturday: 9.30 to 5.10pm. Fortnightly RDO . No flexibility to work pattern.
This is a permanentposition with an annual salary range of $79,222 - $90,806 + 11.5% super.
Desired Skills and Experience
What you'll need to thrive:
Degree in Librarianship or Information Management with conferring eligibility for Associate membership of ALIA and relevant experience in public libraries or similar
Proven experience in the development and delivery of children’s literacy programs to the public
Ability and desire to lead and provide support to team members and positively contribute to the team culture
Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Natasha Tsui-Po - Library Services Coordinator on NTsui-Po@stonnington.vic.gov.au For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333. Submitting your application
Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’ (as noted in the Success Profile) and to tell us more about you and why you want to want to work for us.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa. Connect with Stonnington
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