Librarian - casual

Casual Librarians - multiple roles

We seek people with community-first values who want to make Brimbank an even better place to live and work.

Exciting opportunity to join the second largest municipality in Melbourne’s metropolitan west. Located about 20 kms from the central business district, Brimbank City Council is culturally diverse.

We are currently seeking Casual Librarians (band 5) to temporarily join our team across Brimbank Libraries.

About Brimbank Libraries

Brimbank Libraries is a dynamic public library service in Melbourne’s western suburbs delivering a range of services and programs to the community to support lifelong learning, literacy and community development.

Libraries are based at Deer Park, Keilor, St Albans, Sunshine and Sydenham.

Our casual staff team provides proactive excellent customer service to all library users.

About the role

• Work with a great team of staff who are committed to providing exceptional services to our community.
• Your responsibilities include providing face to face customer service responding to customer needs in a timely manner. This can range from information queries, using technology and wanting a great book to read!
• You may also be required to act as the Officer in charge for a rostered shift. As the Officer in Charge, you would take responsibility for either managing any issues that arise or supporting staff who are dealing with issues while delivering customer service.
• Hours are worked on an as needs basis backfilling staff absences. You may work at any of our five libraries across seven days per week including evening shifts.

About You

• This is a perfect opportunity for a new librarianship graduate to spend time in a public library environment building your skills and experience as you start in your career as a librarian or for an experience librarian looking for temporary work. You will also be available to work across library opening hours.
• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Librarianship. Experience in other environments transferrable into a library setting are ideal.

A Position Description for this role is attached. To apply, You must include your updated Resume, Cover Letter and your response to the Key Selection Criteria (KSC). We look forward to receiving your application.

How to apply

All applications must respond to the key selection criteria as listed in the position description and be submitted within the indicated closing date of this advertisement.

Brimbank City Council embraces our diverse community and work environment and encourages applications from everyone including people of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander background, people of diverse sexual orientation and gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people of varied age, ability, and faith. Council will give due consideration to any workplace adjustments to accommodate the needs of any prospective or existing staff member.

Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation. Brimbank will implement all necessary measures to ensure a safe and supporting Council environment, which endeavours to promote child safe, child friendly practices.

Brimbank City Council Enterprise Agreement 9, EA9 2022

For further information contact Bianca Mosele on 9249 4181 or Julia Hogarth on 92494670

To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia