Library Officer - Two Temporary Part-time Positions Available (HR163)
- Posted: 11/04/2025
- Closing Date: 22/04/2025
- Job Type: Temporary Part-time
- Location: Warwick Qld
- Job Category: Libraries
Always thought about working in the Library? This may be just what you've been looking for.
No prior Library experience necessary!
Two (2) part-time positions available
Your Opportunity
Our Library Officers enjoy interacting with and assisting members of our community, whilst contributing to the overall efficient and effective functioning of the Library. These are varied roles with the provision of first-class customer service at their core. As a Library Officer, a typical day may include:
- assisting members of the public to locate and/or acquire library resources to suit their needs
- providing technical assistance to public computer users
- circulation activities, including loan processing, returns, maintenance and shelving of library materials
- assisting with the development and delivery of library programs, such as story-time and school holiday activities
We are seeking candidates who have a passion for providing service excellent customer services to members of our community. Whilst previous library experience would be useful, this is not mandatory for these positions as training and mentoring will be provided.
Term: Temporary Part-time
Hours of Work:
- Position 1: 15 hours per fortnight - every Friday 8.30am – 1.00pm and every Saturday 9.00am to 12.00pm - temporary position for up to 6 months
- Position 2: 11 hours per fortnight - every second Wednesday 8.00am to 1.00pm, and every Saturday 9.00am to 12.00pm - temporary position for up to 3 months
Note: A willingness to work additional hours at times to cover staff absences and other operational needs is required in these positions.
Pay Level: $35.52 to $37.84 per hour (Level 2), plus superannuation and annual leave loading
In accordance with Council's Enterprise Agreement and the relevant Award. Pay rate dependent on relevant skills and experience.
Employment Base: Warwick
Other Information: A Working with Children Blue Card is required before commencement in this position
What You Will Do
For full details of this position, including Key Responsibilities and Deliverables please ensure you download the Position Description by clicking HERE.
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What You Will Need
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- A Working with Children Blue Card
- Excellent customer service skills, and the ability to communicate positively and effectively
- Sound literacy and numeracy skills (testing will be undertaken with shortlisted candidates)
- Computer literacy and technical ability
- A Working with Children Blue Card (before commencement in the position)
- A class C (car) drivers licence or greater
- The legal right to live and work in Australia
- To be able to demonstrate your competence in relation to all of the Selection Criteria as detailed in the Position Description
What We Offer
At Southern Downs Regional Council, we know that that our people are our strength. With this front of mind, we provide a wide range of benefits and a holistic approach to supporting our employees, including:
- Competitive wages, conditions and allowances
- Salary packaging and remote area benefits available, which can significantly increase tax savings and take-home pay
- Discounted corporate health insurance plans
- Improved work-life balance opportunities, such as a 9-day work fortnight and consideration of other flexible work options
- Generous leave provisions including Special Family Leave, Cultural Leave and 17.5% annual leave loading
- Access to a wide range of health and wellness initiatives, including free, skin checks, flu vaccinations and wellness medicals, and discounted gym memberships
- Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families (24/7 access). This service includes counselling, financial coaching, nutritional support and legal referrals, as well as access to specialised wellbeing support for LGBTIQA+ individuals, First Nations people, and individuals experiencing domestic and family violence through dedicated helpline
- Opportunities for on and off the job personal and professional development (study assistance available in accordance with policy)
To view comprehensive details of our employee value offering, please click HERE. (Note when viewing this job vacancy through SEEK.com - you will be able to access this link once by clicking on the "Apply" button, or by visiting the job advertisement on our website at www.https://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/council/careers-at-council/current-job-vacancies)
Further Information
For further information about this role and working for Southern Downs Regional Council, please refer to the documents below:
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If you have any additional enquiries in relation to this position, please contact Marianne Potter, Branch Coordinator on ph 07 4661 0344.
Apply Now!
At SDRC, we believe that diversity enriches our workplace, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes. We welcome applications from qualified people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities, who have applicable working rights in Australia.
To apply for this opportunity, you will be asked to complete an online application form and provide:
- A short-written response (maximum 1-2 pages, dot points acceptable) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the selection criteria of this role (as outlined in the Position Description); and
- Your current CV or Resume.
When you are ready to begin your application, please click on the "Apply" button below to be taken to our online application portal. Please ensure you provide all of the information requested and that your application is lodged by the closing date (as shown above). Should you have any difficulty lodging your application online, please contact our People & Culture team on ph 1300 697 372 for assistance.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Applications Close: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
About the Department
The Community Services Department works within the Customer and Organisational Services Directorate to promote a sustainable Southern Downs where all residents have the opportunity to grow, learn, create, care and connect within.
Community Services play a key role in improving the wellbeing of the Southern Downs community. The Department maintains a variety of community facilities and coordinates initiatives such as disaster response and recovery and civic events. The Department delivers on strategies to support mutual collaboration opportunities between community groups, encourage capacity building and foster a connected and engaged community.
Southern Downs Regional Council – A Great Place to Work
What we do at SDRC is more than just a job to us. Whether it’s maintaining our clean water supply, keeping our parks and gardens beautiful, servicing our plant and vehicles, providing contemporary library services, responding to natural disasters or showcasing our region’s immense natural beauty and economic strength, every Council employee strives to make a real difference for our local community.
Few employers combine so many diverse disciplines (eg engineers, childcare workers, trades such as mechanics and plumbers, safety specialists, project managers, plant operators, finance experts, IT specialists and urban planners to name a few) in one organisation. At SDRC, we work together towards the same goal. By integrating a multi-disciplined workplace with collective ideas and skillsets, we provide unique opportunities for our people to develop and grow within their chosen career.
We are passionate about aligning business, community and government to achieve social, economic and environmental outcomes. We believe this is best realised when people are invested in the long-term outcomes of where they live and work. If this sounds like you too, then working in local government at SDRC may be right for you.
Our Values
SDRC recognises our people as our strength, and our five values guide how we work with each other, our actions, our decision making and how we serve our community. Our values bring us all together and contribute to our employees having a meaningful and rewarding career, with opportunities to grow and thrive. To learn more about Council's Values, please click on the link in the "Further Information" section of this advertisement, or visit our website.
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