Casual Librarian
Job No: CP00370
Location: Gordon
Casual Librarian
- Salary $46.51 to $53.95 per hour, plus 25% casual loading and super
- Work-life balance
- Work across a vibrant library network
About Ku-ring-gai Council
Ku-ring-gai is one of Sydney’s most beautiful and environmentally rich areas, located just 16km north of the CBD.
With a mix of vibrant town centres, leafy residential areas, heritage precincts, and natural bushland, we are a local government area committed to balancing growth with sustainability, character, and community values.
About the role
Council is seeking enthusiastic and customer-focused Casual Librarians to join the Library Experience Team. This is an opportunity to contribute to vibrant public library services across the Ku-ring-gai Library Service, supporting customers, delivering engaging programs and promoting the many ways our libraries connect people with information, learning and community.
Your duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Deliver exceptional customer service across readers’ advisory, reference and circulation.
- Connect the community with the library through programs, events, outreach and specialist services.
- Support and lead library staff by allocating work, providing guidance and resolving customer issues.
- Promote library services and create a welcoming, positive experience for customers.
- Support day-to-day library operations, including collection maintenance, workroom tasks and reporting faults.
- Work flexibly across Ku-ring-gai Library branches, including assisting with events, training and activities.
Qualifications, skills & experience
- Qualified library professional with degree in library/information science and eligibility for ALIA Associate Membership.
- Experienced in public libraries, with strong skills in readers’ advisory, reference, circulation and library programs.
- Passionate about customer service, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confident problem-solver with strong organisation, time management and conflict resolution skills.
- Digitally capable, with proficiency in Microsoft Office, mobile technology, social media and e-resources.
- A collaborative and flexible team player who brings initiative, enthusiasm and a commitment to professional development.
Benefits
- 25% casual loading
- Enjoy flexible casual employment with rewarding and varied work
- Work across a vibrant library network and connect with diverse customers and communities.
- Work with a supportive and collaborative team that values ideas, initiative and enthusiasm
- Build your professional skills and experience
- Free confidential Employee Assistance Program
- Beautiful Ku-ring-gai Location
For more information on the benefits offered at Ku-ring-gai Council, please refer to our website click here.
For more information, please refer to the Position Description.
Attach your resume and address the compulsory questions outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.
Recommendation: prepare your answers to the compulsory questions on a word document first.
Like to know more? Please contact Sita Chatterjee on (02) 9424 0175
Closes: 11:30pm, Tuesday 1 September 2026
Ku-ring-gai Council is an equal opportunity employer
Hear From Our Employees
What skills and attributes do you think successful Ku-ring-gai employees share?
You need to be a community focussed person, someone who is people-oriented. If you’re willing to learn and develop different skills, then you actually learn a lot about what you’re interested in – Lily Giles, Youth Services Officer
What do you find the most enjoyable about your role?
I find the inter-related issues we get at Ku-ring-gai really interesting; environmental, ecological, heritage. And I love the fact that you’re learning new things every day with the decisions that are made. It’s a changing field and the legal interpretations are complex; I find that so exciting – Amy Ayling, Team Leader Development Assessment
What would you say to someone considering a career in Ku-ring- gai libraries?
I think councils and public libraries are quite often seen as very old fashioned and stuck in their ways. But that couldn’t be further from the truth – it’s such a dynamic place! If you get a kick out of making a difference in someone’s life, then council is a great place to work. And working in councils could suit anyone because there’s just so many different types of work, so I’d totally recommend it! – Michelle Swan-Beardmore, Manager Library Services.
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