Library Cadet

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 63908

This Cadetship is offered for an 18 month period to a student or recent graduate of an undergraduate/postgraduate library or information sciences course which qualifies for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

**The incumbent will**:

- provide information services from online and physical service points across the Monash Health network
- contribute to exciting projects that respond to changing needs and technologies
- complete literature searches and training presentations with guidance from the team’s librarians
- assist with collection development and library systems maintenance and development
- work as part of a leading library team in the health sector
- Working collaboratively with colleagues, the Library Cadet will work to provide a modern and professional library service at Monash Health while gaining practical on-the-job training.

**About Monash Health**

**About You**:

- You are working towards or have recently obtained (within the last 2 years) an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in librarianship or information science, which will qualify you for Associate membership of ALIA.
- You are passionate about library services and a highly proficient user of web and mobile technologies
- You have customer service experience and a desire to help others
- You have the ability to work at all Library sites, which include Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital and Kingston Centre.

**In Return,**

You’ll work with an exceptional, collaborative team on a thriving digital library service across a diverse group of physical library branches. You will be rewarded with rich professional development and a supportive environment that will provide opportunities for career development. Aside from the satisfaction you’ll derive from being part of a leading public health service, we offer salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay, heavily subsided on site car parking, access to an onsite gym and an accrued day off each month for full time employees.

**How to Apply**

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.