2025 Ed Support Level 1-range 2

Location: Western Region | Melton

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 1441865

**Selection Criteria**:

- Demonstrated experience in a school library setting and aptitude for working with secondary school students.
- Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
- Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.
- Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high-level oral and written communication skills.
- A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others

**Role**:
The Library Assistant will perform a number of duties in accordance with guidelines, accepted practice and school policy under the direction of the Librarian.

The Library Assistant will have:

- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective administrative and organisational skills
- A commitment to ongoing professional growth
- Capacity to work both autonomously and cooperatively in a team and with a range of people including teachers, learning diversity staff, students and parents
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of library systems and other digital information systems
- Interact with students in an informal, friendly and caring manner.

**Responsibilities**:

- Catalogue (with the aid of SCIS) and maintain Library Management System
- Infiniti and eBooks.
- Processing of library books and any other materials including covering & repairs.
- Audiovisual duties
- maintain KDC Clickview Library Editor and assist staff and students with use of equipment e.g. AV equipment, digital cameras, photocopier, computers, LCD projectors.
- Preparation of reports e.g. Overdue and stock take reports
- Circulation desk duties and Supervision of the library throughout the day, and in particular during recess, lunchtime and afterschool.
- Assist with collection maintenance, including the processing of returned materials, shelving and collection maintenance activities.
- Assisting students and staff with Research Enquiries and Library Procedures.
- Provide Scholastic Book Club to the whole school community.
- Preparing various class sets as requested.
- Maintaining cleanliness of the library including re-shelving books, resetting of furniture, general tidying and fish tank cleaning.
- Assist Librarian in ensuring that an effective library service is maintained.
- Performing other duties appropriate to the classification to assist in the effective delivery of services.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Other Information**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- 5 days, 8.00am to 4.00pm (includes
- hour unpaid lunch break).
- Generally this position is not required to attend during school holidays. If attendance is required (up to 6 days total) then those hours are paid at one and three quarters rate

**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:
Keilor Downs College is a large single campus secondary school of approximately 1250 students, situated on the north-western edge of suburban Melbourne. Students and staff reflect the many different cultural backgrounds present within the local community.
- Vocational Major program, with excellent outcomes.

The college also strongly participates in the Brimbank VET cluster which further enhances the choices available to students by offering over 30 VET classes, with Cert II Hospitality, Cert II Sport & Recreation, and Cert II Building & Construction run on site.
- VM in Year 11.

A notable aspect of the college is its strong student support structures, with each individual student being known and supported academical