Librarian - Information Services

**Competitive annual salary commencing at** $90,446.20, **plus up to 13% **superannuation.**:

- **Great range of additional benefits, including health & wellness programs, salary sacrifice options, salary packaging arrangements and a fortnightly RDO.**

**About the Region**

**Gympie is at the heart of a rapidly expanding region which stretches from rural valleys in our western reaches to the Cooloola Coast, gateway to spectacular Fraser Island. Bordering Noosa and Fraser Coast Local Government areas, we are uniquely positioned to grow whilst still retaining our country charm. Our borders with North and South Burnett, and the Somerset Local Government areas link with our rural lifestyle, where you can enjoy our picturesque smaller townships, or our abundant local history. Our local festivals such as the Gympie Music Muster are renowned both nationally and internationally.**

**For someone seeking a high quality of life, with pristine natural areas and spectacular beaches, all within reach of Noosa, the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, we are offering this unique opportunity.**

**Librarian - Information Services**:
**Remuneration**:_A_**nnual salary commencin**g at $90,446.20**, pl**us up to 13% superannuation**

**Closing Dat**e: Sunday 2nd July **at 11.00pm AEST**

**Role Overview**

This position is responsible for facilitating the development of effective and efficient information and collection services to the community and contributing to the development of content for the library's online presence.

**What we are looking for**:

- Develop the library collection, ensuring it remains responsive to customer needs, integrating current and emerging technologies.
- Ensure all research, information and recreational requests are responded to in a timely and professional manner with commitment to continuous improvement.
- Work collaboratively to develop the capability of library staff to deliver efficient and effective customer focused information and collection services to the community.
- Foster, enable and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop library information and collection services.
- Actively participate in the Library Leadership Team, providing advice and contributing to service-wide strategic and operational plans, reports, policy, procedure and process improvement.
- Provide operational support to the library service desk as rostered and undertake all related duties in accordance with Policy, Guidelines and Work Instructions.
- Occasional out of hours work (including weekends), as well as Library staff may be required to work at any of the library branches.

**Essential Knowledge & Skills**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Library and Information Science, including eligibility for professional membership of the ALIA.
- Demonstrated library collection management skills including knowledge of RDA and cataloguing principles.
- Demonstrated written communication skills and advanced research skills.
- Demonstrated industry awareness of current library and digital technologies and the ability to keep up with rapid technological changes in library service provision to improve the customer experience.
- Project implementation/management skills. Demonstrated interpersonal communication and teamwork skills.
- Demonstrated management/leadership skills and the ability to motivate others.
- Demonstrated experience with library budgetary management.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Queensland ‘C’ Class driver’s licence that is current and maintained.
- Working with children check - Blue Card or ability to obtain a Blue Card.

**Who to Contact**

**What we offer?**
- Nine-day fortnight
- Access to employee health and well-being programs
- Fitness Passport: work out at over 25 local gyms for you and your family at a subsidised rate.
- Long service leave after seven years
- Generous superannuation scheme of up to 13 per cent
- Access to salary sacrificing and salary packaging arrangements.
- Employee assistance program offering free confidential counselling services for employees and their families.

**Our Values**
- Accountability
- Communication
- Customer Service Focused
- Integrity
- Teamwork and Collaboration

You will be assessed on your understanding of these values and how you have applied values such as these in your previous employment.

**Our Process**

Successful applicants will be required to undertake various checks such as skills, qualifications, reference, medical and national police.

**Keen to apply**

Keen to apply? Simply follow the instructions below:
1) Download and review the above
3) Click 'APPLY'
4) Attach your resume, covering letter and a single document containing copies of your qualifications, licences or tickets as applicable.
5) Click 'NEXT' and 'CONFIRM'