Library Assistant

**Job Number**:
500183

**The details**
- Casual | $43.35 per hour (including casual loading) + super (12%)
Qld Local Government Industry Award (Stream A) - Level 1 of EBA5
- Casual library assistants may be required to work at our library branches at Albany Creek, Arana Hills, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Caboolture, Deception Bay, North Lakes, Redcliffe, Strathpine and Woodford.

Join City of Moreton Bay as a casual Library Assistant, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow

We are seeking to add a number of additional team members to our casual pool, supporting our 10 library branches as required, and providing a quality, friendly service to the region

As a Library Assistant, you will be focused on providing library customers with positive service experiences and general assistance in their use of library resources and services. This will include:

- Assisting patrons with using computers, internet and navigating the library catalogue.
- Providing guidance with self-service options for loans, returns, printing and copying.
- Processing customer loans, returns, reservation requests, payments, and updating membership records.
- Assisting in the promotion, preparation and delivery of library activities and programs.

The Library Services team forms part of our Cultural Services Department, which aims to provide engaging leisure and learning experiences by connecting people to resources and each other. We strive for excellence when delivering exhibitions, information, collections, programs and spaces for our community and visitors.

The libraries are open 7 days and week and outside business hours, applicants would need to be available for weekends and some weeknights up until 8.15pm.

**About you**

We are seeking expressions of interest from people with a genuine interest in being a positive member of our library team and in providing exceptional service to customers.

You will have the technical aptitude to provide basic assistance on public computers and the library catalogue, and the interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and interact with a diverse customer base and a wide range of stakeholders.

Your knowledge of Public Library systems, collections, programs and information services will be paired with an enthusiasm to utilise your emerging skills to provide quality support to our teams.

You will hold a valid Qld Working with Children Check (Blue Card), or be eligible and willing to obtain prior to commencement.

**Why City of Moreton Bay?**

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what _can be_ - for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

- **See it.** To build a city of the future, first, you have to _see it_. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
- **Shape it.** You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters - and it’s yours to shape and own.
- **Live it.**Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

**Ready for a career that matters?**

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

**Your Future City.**
**See it. Shape it. Live It.**

**Advertised**:
23 Dec 2024

**Applications close**:
05 Jan 2025 23:55