Casual Librarians

**Remuneration**: $35.95 - $46.43 per hour + 11.5% Super
**Employment Type**: Casual
**Position Classification**: Librarian Gde 1
**Location**: John Hunter Hospital and Calvary Mater Newcastle
**Requisition ID**: REQ527045
**Applications Close**: Tuesday, 29th October 2024

**About us**:
Hunter New England Health Libraries provides health library services to Hunter New England Local Health District staff and partners. You will be based in Newcastle and work between branches of HNE Health Libraries at the Calvary Mater Newcastle and the John Hunter Hospital but will be required to support service delivery across a District wide library service.

**About the role**:
This position provides high quality customer focussed health library services by undertaking a full range of professional library duties. You will work with a small team of Library and Information professionals responding to information requests, delivering training and education, promoting the Library and working with the library management system to ensure the accessibility of the Library resources.

You will be part of a team of creative and committed library professionals. We work together to deliver information services, providing best available evidence to inform clinical and corporate decisions, research and education to ensure HNELHD delivers the best possible patient care. We will provide opportunities for you to learn new skills and broaden your experience as we strive to deliver exceptional Library services that support our clients in a dynamic health environment.

**About you**:
You should have strong communication and customer service skills with a keen interest in supporting health professionals and researchers. To be successful in this role you should be adaptable, able to manage a variety of tasks and have an eye for detail. An understanding of health information resources, library systems and a willingness to learn quickly is essential. You will require strong organisational skills and a high level of proficiency with technology. The ability to work independently and as part of a small team are all essential to this role.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and eligibility for associate (professional) membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

**What we can offer you**:
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast. Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession. Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:

- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- Superannuation contributions
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**Additional information**:

- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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**Information for Applicants**:
**This is a Category B position.** Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive** **PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases **for Category B positions prior to offer. **All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

**_HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of _**_benefits _**_such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses. _**

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