Librarian

About us

At Penrith City Council, we're passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life, so we're here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award winner in the 2020 Australian HR Awards, you can be confident in joining a workplace that offers truly outstanding benefits, including:

• A range of flexible work arrangements
• 18 weeks paid maternity leave
• Health and wellbeing leave
• 15 days personal leave
• Significant financial and leave support for undertaking further education
• Diverse salary packaging
• Free access to all Ripples venues
• And much, much more

The Penrith City Library Service provides an array of informational, educational and recreational resources and services for residents and visitors through three branch libraries, a home library service, community events and pop-up libraries, children's and adult programming, physical and digital collections, local history collections and programs, and a toy library service. Resident surveys consistently show Penrith City Council libraries to be one of the City's most popular services.

About the role

In this role, you will provide customer service and deliver creative technology programs focused on digital literacy across the Penrith City Library Service. You will also assist with daily operations and community engagement at the St Marys, and St Clair branch libraries. This position is based at St Marys library.

Essential criteria

• Relevant degree or TAFE diploma (or equivalent) with eligibility for an Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) associate membership
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Experience in delivering a diverse and innovative range of digital literacy and technology-based programs to a broad range of community groups of all ages
• Demonstrated strong digital literacy skills and experienced in PC troubleshooting, library systems, online databases, mobile media platforms and creative technologies
• Current Class C Driver Licence

Salary: The salary for this position ranges from $78,619 to $91,006 per annum, plus 12% Superannuation, and will be negotiated commensurate with the skills, qualifications and experience of the preferred applicant.

You will be required to undertake employment checks, which may include a Criminal History Check, Qualification Check, Working with Children Check, Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test, as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes, you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council, for review, in order to progress through the recruitment process.

Visit to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City Council. To submit your application, please apply online.

In addition to a cover letter and resume, applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to the selection criteria (listed above) as a part of their initial application. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.

Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on the closing date. Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.

For further information about the position, please contact Phillip Booth, Branch Librarian, on

Council is a Child Safe Organisation, for more information about this please see our website.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.