Library Assistants

Turn the page to your next career and join our Library Team

Shellharbour City Council has exciting opportunities for passionate and skilled Library Assistants. Come and join our energetic, innovative Libraries and Museum team and help us showcase the dynamic services we offer our community.

You will add value to the customer experience by promoting library resources, programs and technology in a friendly and engaging way.

We are currently recruiting for permanent and temporary, full time, part-time and casual roles across our vibrant library network.

These positions will be based at various branch locations with an aim to establish a talent pool for future library positions.

About us:
 

Shellharbour City, located in the Illawarra region, is just 80 minutes south of Sydney and is home to over 82,000 people in a city that spans 154 square kilometres.  It's an area of great natural beauty - stretching west from the picturesque coastline to rolling pastures, set against the majestic backdrop of the Illawarra escarpment. 

Our dedication to be financially sustainable in an evolving environment, while striving for a great organisational culture and committing to employing staff who embrace our core values, has made Shellharbour City Council an employer of choice.

We have been recognised with numerous state and national awards in recent times, including eight wins for our First Nations Community the Yirran Muru (many pathways) PlaySpace, as well as being presented as winners in the NSW Landscape Architecture Awards, Regional Achievement Awards, and Parks and Leisure Australia Regional Awards of Excellence.

We offer:

Shellharbour City Council offers a high performing and sustainable organisation to deliver outcomes for the community through leadership, collaboration and innovation. We have exciting, rewarding career opportunities and flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work/life balance.

• 1 x permanent full-time position based at The City Library, 35 hours per week, commencing salary range $58,042 to $60,387 per annum with annual progression based on skills and performance.

• 1 x permanent part-time position based at Warilla Library, 28 hours per week, working 5 days per week. Commencing salary range is from $ $929.03 per week

• Working hours are Monday & Thursday 10am-6pm and Tuesday & Friday 10m-2pm and Wednesday 9am-4pm.

• 1 x permanent part-time position based at Albion Park Library, 24 hours per week, working 4 days per week. Commencing salary range is from $ $796.31 per week

• Working hours are Monday 10am-5pm, Tuesday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 10am-5pm and Thursday 10am-5pm
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• Casual opportunities across all our library locations. Salary is $39.86 per hour including casual loading

• Weekend and evening shifts are a requirement of these positions

• Plus 12% superannuation

• Great culture with a strong, values led and progressive team

• Enjoy our employee benefits programs and access to Novated lease options and significant retail discounts and corporate fitness programs, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Provident Fund activities, weekly pay run and more.

• Access to local government and employee benefits such as long service leave after five years, three weeks sick leave per annum, health and wellbeing leave and more.

Please Note:
This position requires a current "Working with Children Check" clearance in accordance with the 'Child Protection (WWC) Act 2012 for Paid workers.

A talent pool will be formed for future fulltime, part time and casual positions from this recruitment process. 

For further informatio
n about the position, click
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for the position description.

Contact:
Lisa Zanetti, Team Leader Library Experience on

Closing date:

Sunday, 21 September 2025
at 11:30pm.

Apply now...

Complete the application below by answering the questions, describing how your skills and experience are relevant to the position.  

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rt your online application, you may save and return to this later, however incomplete applications will not be considered. You may wish to prepare your responses in a word document and then COPY and PASTE into the fields below. Your Resume and qualifications can be attached on the NEXT page.

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For further information about the selection process including tips on how to address the selection criteria, please view our Guide To Applying.

Shellharbour City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values the unique strengths and talents of all people.  Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

At Shellharbour City Council we promote respect at work as a fundamental right for all, and strive to create a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.  This commitment extends to the promotion of the rights of all children and young people to be safe from harm when interacting with our services and spaces. Our values, Collaboration, Accountability, Integrity, Respect and Sustainability underpin all we do.

Your decision to apply for a role at Shellharbour City Council is the first step in acknowledging your alignment
to our values and aspirations to create a great workplace.