Library Assistants

• Casual
• $38.78 - $41.27 per hour
• Position Brief - Library Assistant

About Libraries

The Gold Coast community loves our libraries. They are popular visible and an integral City service highly valued by the community. The Gold Coast Libraries offering is recognised as one of Australias largest public library services and delivers on the Citys aspirations to provide a leading-edge library service. Our libraries offer extensive services and activities designed to inspire generate new ideas inform and encourage active participation helping our community to connect learn and grow.

About the role

Were currently seeking dedicated individuals for multiple casual positions.

As a Library Assistant each day will bring its own unique challenges and experiences including opportunities to engage with community members from all walks of life each bringing their own perspectives backgrounds and needs.

We are looking for team players with a strong work ethic who are passionate about working in City Libraries and enjoy engaging with people from all backgrounds. You will warmly greet City Libraries customers guiding them to the right resources and services to meet their needs while also promoting our offerings e-Resources and library programs.

About you

To succeed in this role you will bring strong emotional maturity and resilience with the ability to respond to a wide range of situations with empathy adaptability and professionalism. You communicate clearly and confidently building positive and respectful connections within a diverse community.

You are comfortable learning new technologies and can quickly adapt to digital tools and equipment using them confidently to support customers in accessing library resources and services.

This role also requires the physical capacity to undertake regular shelving and movement of library materials along with extended periods working on the library floor. Tasks include bending reaching lifting and standing for prolonged periods.

Flexibility is essential as you will be required to be available to work across the entire Library Service and undertake weekend shifts in line with operational requirements. Our Library Service operates across multiple locations including Southport Broadbeach Nerang Helensvale Runaway Bay Ormeau Upper Coomera Burleigh Heads Burleigh Waters Coolangatta Elanora and Robina.

As this is a casual role there are no guaranteed number of hours of work. Applicants should be comfortable with sporadic shift offerings.

Be part of shaping the Gold Coasts future

The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.

We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia. We have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:

• Access to 350 fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• 4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member
• 1 free nutritionist and financial advice session per year

We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community.

If youre passionate about our community and delivering outstanding customer service in a diverse environment we want to hear from you!

To submit your applicationplease click apply now and complete the application form. You will be required to upload your resume and a cover letter (of no more than 1 page) outlining how your skills experience and personal attributes align to the position responsibilities within the position brief.

We also ask that you completecomputer literacy and internet knowledge (CLIK) testing as part of your application. To complete this testing please clickHERE

Please note applications will only be assessed if all elements have been completed.

Contact PersonCarly Barnes

Contact Email

Closing DateTuesday 24th February @ 11:59pm

Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria a face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams reference checks via Xref and additional checks including police checks employment history checks qualification checks pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.

Were committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture. We take pride in people who align with our high-performance principles. We believe that the diverse makeup of our workforce reflects the community we serve. We consider all qualified candidates for employment irrespective of race age religion gender identity sexual orientation disability or other protected characteristics by law.