Education Support - Library

Department of Education Victoria; Geelong; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont High School in Geelong seeks a Library Officer to manage day-to-day library operations, support staff, and deliver information services to students and teachers. The role supports curriculum delivery and a reading culture within a vibrant school library.

You will coordinate resources, assist with cataloguing and budgeting, and promote reading initiatives across year levels. A proactive, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating a school library and managing library staff.
• Ability to supervise ES Library support staff and develop procedures.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Technical knowledge and expertise for Librarian role.
• Ability to advise management on library matters.
• Commitment to ongoing professional learning and growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide a welcoming and safe library environment for students.
• Liaise with teaching staff to link library services with curriculum.
• Coordinate library budget and procurement.
• Catalogue resources on ACCESSIT and perform SCIS cataloguing.
• Oversee circulation and overdue procedures.
• Promote library services and reading programs.

Skills

Library coordination

Library staff supervision

Oral & written communication

Librarian knowledge

Advisory to management

Professional learning

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Geelong VIC

23h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Belmont High School is committed to fostering positive relationships that drive student success, with learning at the core of all we do. Guided by our motto, "Strive for the Highest," and our values of Respect, Opportunity, and Resilience, we create a supportive and inclusive environment where students are encouraged to excel academically and personally.

Established in 1955, Belmont High School is a large, co-educational secondary school in Geelong, with 1,272 students enrolled in 2025 (approximately 56% male and 44% female). The school is staffed by 4 Principal Class Officers, over 100 teachers (50% part-time), including 11 Leading Teachers and 3 Learning Specialists, and 40+ Education Support Staff (65% part-time).

The school operates across two campuses:

Main Campus

(Geelong):including BioLAB ¿ the Victorian Bioscience Education Centre, a statewide resource delivering specialist programs in bioscience, health, and sports science.

Tanybryn Campus

(Colac Otway Shire): A unique school-owned camp set in the Otways Rainforest, accommodating up to 50 students and staff, ideal for environmental education and study retreats.

Belmont High School has a diverse student population, with an SFOE index of 0.2810. We are committed to equity and inclusion, offering wellbeing and support programs tailored to student needs.

Notable features include:

• Academic Excellence: SEAL (Select Entry Accelerated Learning) Program and a strong STEM focus through BioLAB.
• Global Engagement: International exchange programs and extracurricular opportunities.
• Community Connections: Strong partnerships with local organisations and universities.
• Extracurricular Activities: A broad range of arts, sports, and leadership programs.

Belmont High School continues to provide a dynamic, inclusive, and future-focused education, ensuring all students are supported to reach their full potential.

Selection Criteria

• SC1 Demonstrated experience and skills in coordinating a Library, including having the ability to be flexible and adapt to a busy and changing environment.

• SC2 Demonstrated capacity to supervise the work of other ES Library support staff and to develop procedures and guidelines relating to the Library work area whilst consulting, collaborating and listening to others ideas.

• SC3 Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills and high level interpersonal skills.

• SC4 Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position of Librarian.

• SC5 Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management in respect to the Library.

• SC6 Demonstrated commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

Role

The Library Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the school library (services and resources). They will liaise with the teaching staff who are the link between the teaching and the administration functions of the library. They will be part of a respectful, vibrant welcoming library team

Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with minimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.

This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employees position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

Responsibilities

Working with students and staff

• Provide a welcoming and safe environment for a wide range of students from all year levels

  • Work with students from year 7 to 12 and provide instruction and assistance as necessary to individuals or small groups.

  • Conduct library presentations to classes and year level groups

  • Advise and direct staff and students to relevant and appropriate resources.

  • Provide suitable instruction to students and staff in relation to library and information services, computer and other equipment use.

  • Evaluate library spaces and resources to meet the diverse needs of students in an ongoing capacity.

  • Manage the behavior of students using the library in line with school’s procedures and policies

  • Oversee the efficient and appropriate use of the VCE study areas within the library

  • Promote a reading culture by:

    • Supporting and promoting reading based activities

      • Providing well informed book recommendations by reading young adult fiction, professional journals and using review sites etc

        • Host engaging book talks to groups of students

        • Sourcing and purchasing appropriate and engaging reading material using your knowledge of the interests of young adults and their reading preferences and habits

Manage library budget

• Monitor expenditure of library budget
• Coordinate the preparation of purchase orders following the school’s procedures

Acquisition, Ordering and receipt

• Locate appropriate supplier for goods and items required
• Purchase items using the school’s official ordering procedures
• Retain Tax Invoices for purchases

Coordinate the library educational support staff in; location, acquisition, ordering, receipt, cataloguing and recording, processing, distribution, storage and disposal of resources and equipment.

Location of resources

• Consider the school’s specific curriculum needs when evaluating, selecting and recommending suitable resources and equipment that will support the Victoria Curriculum.
  • Evaluate and select resources to support the reading programs from years 7 to 10 and for recreational interests of all students.

Cataloguing and recording

• Catalogue library resources and equipment onto ACCESSIT system
  • Ability to perform manual and automated SCIS cataloguing procedures.
    • Ability to manipulate bibliographic data in line with schools preferred cataloguing method.

Processing

• Label, cover, and assemble, sort and mark resources in accordance with school procedures and/or manufacturer’s directions.

Coordinate and manage the circulation and distribution of library resources

• Manage the circulation of loan items, returns and account for stock.
• Manage overdue procedures; maintain records of overdue loans of school resource material and equipment and issue notices as required.

Conduct annual stock take

Annual review of library loan resources and equipment.

Keep collection relevant by regular weeding/withdrawal of unused/irrelevant/outdated resources

Promote library and its services

• Promote the library’s resources and services in a positive and enthusiastic manner and provide a welcoming and comfortable area for class use, private study, individual reading and recreational pursuits
• Manage Library’s reading activities such as:
  • Readers Cup
  • Premiers Reading Challenge
  • Promote reading initiatives such as author visits.
  • Organise displays and exhibitions.
  • Make library facilities and services available to the whole school community.
  • Identify resources that are not being borrowed and find ways to promote their use.

Management of library Educational support staff as necessary

• Instruct and deploy work routines and specialised tasks in library area and beyond ensuring requirements of the work area are met.
• Provide appropriate training and direction in library operations.

Provide professional service in the delivery of information resources and services

• Support the Victorian Curriculum both static and changing, including liaising with teachers to