Library Technician

Adlogic; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 32,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Salary packaging options

Professional development

Public transport access

Job summary

Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC) invites applications for a Library Technician in Melbourne. The part-time (0.53 FTE), ongoing role runs during term time, with hours Monday to Thursday 2pm–6pm and Friday 1pm–5pm.

Join a contemporary library that serves students and staff with engaging resources and programs. You will provide after-school library support, oversee Heritage and Stack Collections, and assist with cataloguing and processing.

Qualifications

• Relevant library qualification required.
• Proven experience in a similar library role.
• Strong IT and library database management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide after-school library support to users.
• Oversee Department, Heritage and Stack Collections.
• Assist with cataloguing and processing of library resources.
• Maintain an organised, welcoming teaching and learning space.

Skills

Library qualification

Experience in similar role

IT and library databases

Education

Library qualification

Tools

Library databases

IT skills

Job description

• Play a key role in fostering a love of reading, research and lifelong learning
• Join a welcoming library community within a vibrant independent girls' school

Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC) is a leading ELC to Year 12 independent day and boarding school, focusing on the development of the whole person. PLC has an outstanding academic tradition, an international focus and strong pastoral and co-curricular programs focusing on encouraging leadership, service and life-long personal development and learning.

The Role

PLC invites applications from qualified Library Technicians to join our wonderful College community in a part-time (0.53 FTE), ongoing position, starting late January 2027.

Be part of a welcoming, supportive Library Services team in a contemporary, well-resourced library that provides engaging resources, services and programs for our students and staff at PLC.

The Library Technician will be responsible for a range of duties that contribute to making the library a welcoming and inspiring teaching and learning space, including providing after-school library support to users, overseeing Department, Heritage and Stack Collections, and assisting with the cataloguing and processing of library resources.

This role is multi-faceted, requiring strong organisation, adaptability, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic school setting.

This position works Monday to Thursday from 2pm – 6pm and Friday 1pm - 5pm during term time only.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have a relevant Library qualification and proven experience in a similar role.

You are motivated by the opportunity to work within a dynamic, collaborative team, in a high-performing school environment where no day is the same.

You have strong IT and library database management skills, as well as excellent attention to detail. Your warmth, enthusiasm, patience and service-oriented work style will be at the forefront of your interactions with students, teachers, and the wider PLC community.

Benefits of working at PLC

• beautiful school grounds set on 16 hectares in a parkland setting, providing a picturesque and peaceful environment for students and staff to learn and socialise
• onsite staff parking plus easy access to public transport and major arterials
• generous leave entitlements
• access to salary packaging options
• access to state-of-the-art resources and spaces, including our Joan Montgomery sports, aquatic and fitness centre
• opportunities for ongoing professional and personal development
• and more…

A copy of the Position Description and PLC Recruitment Pack is attached.

All staff must commit to a culture that supports and embraces Child Safe Standards. The successful applicant will be required to hold and maintain an Employee Working With Children Check (WWCC).

PLC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all of its staff, where they feel welcomed, safe and respected.