Library Technician - Community Learning - Local History

Careers at Council; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flextime

12% Superannuation

Training and development

Fitness Passport access

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Blacktown City Council’s Library Services team is seeking a Library Technician for Community Learning and Local History. You will support the Local History Librarian, assist customers, organise historical material, and help users access digital services.

You will contribute to preserving Blacktown’s history, participate in staff meetings, and work public desk shifts, including evenings and weekends when required. A secure permanent full-time role with an entry-level salary is offered.

Qualifications

• Suitable library experience.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Digital literacy.
• Sound problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers at library service points and respond to information inquiries.
• Shelve and check resources and help customers use online and digital services.
• Organise, index and preserve photographs, maps, newspapers and other local history material.
• Research and digitise material for Blacktown Memories and assist with oral history recordings.
• Prepare resource guides and support information sessions.
• Work rostered public desk shifts, including evenings and weekends where required.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Digital literacy

Problem solving

Job description

Library Technician - Community Learning - Local History

Connecting people, culture, and knowledge.

Join Blacktown City Council’s Library Services team and help preserve and share the history of the Blacktown community. You support the Local History Librarian while providing practical library services that help customers find information and use library resources.

You assist customers at library service points, answer information enquiries, shelve and check resources, and help customers use online and digital services. You organise, index and preserve photographs, maps, newspapers and other local history material. You also research and digitise material for Blacktown Memories, assist with oral history recordings, prepare resource guides and support information sessions.

Your work keeps Blacktown’s history organised, accessible and preserved for future generations. You work within the Community Learning team, contribute to regular staff meetings and work rostered public desk shifts, including evenings and weekends where required.

You must bring suitable library experience, strong customer service and communication skills, digital literacy and sound problem-solving skills.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $1,420.05 per week
• access to Council's flextime arrangement
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Contact officer: Mary Ternes on 9839 6621