Northern Beaches Council

Avalon Library Coordinator

Division: Community & Recreation

Business Unit: Library Services

Title: Avalon Library Coordinator, Permanent - Part-time Role, 14 hours per week (job share - 2 days per week)
Salary Range: $89907.72 to $104487.69 (on a pro-rata basis) per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. 

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

Northern Beaches Libraries are one of the largest and well-used library services in NSW. The library network has six library branches spread across the Northern Beaches in addition to online and outreach services, providing contemporary and innovate spaces, programs and services that support lifelong learning, social connection and community wellbeing.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Health and wellbeing leave 
• Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits 
• Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment 

Our opportunity:

The key focus areas of this role include: 

1. Lead the effective operation of Avalon Community Library.
2. Coordinate, induct and support Avalon Community Library volunteers on library operations, collections management and customer service delivery. 
3. Lead and undertake collection management tasks including acquisitions, cataloguing and collection maintenance. 

About you:
We are seeking an experienced librarian to join our team supporting Avalon Community Library.
As part of a job share arrangement, this role will work Thursday and Friday supporting collections management including acquisitions, cataloguing and collection maintenance.
You will bring a collaborative and community focused approach to a team that is passionate about making a difference to our community.
 

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 22 January 2025
• Expected Interview Date: 5 February 2025
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Maeva Masterson on 0466 509 155

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role.