At the heart of community. At the start of the future.

That’s where you’ll find Dubbo Regional Council and this opportunity to shape our region as our new casual Library Assistant.

Our people care deeply about serving and strengthening our community. We work for 55,000 residents and 1.65 million people who visit our region each year - and when you join us, you’ll be part of that impact every single day. We’re at the centre of huge and important environmental, economic and societal change that will ensure a more sustainable future – for the Dubbo region, New South Wales, and beyond. It doesn’t get much bigger than that.

Join us as a Casual Library Assistant and develop your skills and future career.

Find purpose and impact

You have a passion for helping people. You have experience in delivering front facing customer service, are customer focused and tech savvy with a can-do attitude. You enjoy providing high quality customer services to the community. You will be organised, self-motivated and value the opportunity to work as part of a team. As a casual library assistant, you will enjoy a role where no two days are the same! You will work in a customer facing environment assisting customers with accessing library resources and facilities.

There are opportunities available in our library branches in Dubbo and Wellington. On occasion, there may be opportunity to work within other nearby branches.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Support customers in the use of library facilities, resources and PC applications.
• Deliver excellent face to face customer service to all library users.
• Issue and return library materials.
• Re-shelving and shelf reading.
• Operate library equipment.
• Respond to borrowers' enquiries and provide basic information services.

What you'll bring

To thrive in this role, you will need:

• Higher School Certificate.
• Highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated experience in providing excellent customer service
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Strong computer literacy and understanding of common software packages
• A willingness to work Monday to Sunday and evenings.
• A current working with children check.

Ready to make a difference? Ready for your opportunity? Ready to find more from work and life?

Join us and help strengthen our community and your career.

This position offers a salary of $29.63 per hour. 25% casual loading will be paid in addition to this hourly rate. This loading shall be paid in lieu of all leave and severance pay, except for paid parental leave prescribed by the Award. Casual loading is not payable on overtime.

To find out more about this role, explore the Position Description and feel free to reach out to our Community Engagement Librarian on 02 6801 4519 to make an enquiry.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you, simply click Apply Now!

Applications close 9:00am, Monday 24 March 2025.

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Why Dubbo Regional Council?

At Dubbo Regional Council, you’ll find a great combination. Here’s what you can expect in your career with us:

• Find purpose and impact

Everything you do at Dubbo Regional Council makes a difference for so many people, in so many ways. It’ll always be that way. But right here, right now, we’re at the heart of some big change - and this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help us shape the future for communities here and beyond.

• Find personal and professional growth

You’ll find so much variety here. We’re doing diverse, high-impact work at scale. For you, that means plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and future career.

• Find people you can count on and a lifestyle you love

Your career matters, but so does your life outside of work. You don’t have to sacrifice one for the other. Here, you’ll achieve and grow in a great place to live and work, with people who truly care.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better balance - enjoy flexible working options, plus generous leave allowances.
• Make your pay go further with a variety of salary-packaging options, including Rainbow Cottage Childcare, novated vehicle leasing, self-education expenses, disability/income protection insurance, and so much more.
• Be rewarded for your impact with our annual Staff Excellence Awards and find real connection with our supportive team environment and active social club.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with our Fitness Passport, comprehensive Wellbeing Program, annual flu vaccination, and Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Dubbo Regional Council is part of Wiradjuri Country and we acknowledge all clan groups that reside within the Dubbo and Wellington Wiradjuri Nation. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.