City of Darwin Hiring for Library Assistants Job at Darwin Full Time

City of Darwin operates 4 Libraries across the Municipality City, Nightcliff, Karama and Casuarina. All our libraries are open throughout the day Monday to Friday, Saturday mornings with Casuarina library also open on a Sunday afternoon.

We are looking for community focused individuals who are friendly, energetic, quick to learn, able to engage with small groups and somewhat ICT savvy to join our team. We aim to employ a pool of casuals who are available on short notice and have time during the week where they are able to provide shift coverage when our permanent team members are on leave or out of action or for extra coverage over the busy school holidays breaks.

What do we ask our library assistants to do?

• Ensure library users are provided with a positive, proactive and responsive customer service experience by:
  • Engaging, supporting and connecting library users with services, activities and resources including e-books.
  • Assisting with general enquiries and the use of various IT resources and self-serve technologies.
  • Explain procedures and regulations to library users.
• Library assistants are also expected to assist with:
  • The delivery of a range of library programs and events including story times.
  • Maintaining the order of library collections through shelving, sorting and shelf reading
  • General presentation of the library environment.

What do we need you to have?

• A current Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card)
• An excellent customer service ethos

Why join us?

City of Darwin offers six weeks annual leave, district allowance, salary sacrifice options, and the opportunity for continuous professional development and learning.

For more information, please vist the City of Darwin website at www.darwin.nt.gov.au

Applications

Applications addressing the selection criteria and accompanied by a resume should be submitted through our recruitment system prior to the closing date.

Information on this position, the position description and to submit an application is available from:

https://careersatthetop.com.au/Vacancies & enter job ref: 5633102

Applications close 30 September 2021

The City of Darwin is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply.

As part of Council’s recruitment process, applicants may be required to undergo pre-employment assessments, such as a Medical Assessment, National Police Check and Psychometric Assessment.