We are searching for a driven Librarian, Information Services to join our vibrant team at State Library of Victoria in Melbourne CBD, VIC.
Growing your career as a Full Time Librarian, Information Services is a terrific opportunity to develop competitive skills.
If you are strong in communication, critical thinking and have the right mindset for the job, then apply for the position of Librarian, Information Services at State Library of Victoria today!

At State Library Victoria, we believe that access to information and stories builds knowledge, strengthens community and inspires our future. Our recent redevelopment transformed our services and spaces, enhancing our role as a driver of Victoria’s education, innovation, tourism and creative industries. As the world enters a time of unprecedented change, this capacity to transform and adapt has never been more important as we support the community to navigate a fundamentally changed, post-COVID-19 world.

- Seeking highly motivated individuals to provide high-quality services in an iconic location!
- 2 ongoing, full-time opportunities
- Remuneration at VPS 3.1 ($73,842 - $81,753) plus 10.5% Superannuation

About the Opportunity

Librarians facilitate the provision of high-quality services to meet the information needs of visitors.

Librarians are accountable for measurable outcomes including:

- Providing subject expertise in humanities, Victorian and Australian history and literature, arts, business, social sciences, government, law, science and technology
- Connecting onsite and offsite visitors to resources across the library's historic and contemporary collections and information resources
- Delivering outstanding reference services through rostered desk shifts and extended enquiries
- Developing a range of proactive and engaging information resources including research guides and blogs, within the required timeframes and to agreed standards
- Developing, delivering and/or contributing to programming initiatives onsite and online




- Developing and maintaining broad knowledge of the Library's collections, with subject or functional expertise within their field of specialisation.

About You

With experience provisioning excellent reference services and interacting with visitors, the successful applicants will have a deep understanding of contemporary library and information management practice, including developments in reference and information services, collection development principles, metadata standards and information technology.

You will come to us with:

- Strong digital capability and computer skills
- Ability to research into a specific topic or issue to produce current knowledge
- Ability to prepare audio-visual and digital presentations and present them to a group of people in a formal and engaging manner
- Completion of a library and information science qualification conferring eligibility for associate membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)

- Specialist knowledge of the Library's collecting areas (e.g. Victorian and Australian history and literature, arts, popular culture and the history of the book, world knowledge, family history) is highly desirable.

- State Library Victoria is a child-safe organisation. A valid Working with Children Check will be required before commencing.

State Library Victoria promotes a workplace that actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples , people with disability , people from cultural and linguistical diverse backgrounds , LGBTIQ+ D/deaf, disabled, neurodiverse people of all ages and abilities to apply.

State Library Victoria offers flexibility in leave entitlements such as leave for personal, family, work and cultural commitments. Please find a link to our Enterprise Partnership Agreement 2020 for more information here .

Benefits of working as a Librarian, Information Services in Melbourne CBD, VIC:

● Excellent benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Attractive package

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