The State Library of Western Australia seeks to treasure the stories of Western Australia, champion literacy and learning, cultivate creative ideas and lead the development of the Western Australian public library network.
Conditions
This is a recruitment pool for fixed term full time or part time, permanent full time or part time or casual appointments. Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. The pool will run for a period of 18 months from the date this process is finalised.
The Library is subject to a 7 day rotating roster including weekends and evenings.
A current (within 6 months) National Police (Clearance) Certificate will be required prior to commencement of employment, as per the Department of Culture and the Arts Police Record Screening Policy.
Location
This position is located in central Perth within the Cultural Centre hub close to the bustling café, tourist and shopping districts.
About the role
This position is in the Liaison, Acquisition and Description (LAD) team, within the Collection Services Directorate. This team has responsibility for collection development, acquisition and description of State Library resources, including those relating to Western Australia’s people, places, history and heritage, the State Library’s general reference collections, and resources in public libraries.
Librarians in the LAD team work with a broad range of physical and digital library materials, including original materials such as photographs, archives, manuscripts, and oral histories in both physical and digital formats; and published materials including printed books and serials, music, film and video, maps, ephemera, e-books and subscription databases.
Specific responsibilities may include (but are not limited to):
- Appraising, arranging, describing and cataloguing both published and archival materials to enable efficient management, discovery and access for library clients.
- Assisting in developing and documenting resource description and access standards to all formats, including copy-cataloguing, record selection and acceptance guidelines, access rights and restrictions.
- Coordinating access to electronic information resources, both through the State Library and throughout the state-wide public library network.
- Coordinating ordering, receipt, payment, processing and distribution of resources for the State Library, including liaising with library suppliers and monitoring expenditure.
- Maintaining consistency and accuracy of data in the library management system.
For further job related information: Please contact Adrian Bowen on (08) 9427 3295 (not to be contacted for an Applicant Information Package).
How to apply for this position
- Applicants are required to apply on-line and must provide;
- a comprehensive CV
- a four A4 page (maximum) outline of how you would utilise your skills and knowledge in relation to the Work Related Requirements (Position Criteria) that are listed on the attached Job Description Form
- a completed Advertised Vacancy Form
- For further details on how to apply please read the attached ‘Applicant Information Package’.
To submit your application, please click on the Apply for Job button.
If you are unable to apply online, please refer to the attached Applicant Information Package (section ‘Submitting Your Application’).
If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact the helpline on (08) 6552 7499 or email recruitment@dca.wa.gov.au for further assistance.
Please note that all of the Essential Work Related Requirements will be assessed at some stage during the selection process.
NO FAXED, LATE OR PROFORMA APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
To avoid last minute congestion of the system which may result in your application being received after the closing time and therefore not be eligible, please endeavour to submit your application well before the closing time.
CLOSING DATE: 10-04-2015 at 4.00 pm (AWST)
