Job opportunity

The Western Australian Museum’s vision is to be an excellent and vibrant Museum, valued and used by all Western Australians and admired and visited by the world.

The WA Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an equitable and diverse working environment and providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and young people. The Museum values the importance of a work environment which is representative of the wider community and which supports a variety of perspectives.

Job Description

The Librarian position provides library services to museum staff and manages the collections of the museum library.

Duties of the position include

• Manages library and special collections across all sites
• Catalogues, classifies and indexes the collections
• Plans, develops and implements relevant policies and services
• Manages the departmental resources effectively and provides strategic budget advice to line manager
• Manages exchanges and loans of materials between libraries
• Manages and maintains access to relevant electronic resources, library website and databases

Conditions

This is a full time permanent vacancy. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants for this position may be considered for ‘similar’ vacancies within the Culture and Arts Portfolio and/or the wider public sector which arise within a reasonable period of time. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Future vacancies may be considered.

A current (within 6 months) National Police Clearance Certificate will be required prior to commencement of employment, as per the Department’s Police Record Screening Policy.

You must have a degree or higher level qualification in librarianship to be considered for this position. All overseas qualifications must have been assessed for Australian equivalency.

Location - Welshpool

Work-Related Requirements

Essential

1. A degree or higher-level qualification in librarianship.
2. Demonstrated ability to identify client needs and expectations and provide training within a flexible and responsive service.
3. Demonstrated capacity to work independently and as part of a team with a positive approach to continuous improvement.
4. Demonstrated analytical and organisational skills at high level.
5. Demonstrated experience in library resource management including cataloguing, abstracting and indexing.
6. Highly developed interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication, problem solving, liaison and negotiation.

Desirable

1. Demonstrated experience in Special Library management
2. Knowledge of FIRSTS Library Management System

How to apply for this position

Applicants are required to apply on-line and must provide;

• a comprehensive CV
• no more than a three A4 page (Word or PDF document) outlining your skills and knowledge in relation to the Work-Related Requirements that are listed on the attached Job Description Form
• a completed Application Form and Application Question Form (only attach if applying using the below email or submitting via post).
• a copy of your degree certificate with your application.

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 a member of the HR Team on (08) 6552 1613 or email hr@museum.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.

For further job related information, please contact Scott Mitchell on
0466 445 284 (not to be contacted for an Applicant Information Package).

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.