Young Peoples Services Officer
Do you have a passion to encourage young people to develop a love for literature and libraries? Exciting opportunity ahead!
Temporary/Max Term Full-time
Closes in 2 weeks
Closes Sun 6 October 2024
$85K – $92K Total Remuneration Package (pro-rata)
$76K – $81K Base Salary (pro-rata)
Location: Nambour
Vacancy No: 5555
Temporary - Full-time (until November 2025)
Applications close: Sunday, 6 October 2024 11:59pm AEST
About the Role
The Arts, Heritage and Libraries branch enlivens and enriches the lives of residents and visitors through the provision of library services, creative, cultural and heritage programs.
The Young Peoples Services Officer assists in the development, implementation and promotion of equitable, innovative and efficient library services appropriate to the needs of young people within the community. Responsibilities include:
Assisting the development and delivery of specialist youth services, materials and programs that support the learning, informational, cultural, social and recreational needs of young people on the Coast.
Assisting to plan, implement and evaluate activities to increase and improve use of library services and resources by children, young people and their families.
Designing and implementing specialist training packages for internal and external parties regarding new technologies and innovative programming.
Providing reference and readers advisory services and facilitating the independent use of library tools and services for young people, families and learning providers.
Assisting the selection and allocation of resources for library collections relating to young people and actively contributing to the management of this collection.
About you
The successful candidate will have:
Certificate IV Library and Information Science or equivalent, related qualifications or professional experience.
Strong communication and customer service skills with demonstrated ability to prepare standard business correspondence and use initiative and sound judgement to guide customers and resolve problems requiring tact, diplomacy and sensitivity.
Experience working with children and young people, parents and carers.
Positive Notice for Child Related Employment (Blue Card).
Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment medical assessment, including physical agility and fitness for carrying out labouring tasks and frequent heavy lifting & bending.
How to apply
Your written application should include:
A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
A current resume or curriculum vitae.
Once you have these two documents ready, click 'Apply Now' and follow the prompts to complete your application.
Further Information
Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.
For specific enquiries contact Karen Gawen during business hours on 07 5475 7156.
At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.
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