Applying for a Position at Yarra Plenty Regional Library
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Cover Letter, Resume and Key Selection Criteria
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Officer Reading, Learning and Community
Temporary Part-time (84.5 hrs per 4 week roster)
Commencing May 2025 until 8 October June 2025
Specific Engagement
Band 3 ($36.4770 – 39.7780 p.h) + Super
Mill Park Library
About the Role
YPRL is currently seeking a temporary part-time Officer Reading, Learning & Community presently located at Mill Park Library, however, you may be required to work at any other YPRL sites when required.
Our Officers provide a high standard of service to Yarra Plenty Regional Library customers and to the wider community. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a courteous and effective communication style. The successful incumbent will provide a high level of customer focus and will actively encourage enthusiasm for reading in our community. If you have knowledge and/or experience in assisting with or delivering programs or activities, we want to hear from you.
About the Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate for this position should possess strong customer service skills. They will need to be able to communicate effectively with all library users and members of the community including the ability to interact with both children and their parents. The successful incumbents will provide a high level of customer focus and will actively encourage enthusiasm for reading in children. They should actively encourage a love for reading through reader advisory and prioritise customer satisfaction. Adaptability, flexibility, and a positive team-oriented approach are essential qualities we are looking for in the successful candidate.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver exceptional customer service to library patrons and the wider community
- Communicate effectively with both children and their parents
- Maintain a strong customer focus by addressing customer needs, assisting with promotional activities and displays, offering basic reference information, and participating in community engagement services to increase library membership and usage.
-Carry out various library operations to support patrons in a self-serve environment, including circulation and collection maintenance tasks as assigned.
- Contribute actively to a positive team environment by supporting day-to-day branch operations, participating in planning and staff meetings, attending training sessions, and advocating for branch and regional development.
- Support the library's role as a space for reading, learning, and community gatherings.
Reporting:
This position will report to the Team Leader Operations. The commencing roster is as follows:
Week 1
Monday: 1.15pm – 9.15pm
Tuesday: 1.15pm – 9.15pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday 9.45am – 12.45pm
Week 2
Monday: 1.15pm – 9.15pm
Tuesday: 1.15pm – 9.15pm
Sunday 10am – 1pm
Week 3
Monday: 1.15pm – 9.15pm
Tuesday: 1.15pm – 9.15pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday 12.45pm – 5.15pm
Week 4
Monday: 1.15pm – 9.15pm
Tuesday: 1.15pm – 9.15pm
Sunday: 9.45am – 12.45pm
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please prepare a statement addressing the key selection criteria as outlined in the Position Description, which includes specific relevant examples of your work, along with a cover letter and apply via Seek.
Closing: Tuesday, 13 May 2025 at 11.59pm.
For more information on the responsibilities of this role, and for the selection criteria, please refer to the attached Position Description or please contact Olivia Chapman, Branch Manager on 7038 2612 or ochapman@yprl.vic.gov.au or Kristina Lauretta, Team Leader Operations on 9437 8189 or klauretta@yprl.vic.gov.au
Interviews will be given to all eligible employees who fully meet and address the key selection criteria. Please note that if you do not satisfactorily meet the key selection criteria you may be excluded from interview. Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified.
Officer - Reading, Learning and Community
Temporary Part-Time
Specific Engagement (58.5 hrs per 4 week roster)
Commencing mid May 2025 until 7 September 2025
Band 3 $36.4770 – 39.7780 p/h. + Super
Diamond Valley, Mill Park and Lalor Library
About the Role
YPRL is currently seeking a temporary part-time Officer Reading, Learning & Community presently located at Diamond Valley Library, however, you may be required to work at any other YPRL sites when required.
Responsibilities:
Commitment to and provision of excellent service and programs through:
• Providing courteous and effective communication with all customers to provide an efficient and timely service based on good knowledge of library products and services
• Maintaining a high level of customer focus by responding to customer needs, assisting with promotional activities, functions and displays, providing basic reference information and participating in the provision of community engagement services to grow library membership and usage
• Performing a range of library operations that support customers in a self serve environment, including circulation and collection maintenance duties as directed.
• Actively contributing to a positive team environment by supporting the branch in achieving day to day operations, active participation in planning and staff meetings, attendance at training and through advocacy for branch and Regional development
• Contributing to the role of the library as a place for reading, learning and meeting
About You
Our Library Officers provide a high standard of service to Yarra Plenty Regional Library customers and to the wider community. It will be a requirement of this position to have experience in delivering children’s story times to all ages and the ability to occasionally deliver storytimes.
The ideal candidate for this position will possess strong customer service skills. They will need to be able to communicate effectively with all library users and members of the community including the ability to interact with both children and their parents. The successful incumbents will provide a high level of customer focus and will actively encourage enthusiasm for reading in children. They should actively encourage a love for reading through reader advisory and prioritise customer satisfaction. Adaptability, flexibility, and a positive team-oriented approach are essential qualities we are looking for in the successful candidate.
Roster details:
Weeks 1 & 3
Monday: 5.15pm – 9.15pm (Mill Park)
Tuesday: 5.15pm – 9.15pm (Mill Park)
Saturday: 9.45am – 1pm (Diamond Valley)
Sunday: 1.30pm – 4.30pm (Diamond Valley)
Weeks 2 & 4
Monday: 5.15pm – 9.15pm (Mill Park)
Tuesday: 5.15pm – 9.15pm (Mill Park)
Friday: 11am – 2pm (Lalor)
Saturday: 1pm – 5pm (Mill Park)
How to Apply
To submit an application for this role, please prepare a statement addressing key selection criteria
outlined in the attached Position Description (and where possible, include specific relevant
examples of your work), along with your current Resume and apply via Seek.
This position will close on Friday 9 May 2025 at 11.59pm
For more information on the responsibilities of this role, and for the selection criteria, please refer to the Position Description or contact Alex Price, Branch Manager, Diamond Valley Library on 03 9434 3809 or at aprice@yprl.vic.gov.au
Please note that if you do not satisfactorily meet the key selection criteria you may be excluded from interview. Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified.
*Appointment to this role is subject to a satisfactory National Police Record Check and Employment Working with Children Check.