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Salary- 12 Month Part Time Position - 3 days per week
- Kooyong Location with Work from Home Flexibility
- Base Salary = $71,136 + Superannuation with
About Us
Join an organisation committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others.
As a Vision Australia employee, you are part of a team committed to supporting people who are blind or have low vision to live the life they choose and striving for their inclusion in all areas of society.
We listen to our more than 35,000 clients, building our services around their needs and aspirations. Similarly, we trust our workforce to use their best judgement to achieve positive, measurable outcomes.
As a trusted pillar of the community, Vision Australia has been supporting people who are blind or have low vision for more than 150 years.
About the Opportunity
As our Library Officer, you will support and facilitate promotion of and access to the Vision Australia Information Library Service to new, existing and potential library members and Vision Australia staff. To support circulation and reference collection. Active support of library services to new members as well as retention of current library members, and member experience enhancement. In this role you will also:
- Assist with circulation of physical library items including braille and Feelix Children’s Library, Envoy accessible devices and maintenance and upkeep of collections.
- Complete cataloguing and holdings entry of materials in alternative formats, including end processing.
- Provide reference services to Vision Australia staff, including answering reference queries and updating reference pages and subscriptions.
- Supporting book clubs operating throughout Australia, by providing readers advisory support
- Diploma in Library and Information Science, or progressing towards
- Library experience or similar environment
- Collection management and circulation experience including ability to work across LMS and other client management programs
- Reference library experience, including database maintenance and development, and reference queries
- Flexible working hours available to suit your needs
- Annual salary review to ensure your pay is in-line with the market rates
- Easy-to-access location
- Professional development opportunities and micro-learning sessions available for all staff
If you have any questions about the role please contact the hiring manager, .
To Apply
If this sounds like a great fit for you then please complete our online application.
Applications should consist of a full resume and a cover letter. Please note that PDF documents are not accepted for accessibility reasons. If you require any support or considerations with the application process, please reach out to or the above hiring manager.
For more information about working at Vision Australia, please .
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive culture, and value diversity and all abilities. We highly encourage applications from candidates who are blind or have low vision and from those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
