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Library Assistant - St Therese's School, Bentley Park

  • 494472
  • Cairns
  • St Therese's School - Bentley Park
  • Non-Teaching
  • Term Time - Permanent

Library Assistant

Commencement Date: 28th January 2025

Employment Type: Term Time - Permanent (24 hours per school week)

Salary Range: School Officer Level 3 - $33.17 to $34.58 gross per hour

Closing Date for Applications: 8am Monday, 13th January 2025

St Therese's School Bentley Park

St Therese's Parish School is an integral part of the Cairns Diocese and the Edmonton Parish. Located just 20 minutes south of Cairns City, St Therese's provides Catholic Education to an area that is currently referred to as the 'growth corridor' of Cairns.  The first Catholic school in Edmonton, Edmonton Convent School, was established by the Sisters of Mercy on the 29th April, 1929, with an enrolment of just 30 students. Its original location was on the Bruce Highway in the small township of Edmonton - an area that had been originally established as a sugar-milling town to serve the many surrounding sugarcane farms. Since those early days, the school has undergone many changes in its history and was renamed in 1965 to that of St Therese's School.  In 1995, the school was relocated to its current position where it has continued to grow in order to meet the growing enrolment numbers that have resulted from the development of residential areas south of the city. Today, it has an enrolment of approximately 620 students, Prep to Year 6. The school is proud of its rich historical story as well as the modern facilities that are now available to students, enabling a holisitic and quality educational learning environment. 2011 saw the completion of the school master plan following $5.5 million in combined capital projects undertaken as part of the Building the Education Revolution and planned facilities expansion.

About the Role

The typical duties of a Library Assistant include but are not limited to; 

  • Undertake accessioning of learning resources acquired by the school, including periodicals and equipment
  • Undertake both copy cataloguing and original cataloguing of learning resources, in consultation with teaching staff where required
  • Preparing cataloguing entries, including assigning additional subject heading in consultation with specialist teaching staff for selected library materials
  • Undertake covering and labelling of learning resources acquired by the school
  • Collaborate with other staff to ensure the accurate entry of assets into library catalogue in line with current guidelines (e.g. Portable and Attractive Items Register)
  • Undertake collection development activities, including acquisitions and weeding, under direction from Teacher-Librarian or Line Manager
  • Identify damaged resources and undertake repairs if appropriate
  • Ongoing management of library records, including updating records, deleting record and ensuring catalogue continues to effectively meet needs of users
  • Create displays to promote current and new resources as well as special events eg book week, reconciliation week, 
  • Provide a high level of customer support
  • Sophisticated usage of the library management system to facilitate library management
  • Undertaking regular stocktakes

Work Requirements

  • Hold a Working with Children Blue Card
  • Be fully supportive of the ethos of Catholic Education

What we offer

  • Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
  • Access to salary packaging options to maximise your salary 
  • 12.75% Employer Superannuation Contributions
  • Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of Long Service Leave may also be applicable)
  • 14 Weeks’ paid parental leave 
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program

For further information about the role, please download the Position Description Download File Library Assistant Position Description - Level 3

Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation.

Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.

Enquiries: 

Kathy Fleming - Principal

principal.bentleypk@cns.catholic.edu.au

 

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