Careers at your Library

Bayside Library Service is open for 209 hours, seven days a week, through four branches. We have an average of 1,520 people through the doors, answer 173 reference questions and issue 2,680 items every day. Our services are available 24 hours a day on the Internet and anyone can be a member. We run 7 pre-school story time sessions every week, 5 toddler story times a month, 3 Book Bugs a month.

Four adult Book Clubs per month as well as concerts, talks and special events. We are not just about books we provide a centre for people to learn, stimulate their imagination and engage socially with other people in the community, in a safe and comfortable environment.

But, just like not everyone who works in a hospital is a doctor, not everyone who works in a library is a librarian! There is great diversity in the types of jobs to be done, and all are important.

Librarian

Librarians help people find information, decide what items to purchase and withdraw from the collection, offer training programs, help people use the internet, maintain the library catalogue, and more.

The information desk is an important area of the library that requires accuracy in ensuring that the information given is authoritative and accurate. It is important that this area of the library service exceeds the customer’s expectations with the services that we offer. This is why it is important that we have qualified trained staff answering reference queries.

Librarians at Bayside often have a specialist focus in a specific area including, adult services, youth services, reference services and local history.  To work as a librarian at Bayside Library Service, you will need to have a formal qualification in Library and Information Management.  For more information on becoming a librarian http://alia.org.au/education/careers.html

Library Technician

Librarians technicians perform clerical tasks, including issuing and returning items, collect fines and fees, answer general phone questions, issue library cards, and processing new library materials.

Customer Services Officer

The circulation desk is the hub of the library offering patrons access to many of the services available. It is the place where people should be comfortable in approaching for assistance. It requires accuracy from staff in ensuring that items are issued and returned accurately.

Whilst no formal qualifications are required to work as a customer services officer at the library, staff employed on the circulation desk need to have numeracy and literacy skills and also willingness to serve, willingness to learn, must like reading and can troubleshoot equipment.

Shelvers

Shelvers are responsible for putting returned books and other items in their proper places on the shelves. They are also responsible for keeping items in the right order.

Applying for jobs @ Bayside

All positions at Bayside Library Service are advertised on the library web page and the Bayside recruitment page.

For more information about careers in the library and information industry, check out http://alia.org.au/employment/