Library Local History Assistant

Do you have a passion for local history of our beautiful regional area? Are you experienced in delivering research to help others find out about history? This unique role will be the best fit for you and you will be working in our new Gosford Regional Library. Come and join the team and help us Rewrite the future while helping our community.

• Work in our newest library
• Provide local history customer service to our community
• Permanent part-time roles (up to 21 hours per week)

About the role

The Library Local History Assistant plays a key role in assisting with the development, maintenance and promotion of our local history collection in the Gosford Regional Library. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• successfully completed your Higher School Certificate or have demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role and have invested in your ongoing professional development
• current NSW Class C Drivers Licence
• demonstrated knowledge of library and information services or customer service concepts and principles
• experience working with local history collections in a public library or other relevant environment
• knowledge of customer financial transactions, proficient use of computers and software applications
• demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with staff and stakeholders including the ability to effectively resolve conflicts
• strong customer service experience and a demonstrated customer-centric approach to service delivery
• demonstrated experience and ability to communicate effectively with staff and customers using a variety of media.

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The commencing salary for this position is up to $36.20 per hour. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $41.95 per hour on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 11.5% superannuation 
• We have a permanent part-time role available - up to 21 hours per week.
• This role is located at the Gosford Regional Library

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits 

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.