Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan
Job type: Part time / From 12/11/2024 - 26/01/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Administration/Secretarial
Reference: 1434276
Selection Criteria
Must have an understanding of curriculum structure.
Excellent interpersonal skills and professional behaviour when interacting with students, parents, staff and the wider school community.
A capacity to promote the library as a centre for excellence and intellectual pursuit.
A demonstrated understanding of digitisation of library resources and proven high level IT skills.
A demonstrated commitment to professional development in appropriate areas.
Role
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.
Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with minimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.
This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee's position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities:
Inquiry Learning
Promoting the role of the library and the range of resources students can access through the library.
To support Inquiry and develop information literacy across all year levels and all curriculum areas.
Creating and maintaining in the school library a teaching and learning environment that is inviting, safe, flexible and conducive to student learning.
Ensuring equitable physical access to school library facilities by providing barrier free, universally designed environments.
Modelling and promoting collaboration between teachers and library staff in planning and supporting Inquiry learning.
Modelling effective strategies for developing multiple literacies.
Library Management
Ensuring the school library programs goals and objectives are aligned with the school.
Planning and managing the development of the school library in consultation with the library team and teaching staff.
Developing and continually updating the professional expertise necessary to function effectively in the librarian role.
Managing and monitoring the library budget in accordance with school priorities.
Understand copyright, fair use and licensing of intellectual property and assisting users with their understanding and observance of the same.
Experienced cataloguer, familiar with online library management systems.
Supporting Literacy and Inquiry
Assisting teaching staff and students to select relevant and high quality resources, including e-resources, which meet the reading and information needs of users.
Encouraging all library users to participate in collection development.
Keeping abreast of current literature by reading review journals and other selection resources.
Liaising between literacy leaders and the library team to ensure reading data analyses are made available to the school leadership team.
Liaising between class teachers and the library team when undertaking surveys of library users.
Library ICT
Maintaining close relationship with school ICT team, to ensure that library ICT is included in School-wide ICT budgeting and planning.
Evaluating, promoting and using existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning, supplementing school resources, connecting the school with global learning community, communicating with students and teachers and providing 24/7 access to library services.
Liaison and Reporting
Generating evidence of practice that demonstrates efficacy and relevance of the school library instructional program.
Conducting ongoing action research and evaluation that create data that is used to inform continuous program improvement.
Liaising and collaborating with teaching staff and literacy specialists.
Liaising, cooperating and networking with other libraries, librarians and agencies to provide access to resources outside the school.
Qualification
An appropriate qualification in Librarianship and proven work experience within a Library.
Who May Apply
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
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