Library Assistant – North Lakes

The Details:

• Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
• $71,730 - $80,163 pa + 12% super (level 1-2)
• 72.5 hour fortnight
• Location: North Lakes

City of Moreton Bay is looking for a Library Assistant to help bring our North Lakes Library to life! Creating welcoming spaces, supporting learning and delivering programs that spark curiosity and connection.

In this role, you will:

• Providing friendly customer service, including loans, returns, reservations and memberships
• Assisting customers with digital technology such as mobile devices, eReaders and online resources
• Supporting the preparation, promotion and delivery of fun and engaging library programs for all ages
• Assisting with maintenance of library collections and helping customers find information and reading materials

Please note: positions will require availability to work any 5 out of 7 days as part of the ordinary hours, including weekends.

About you:

We’re looking for people who love helping others and thrive in a busy, community focused environment. You’ll bring:

• Strong communication and people skills
• A positive, customer focused approach
• Willingness to learn and confidence supporting customers with a wide range of needs
• The ability to follow procedures, manage your time and stay calm in a fast-paced space
• Comfort using databases, online resources, social media and digital devices

You’ll also need a Qld Working with Children (Blue Card) or be willing to obtain one.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

City of Moreton Bay proudly acknowledges the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Turrbal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands we work and live on. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. Cultural knowledge, lived experience and perspectives are deeply valued and essential to building stronger, more connected communities.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career. We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council. This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands‑on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA- 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service and Mates in Construction program.

Ready for a career that matters? Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future. As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check. Any questions - please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.

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Your Future City. See it. Shape it. Live It. City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.