Collection Maintenance Assistant (Current UNSW Student Only)

• One of Australia’s leading research & teaching universities
• Vibrant campus life with a strong sense of community & inclusion
• Enjoy a career that makes a difference by collaborating & learning from the best

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work.

Ranked among the top 50 universities globally, we attract the highest potential students from Australia and around the world. Our researchers tackle the biggest economic, business, and social challenges with partners around the world.

Position Summary:

UNSW Library is one of Australia’s major research libraries, with extensive scholarly information resources, services and facilities delivered online and on campus. It serves a large population of academic and research staff, and students across multiple campuses and affiliated research institutes. The Library is a department within the Division of Academic Quality and has sites across Kensington, Paddington and Randwick.

The Digitisation and Collection Access unit delivers core collection services including the Research Collection Management service. The Collection Maintenance Assistant provides these high-quality services across Library locations ensuring staff and students can use the physical Library effectively. The collection maintenance services fluctuate throughout the academic calendar year.

The role reports to a Team Coordinator, Digitisation and Collection Access and has no direct reports.

 Key responsibilities:

• Locating, retrieving and relocating books
• Scanning book barcodes and using Excel to manage scanned data
• Returning and reshelving books
• Tidying and reshelving books used within the Library

What we are looking for from you:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Effective communication skills
• Great teamwork
• Excel skills

Span of working hours 9am – 5pm, Mon – Fri, minimum 3 hours per shift, 2-4 shifts per week. Pay rate: $45.45 per hour

Please note that you must have working rights in Australia and have an Australian bank account. Overseas applications cannot be considered.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

To Apply: To be considered for the above positions please upload your CV and respond to the questions in the application form before clicking submit. You must submit your application online, we cannot accept emailed applications

For any queries, please contact the following:

Paula McNamara

Team Coordinator, Collection Maintenance

[email protected]

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Advertised:14 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:24 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time