Inverell, New South Wales
Full‐time
Description
* Are you a creative and passionate champion of early literacy?
* Do you see yourself instilling a love of reading and life‐long learning in young people?
* Would you like to work for an organisation with great benefits and a supportive corporate culture?
Inverell Shire Council Library is looking for someone like you for the role of Youth Services Officer. The Youth Services Officer covers the development and delivery of Library Services to young people from the Inverell and surrounding communities. The primary focus of the role is developing and delivering fun, engaging early literacy programmes aimed at children from 0 to 5 years old, and will also assist with other general library duties day‐to‐day.
Programming for school‐age children provides the opportunity to support reading and learning through a range of creative or technology‐based activities.
The successful candidate for this role will be required to work on Saturdays and some evenings on a rotating basis.
About Inverell Shire Library
Directed by Council's highly qualified library services staff, Inverell Shire Library eagerly provides a variety of services to the Inverell Community, including but not limited to:
* A carefully curated and maintained resource collection aimed at providing an inclusive and diverse range of books, films, manga and digital lending to ensure that everyone can find something to their taste.
* Home library service providing delivery and return of resources for residents of Inverell area who may not have the capacity to attend our library in person.
* Hosting a variety of community events and support groups.
* Author readings and Q&A's for a variety of books.
* A youth literacy education programme aimed at introducing children to the world of books and media, delivering fun and practical events and craft activities on a weekly basis.
* Access to online film streaming through Kanopy for library members.
Benefits
In addition to a collaborative and supportive work environment, staff at Inverell Shire Council enjoy a range of other benefits, including but not limited to:
* Access to flexible working arrangements.
* Salary packaging options, including remote area rental and remote area mortgage packaging and novated leasing.
* Generous leave entitlements, including access to long service leave after only 5 years.
Essential
Qualifications
* Higher School Certificate or equivalent.
* NSW Class C Drivers Licence.
* Formal qualifications relevant to the role at a minimum para‐professional level (if qualifications are in a non‐library field, please explain their relevance).
Skills And Experience
* Demonstrated commitment to excellence in customer service.
* Proven written and oral communication skills.
* Demonstrated ability to contribute to an energetic, imaginative and passionate team.
* Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised.
* Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of young people's literature and reading trends.
* Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver innovative, creative quality Library services to young people.
Desirable
Skills and Experience
* Demonstrated experience in providing literacy‐oriented services for young people in a library or educational environment will be highly regarded.
Employment
Employment will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Local Government (State) Award 2023. The classification for the position is Operational Band 1, Level 3 to Band 2, Level 1, Grades 5 to 8, Columns 1 to 4. Salary will be in the range from $1,101.11 to $1,320.01 gross per week.
Application
Applicants must address the selection criteria as listed below. Letters of application submitted online are to be addressed to the General Manager, and will close on Sunday, 15 March 2026 at 11:59pm. Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a smoke‐free work environment.
Contact: Council's Manager Library Services, Sonya Wilkins – (02) 6728 8135
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