The High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia (the Court) is the highest court in the Australian judicial system. It was established in 1901 by section 71 of the Constitution.
The seat of the Court is in Canberra, where it is located in its own building within the National Triangle. The Court also has locations in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, as well as sitting on circuit around Australia as required.
Opened in 1980, the High Court building is one of Australia’s National Buildings, and was heritage listed in 2007.
The Court has approximately 75 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees supporting the Chief Justice and Justices, most of whom are in Canberra.
As an employee of the Court, you will:
· work in a high-performing, inclusive and collaborative work environment
· receive a generous salary and work conditions
· have access to flexible working arrangements.
The High Court Library
The Library of the High Court of Australia provides high quality library services to the High Court Justices, Associates and other Court staff, and access to extensive print and electronic resources.
The main Library is in the High Court building in Canberra. There are also library collections in the Court’s Registries in Sydney and Melbourne.
The Position
The Archives Librarian is part of a small, collaborative team of library professionals. The Archives Librarian reports to the Manager, Research and Reference Services.
The role is responsible for the management, maintenance and development of the Library’s physical and online archival collections, which predominately comprise documents, photographs and multimedia about the Court. The Archives Librarian will also contribute to the fulfilment of the Library’s core functions by collaboratively undertaking regular tasks and project work.
The key duties of the position include:
Under limited direction, the duties and responsibilities for this role include:
* Managing, maintaining and developing the Library’s archive database on DSpace, and the physical archive collection, and providing advice and technical expertise in the area of digital repositories and archives, including archives policies.
* Contributing to the periodic updating of the Court’s National Archives of Australia Records Authority, including liaising with National Archives and stakeholders within the Court.
* Contributing to regular tasks such as current awareness, inter-library loans, reference desk staffing, intranet content updates, legislation reviews and publication of judgments.
* Writing and updating Library procedural documents and contributing to the updating of the Court’s Archives Policy.
* Assisting with other Library projects such as stocktaking, judgment projects, collection moves and maintenance projects.
Selection Criteria
The selection criteria reflect the knowledge, experience, core skills and personal qualities required for the role:
* Knowledge and experience in acquiring, processing, cataloguing and appropriately preserving archival material to be displayed in the Library’s archives database and retained in the Library’s physical archive.
* Demonstrated ability to undertake detailed work with a high degree of accuracy.
* Well-developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively:
a) liaise with Library and Court colleagues;
b) provide information services to library users; and
c) write and update procedural and policy documents.
* Well-developed organisational skills, including the ability to:
a) prioritise competing demands; and
b) work efficiently and effectively under pressure.
* Demonstrated initiative, adaptability and discretion.
* Demonstrated experience in working as part of a collaborative team, and in working autonomously with limited guidance.
Qualifications and Experience
Mandatory
* Degree, graduate or postgraduate qualification in librarianship, information management or archives management.
* At least two years’ relevant experience in a library, archive or information service.
* Eligibility for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association
Desirable
* Experience with the Koha Library Management System
* Experience with DSpace repositories.
* Experience in a law library.
Eligibility
To be eligible for employment at the Court candidates must be Australian citizens.
Candidates offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a police record check. The successful candidate will be required to submit a pre-employment medical declaration. Candidates must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information.
Successful applicants engaged by the Court will be subject to a probation period.
Notes
What we need from you
Applications must be addressed to the Contact Officer and forwarded to the HR Officer **********@hcourt.gov.au by the closing date.
As part of your application, you will need to provide:
· an application cover sheet
· your current résumé
· a maximum 750 words pitch against the selection criteria, including relevant examples
· the names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be a current supervisor.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or require any reasonable adjustments, please email **********@hcourt.gov.au or telephone (02) 6270 6***.
Please note that late applications will not be accepted.