Campus Location: Strathfield, Australia
Job No: APTAV107146#005
- Work as part of a national team to support research and learning and teaching at ACU
- Provide advice and support to ACU staff and students
- Full time, continuing role based at our Strathfield Campus
About ACU:
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.
As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.
About The Libraries Directorate:
ACU's Libraries has a major presence on seven of the University's campuses and provides an online library service 24/7. It serves a range of client groups including students, staff, reciprocal borrowers and community borrowers who have varying information and access requirements. The Library's mission is to advance the University's strategic priorities by enriching its teaching, learning and research endeavours. It achieves this by delivering flexible access to extensive and relevant information resources and by providing quality services and facilities. For further information on the Library, including its policies, consult the ACU Library website: https://library.acu.edu.au.
About the role:
As a senior member of the Library Academic and Research Services (LARS) Team, as the Senior Librarian, you'll provide a full range of library services to students and staff of assigned Faculties, Research Institutes and Directorates on campus. This includes liaising with academic and professional staff to ensure staff and students make full use of library resources and services for teaching, learning and research and ensuring the Library maintains an awareness of contemporary curriculum and research developments to enable the delivery of services and the collection of resources to meet changing and ongoing needs.
More specifically the role entails:
- Supporting researchers at all stages of their careers in optimising their research efforts and outputs by providing discipline-related research support and information services.
- Delivering effective Digital and Information Literacy training to students and staff.
- Using feedback from stakeholders to assist in the development and improvement of national Library learning and teaching resources and processes.
- Providing high quality research consultations, Reference Services and individual assistance to postgraduate students and academic and professional staff.
- Supporting the strategic direction and reputation of the Library by taking a leadership role in initiatives and projects and being a role model in the LARS team.
- Providing advice and recommendations relating to policy developments, new projects and other Library initiatives to the Senior Library Coordinator and relevant Library Managers.
You will need to have:
- A undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Library Science or Information Management allowing eligibility for professional membership of ALIA; or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Experience in the provision of liaison and reference services in a university library or similar environment.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal, advocacy, communication and negotiation skills, including experience in providing specialist advice, presenting and producing reports and facilitating training sessions.
- Proven ability to work well both independently and within a team, in a local and distributed environment.
- Demonstrated experience in collaborating with client groups preferably in an academic library.
- An understanding and awareness of contemporary teaching, learning and research issues in the university environment.
The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
How to Apply:
Obtain the Position Description from the website. Applicants are expected to address all selection criteria listed in the position description and outline how they would support the mission of the university. To apply for this role click the 'View Position Description and Apply' buttons above or below. Visit Hints and Tips on how to apply.
Total remuneration valued to $107,300 - $116,130 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $90,670 - $98,131 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
General enquiries can be sent to Maureen O'Brien, Senior Library Coordinator, Strathfield Library at: Maureen.OBrien@acu.edu.au
Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights.
Equal Opportunity and Privacy of personal information is University policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers
Find out more information on the benefits of working at ACU at: www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/careers-at-acu/why-work-at-acu
ACU is committed to diversity and social inclusion in its employment practices. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities and people from culturally diverse groups are encouraged.
Advertised: 31-MAR-2022
Applications close: 17-APR-2022 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time