APS5 Library Technician

Are you passionate about information management, digitalisation or collection maintenance? This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in a specialised library environment.

We are seeking to engage an APS5 Library Technician in a full time non-ongoing role until 30 June 2027, with the possibility of extension.

This position within the Library Services Team is located at our Sydney Registry, primarily based onsite with some flexibility to work from home.

Remuneration: The annual salary range for the position is APS 5 is: $88,834 - $96,829 p.a. plus a generous employer superannuation contribution of 15.4%.

About the opportunity

The Library Technician supports the delivery of high-quality library and information services across the Tribunal’s national library. Working under general direction, the role undertakes defined operational activities and library projects, maintains physical and digital collections, contributes to library systems and process improvements, and helps members and staff access information effectively.

About the Tribunal

The Administrative Review Tribunal plays a crucial role in the Australian legal landscape, providing a process for individuals and organisations to seek an independent review of decisions made under a wide range of Commonwealth laws.

We believe in providing our employees with a work environment that is supportive and rewarding. Our culture is one that welcomes all and we embrace flexibility and diversity. We believe our people are our most valuable asset and we work to support the skills, knowledge and capability of our staff.

You can learn more about the Tribunal on our website, About us | Administrative Review Tribunal

What we offer:

We believe the little extras can make a big difference in supporting your success and some of our great incentives include:

• flexible working options, including flexi-time and remote working to support you with your commitments outside of work. 
• salary packaging options.
• access to holistic health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport which provides discounted access to 350+ gyms, free annual influenza vaccinations and free eye tests.
• generous leave allowances including Christmas to New Year office closure with no deduction from your leave balance.



Read our Enterprise Agreement for more information about our terms and conditions of employment.

• Collection and resource maintenance: Maintain physical and digital collections, including stocktaking, weeding, collection reorganisation, as well as data quality improvement activities within the Library Management System (LMS), library network drives and other collection management tools. Identify and escalate issues, support accurate access to library resources and contribute to the effective management of the Tribunal’s library collections.
• Service delivery: Provide responsive frontline library and information services, including responding to information and reference enquiries, supporting research and current awareness activities, maintaining digital resources, and delivering accurate moderately complex advice and referrals in line with established procedures. Build and maintain positive relationships with library users and stakeholders through customer-focused service delivery.
• Continuous improvement and projects: Contribute to the continuous improvement of library services, systems and workflows by identifying practical process improvements, supporting implementation activities and contributing to projects that improve access to library and information resources. Project work can include reviewing, consolidating and reorganising physical collections in preparation for movement between locations.
• Decision-making and judgement: Exercise sound judgement to identify and address issues, risks and competing priorities. Make decisions on the prioritisation of client requests, operational tasks and resolution of routine service and resource access issues. Apply established library procedures and professional knowledge to determine appropriate solutions, escalating complex matters where required.

About you

The Tribunal’s Library Services is undertaking a major transition of its physical and digital collections. The successful applicant will help reorganise the Sydney collection, assist with relocating and rehousing materials from Brisbane, update the library management system, improve record quality, and ensure digital resources are appropriately stored and remain accessible.

This role has physical requirements, including moving and reshelving library resources.

To be successful you will have:

• Experience maintaining physical and digital collections, using library management systems, and undertaking collection maintenance activities.
• The ability to contribute to operational projects and service improvements, including identifying practical system and process enhancements.
• A demonstrated capability using digital systems and technology platforms, including library management systems, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 applications.
• The ability to exercise sound judgement, assess risks, balance competing priorities, and apply library expertise to determine appropriate solutions and outcomes.

• Australian Citizenship 
• Australian Federal Police Check 
• Pre-employment checks



Essential:

• Diploma or degree recognised for Associate or Library Technician membership of ALIA

Contact the Talent team on (02) 9276 5443 or recruitment@art.gov.au for assistance with accessing our website or with lodging your application

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Merit Pool Acknowledgement

A merit pool may be created to fill similar vacancies within the next 18 months. Suitable candidates in this merit pool may be contacted for roles at the Tribunal, or the broader APS.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

The Administrative Review Tribunal is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all genders, LGBTQIA+ community and mature age people. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us if invited to interview.

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant.