Library Technician - Community Learning - Local History
- Support the Local History Librarian in preserving and sharing community history.
- Assist customers with library services and digital resources.
- Organise and index local history materials and conduct research.
Connecting people, culture, and knowledge.
Join Blacktown City Council’s Library Services team and help preserve and share the history of the Blacktown community. You support the Local History Librarian while providing practical library services that help customers find information and use library resources.
You assist customers at library service points, answer information enquiries, shelve and check resources, and help customers use online and digital services. You organise, index and preserve photographs, maps, newspapers and other local history material. You also research and digitise material for Blacktown Memories, assist with oral history recordings, prepare resource guides and support information sessions.
Your work keeps Blacktown’s history organised, accessible and preserved for future generations. You work within the Community Learning team, contribute to regular staff meetings and work rostered public desk shifts, including evenings and weekends where required.
You must bring suitable library experience, strong customer service and communication skills, digital literacy and sound problem-solving skills.
At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:
- a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
- an entry level salary commencing at $1,420.05 per week
- a 35-hour working week
- access to Council's flextime arrangement
- 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
- ongoing training and development support
- access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.
Our commitment to safety
Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.
We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.
Position description
For more detail on this opportunity, click here to view or download the position description.
Closing date: Sunday 15 November 2026, 11.59 pm
Contact officer: Mary Ternes on 9839 6621
Internal ref: BCC1135
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