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Advertising a position on our Employment Opportunities page is a benefit of membership of the association and is free of charge to our members.

Please email the SLAV office at slav@slav.org.au with brief details of the position being advertised, ensuring that you specify a closing date for applications, and the web address of any links you wish included. Adverts may be edited by SLAV to maintain brevity.

We refer our members to this page in our fortnightly enewsletter, thus bringing the information to a large audience. If you are not a member of the association, but would like to advertise a role, please contact the office for payment options.


Executive Officer

For further information see here or download applicant information here.


Library Technician

The Knox School is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational school catering for students from ELC to Year 12. The Knox School consists of two sub-schools on one attractive campus in Wantirna South, Victoria.

A rare opportunity has arisen for an accomplished and experienced Library Technician tojoin our Library Team. Reporting to the Head of Library Services, this is a full-time fixed-term contract position until 11 December 2024. Immediate start preferred, but commencement date will be negotiated with the successful candidate.

For further information see the position description attached here, or email hr@knox.vic.edu.au. Conditions, including salary, will be discussed at interview with shortlisted candidates.

Written applications close at 5:00pm on Monday 18 March and will be reviewed on receipt.

Applicants are invited to submit their resume along with a cover letter outlining recent experience
and skills particularly aligned to the position, by email to Ms Jenny Lutz, Executive Assistant to
the Principal at hr@knox.vic.edu.au.


Head of Library & Information Services (Whole School) 

Haileybury is actively seeking an innovative leader for the position of Head of Library & Information Services (Whole School).

Thank you for your interest in the role of Head of Library & Information Services (Whole School). Haileybury is one of Australia’s leading schools with five campuses in Victoria, including Victoria’s first private online school, a school in Darwin, a school partnership in Tianjin, China and education programs in China, Vietnam, the Republic of the Philippines and Timor-Leste. We believe in creating the future of education and taking risks to ensure that we are at the forefront of delivery of education excellence. We also believe that every student and staff member matters every day and that high quality education should have no geographic boundaries.

Working from the MacGregor Library, Keysborough, the Head of Library & Information Services (Whole School) works closely with the Heads of Library at each campus, to optimise student learning through the provision of access to outstanding educational resources and library services for the entire Haileybury community.

The Head of Library and Information Services (Whole School) also manages the MacGregor Library and collaborates with Senior School staff to create and deliver initiatives focused on research methods, information literacy and information fluency, tailored to complement the curriculum and enhance student learning as well as promoting a strong reading culture.

This is a five-year leadership position of responsibility as the Head of Library and Information Services  (Whole School) with an ongoing permanent full-time Senior School Teacher Librarian position.

All teaching staff at Haileybury work together to fulfil the school’s mission: To deliver an exceptional educational experience that fosters the growth of each student through leading teaching and learning programs, a wide array of opportunities, within a culture of high expectations, empowering students to excel.

Haileybury offers a flexible, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We’re focused on embracing change and celebrating and nurturing our people.

Benefits of joining Haileybury

    •    Salaries and packages at above-award level
    •    Formal Professional Development
    •    Reward & Recognition Program
    •    Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    •    Secondment opportunities (to our Darwin or China Schools)
    •    Numerous retail and travel discounts
    •    Additional support for teaching parents
 

Haileybury is committed to a Child Safe school environment, and we have extensive recruitment and screening processes in place. All interested applicants are encouraged to read and familiarise themselves with Haileybury’s Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy located on the Haileybury website (https://www.haileybury.com.au/policies).

Haileybury is a child safe organisation which welcomes all children, young people and their families. Haileybury is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children, including those under the care and supervision of the School. The School recognises the importance of, and its responsibility for, ensuring a safe and supportive environment which respects the rights of children and fosters their enrichment and wellbeing.”

Please note that you must have full working rights to apply.

To view the position description, please visit the school website.

Applications close on Tuesday, 02 April 2024 at 12:00am.


Library Assistant

  • Part-time, permanent position (3 days per week)
  • Collaborative and innovative working environment
  • Join a school committed to student and staff wellbeing

The Role

Leading independent girls school, Camberwell Girls Grammar School, presents an opportunity for a Library Assistant to join our team on a part-time basis (0.6 FTE). Reporting to the Head of Library, you will be joining a team responsible for promoting a strong reading culture in the CGGS community and interacting with students across our Junior and Secondary Schools to actively promote learning, literacy and recreational reading. The hours of work are Tuesday 7.30am-3.30pm, Wednesday 10.00am-6.00pm and Friday 9.00am-5.00pm.

You will make an impact by:

  • Contributing to the daily operations of the CGGS Libraries, including maintaining the Library Management System, managing the circulation duties, assisting with the cataloguing and processing of new resources and supporting the CGGS book clubs
  • Supporting teachers and students by investigating relevant reading materials for students and providing photocopying and print support
  • Maintaining the Library websites and online resources to courage wide reading and support engagement in literary competitions and programs
  • Creating visual displays using artwork and digital technologies to promote various Library collections and online resources
  • Encouraging a love of reading through your own reading and knowledge of Young Adult Literature and Classics

To be successful in this role you will have…

  • Previous experience in a library or educational environment
  • Passion for reading and a commitment to promoting literacy
  • Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong computer literacy with experience using Microsoft Office
  • Current Working with Children Check
  • Current Criminal Record Check

Why join Camberwell Girls Grammar School?

Camberwell Girls Grammar School is an independent Anglican day school for girls from ELC to Year 12. We offer opportunities for every student to be the creator of high quality work, in an environment focused firmly on the future. Through academic excellence, we pride ourselves on being innovative educational leaders, as well as providing the following benefits to all staff:

  • Staff wellbeing focus
  • Salaries and packages above Award level
  • Active Professional Learning & Development programs
  • Paid Discretionary Leave
  • Additional paid Personal/Carers Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program available for all staff and their immediate household members

Further information & how to apply For more information, see the full detailed position description and visit the employment section of the CGGS website.

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 19 March 2024 at 5.00pm

At CGGS we are committed to child safety, as such all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check and hold a valid employee Working with Children Clearance or VIT Registration. The CGGS community is one that is welcoming, caring, inclusive and connected. We recognise the value and importance of diversity and are dedicated to creating and maintaining an inclusive culture that supports and celebrates diversity.


Head of Library & Digital Resourcing

Full-time, fixed term position.

Huntingtower has a long tradition of educational excellence and consistently performs academically among the top schools in Victoria.

We are seeking a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and knowledgeable Head of Library & Digital Resourcing for a full-time fixed term teaching position (Parental leave replacement) commencing in late April 2024 for a handover.

As the Head of Library & Digital Resourcing, you have an integral role leading the library team in the support and delivery of high-quality library services that supports the learning and teaching activities at Huntingtower. At all times, the library aims to deliver a continuously improving program, focused on reading and information literacy, across the curriculum and all year levels.  This is achieved through the provision of carefully curated print and digital resources promoted within a welcoming and positive library environment that fully supports learning. The successful candidate will have:

  • Proven excellence as a classroom specialist, employing strategies that engage all students, deploying group and individual learning opportunities to sustain a literacy-rich curriculum with technology as a tool to enhance learning outcomes
  • Proven leadership skills in leading a team, fostering collaboration, and providing support to colleagues, ensuring a positive working environment conducive to professional growth and well-being.
  • Demonstrated a deep and broad subject knowledge base, supported by academic excellence and continuing commitment to lifelong learning
  • Experience in teaching other subject areas desirable
  • Demonstrated ability to apply the planning, learning and assessing principles of effective teaching and learning

The Head of Library & Digital Resourcing must be a qualified teacher with proven leadership experience. An additional qualification in Teacher Librarianship and/or Information Services is desirable.

Applicants must have an awareness of the expectations of an Independent School, appropriate VIT Registration, and a commitment to working in an environment where Christian spiritual values underpin true education. An awareness of ‘Teaching for Understanding’ and other educational approaches would be an advantage.

Information about the School and a position description is available on the Huntingtower employment website.

Our staff are the backbone of our enviable community and culture, and together produce high quality teaching and learning experiences for our students. We offer a range of general and role specific benefits in recognition of the ongoing valuable contributions our staff make.

If you are a vibrant, warm, supportive, and professional person who would like to become involved in a caring environment, please submit your application via the Huntingtower website by Friday 15 March 2024 together with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three referees.

FYI: the journal for the information professional. FYI is the quarterly print publication from the School Library Association of Victoria.
Synergy (ISSN 1448-5716) is published twice annually (May and October) by the School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV).

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