• Permanent Full-time Library opportunity
  
• Based at our Kooyong location with Work from Home Flexibility 
  
• Base Salary = $97,377 + Superannuation with Salary Packaging up to $15.9k

About Us

Join an organisation committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others.

As a Vision Australia employee, you are part of a team committed to supporting people who are blind or have low vision to live the life they choose and striving for their inclusion in all areas of society.

We listen to our more than 35,000 clients, building our services around their needs and aspirations. Similarly, we trust our workforce to use their best judgement to achieve positive, measurable outcomes.

As a trusted pillar of the community, Vision Australia has been supporting people who are blind or have low vision for more than 150 years.

About the Opportunity

As our Coordinator Children & Young People Library Services, you will develop, coordinate and deliver innovative engagement with children and young people members and their families through dynamic accessible format collections, services and programs to meet their literacy development and recreational and informational reading needs. In this role you will also:

• Coordinate and lead a team of volunteers and staff to design and produce tactile support resources for inclusion in Feelix kits;
• Coordinate and lead the intake of new Children and Young people members;
• Develop retention strategies to engage young people with the library for student and recreational literacy support

About You

As part of the Library Services team, you should have a tertiary qualification in Information Management, Librarianship or similar. In addition, eligibility for associate membership of the Australian Library and Information Association with relevant experience in delivering Children’s and Young People Library services is encouraged. You will also have:

• Knowledge and understanding of child development and early year’s literacy development and support is desirable
• Interest and knowledge in latest developments in children’s and young people literature, reading and recreational trends
• Ability to source, assess, review and make recommendations on appropriate resources and content.

Benefits of Working at Vision Australia

• Flexible working hours available to suit your needs
• Annual salary review to ensure your pay is in-line with the market rates
• Easy-to-access location
• Professional development opportunities and micro-learning sessions available for all staff

Contact

If you have any questions about the role please contact the hiring manager, Sarah Bloedorn at  at [email protected], using the subject line: Coordinator Children & Young People Library Services enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.