Assistant Librarian - Children and Youth Services

Richmond, New Zealand

Reference: 6776984

Permanent position

Richmond Library

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dedicated team at the Richmond Library.

  • Join our professional team and play an integral part in Tasman district's communities.
  • Competitive salary package - Council offer base salary + 6.2% benefits package + KiwiSaver/Superannuation + Health Insurance + Birthday Leave

About the role:

The emphasis for this position is to deliver dynamic library services to the children and young people of the Tasman District. This will include ongoing development and raising awareness of the Children and Young Adults collections & programmes. You will also be responsible for assisting library users at the library service desk. You will be the first point of contact for many of our customers so having a can-do attitude and providing excellent customer service is a must.

About you:

We are looking for a warm, friendly, enthusiastic person with a strong commitment to teamwork and customer service to undertake this full-time role.

If this sounds like you and you have a relevant tertiary qualification or teaching experience with children and/or teenagers, then apply now! We'd love you to join our team.

The rewards:

This is a fabulous opportunity to join an organisation that invests in the development of its people. At council we offer:

  • A great team environment
  • Professional Development
  • Attractive benefits package
  • A day off on your birthday!

Building great communities through employing great people. Will you be one of them?

For more information contact the People & Wellbeing Team on (03) 543-8988 or email vacancy@tasman.govt.nz

Applications Close: 17 Jul 2025

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What to expect after you apply

Once the vacancy closes you'll be contacted within 7 days as to whether or not your application has been successful.  If you've been shortlisted for an interview, you'll be contacted by one of the People & Wellbeing team to arrange a time to come in and meet with some of the team. 

We typically only do one interview, however depending on the seniority of the role or the role itself, we sometimes require two interviews.  For mid-senior level and team leader/manager roles, you may also be required to undertake psychometric testing.

In your interview, there will be a member of the People & Wellbeing team, the Hiring Manager and either their Manager or one of the senior member's of their team.  Our interview questions are predominantly behavioural and skills-based.

Summer Student Internships

Every year we employ a number of Summer Students across the Council to work for a period of 12-16 weeks over the summer months (mid-November to February). This is a great opportunity to gain work experience in your field of study, advertising begins early July, All applications are to be sumbitted via our website in July.

We typically have vacancies in Engineering, Environmental Information (Hydrology, Resource Science and Biosecurity), Information Services and Regulatory (Compliance Monitoring).

If you're an Engineering student interested in a Rivers Engineering career/Summer Student position, check out this website for more information - Careers | Resilient River Communities - Careers | Resilient River Communities (resilientrivers.nz).