• Develops and implements library and information policies and services; examines publications and materials, interviews publishers' representatives, and consults with others to select library materials; reviews, evaluates and modifies services in response to user needs; provides assistance to clients in accessing library resources; manages library systems for recording and organising library holdings, acquisitions and purchases, reader registrations and loan transactions, and supervises indexing, filing and retrieval activities; manages inter-library loan systems and information networks; undertakes information research activities on behalf of clients; selects, orders, classifies and catalogues library and information resources; monitors collection development and culling programs; supervises and trains other library staff; may plan and direct library promotion and outreach activities.

• Works indoors in a library or library office or workroom environment.

• Works in adequately heated, lit, ventilated and well maintained offices.

• Frequently sits or stands at an issuing desk and operates scanning or manual issuing equipment and carries out a variety of other document checking, issuing, data entry and processing tasks.

• Frequently walks about the library and workroom area.

• Occasional bending, squatting or crouching may be required when shelving and collecting some materials.

• Regular lifting, carrying or pulling may be required within up to a light physical range.

• Occasional stretching, climbing and twisting may be required when moving or re-shelving materials although specialised equipment may be available.

• Frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using a computer for data entry and data processing.

• Frequent use of hand-held objects and equipment including binding and covering equipment used to repair and protect resources and books, filing systems, videos, microfilm scanners and specialised storage systems for fragile items.

• Driving is not a significant component of the job but may be required to operate a mobile library.

• Mental skills necessary include key boarding, record keeping, administrative, archival, cataloguing, research, analytical, evaluation, organisational and communication capabilities.

• A relevant tertiary qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.