Library Assistant (Cannon's Creek)

The Cannon’s Creek library team provides a wide rangeoflibrary services, collections, and spaces to the residents of Porirua City thatsupport the community in relation to literacy, knowledge, information, researchand study, recreation, and leisure activities. As a result of our new premises, we have three new part-timeroles available. The three roles available would work the following hours, and you wouldneed to commit to working these shifts each week. Monday through Thursday 11:30am – 3:30pm at CannonsCreek Library (16 hours per week) Friday 11:30am – 3:30pm, Saturday 9:00am – 1:00pmat Cannons Creek Library (8 hours per week) Wednesday through Friday 11:30am – 3:30pm atPorirua City Library, Saturday 9:00 – 1:00pm at Cannons Creek Library (16 hoursper week) Let us know any your availability and role preference in your coverletter Allabout the roles We are looking for someone who is community minded with previous customerservice experience, who can deliver a great experience for our diverse community.If you can speak a second language such as Arabic, or one of the Pasifikalanguages this would be ideal. You will be responsible for: Providing customer focused,innovated and effective library services Assisting with enquiries from ourusers, including digital/computer support, and reference enquiries Creating a welcoming andstimulating environment for visitors to the library General front desk duties such asanswering general customer queries and issuing and returning items Shelving returned items Assisting with the opening andclosing of the library as needed. Porirua City is a living wage accredited employer and the hourly ratefor this position is $30.87. All about you It would be fabulous if you have a strong desire to encourage literacyfor our community and are passionate about customer service. You’ll need to show us that you: have previous experience workingin a library or customer service environment will focus on customer servicebeing at the heart of everything you do have great technology and digitalskills are calm, capable and resilient are organised, reliable andcommitted to working as part of a team are methodical and conscientiousin your approach to work can pass a police safety check Porirua City Council is committed to providing a workingenvironment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We activelyencourage applications from all backgrounds. If you have any support or accessrequirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply,and we’ll do our best to get you sorted. Applicationsclose on Monday 17 August 2026. #J-18808-Ljbffr