<p><strong>Inspire young minds with your passion for storytelling, books, and discovery — creating a Library that buzzes with curiosity, imagination, and a love of learning.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Full Time (Term Time - 42 weeks per year) Permanent role&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>$92,000-$105,000 (pro rata) per annum depending on experience&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This position is based at our White Rock Campus in the vibrant tropical city of Cairns.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Relocation&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;options available.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Why This Role Matters</strong></p> <p>At TAS, we believe education is transformational. Every role in our school contributes to shaping confident, capable, curious and&nbsp;values driven&nbsp;young people.&nbsp;</p> <p>The School Librarian plays a pivotal role at the heart of this learning journey — balancing the&nbsp;day-to-day&nbsp;operations of a dynamic library with meaningful support for teaching and learning. In this role, you will manage and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;a contemporary library service, including cataloguing, collection development, and digital systems, while ensuring seamless access to resources across the school.&nbsp;</p> <p>You will oversee the library as a vibrant,&nbsp;student-centred&nbsp;space — supporting students and staff with research, guiding information literacy, and ensuring collections&nbsp;remain&nbsp;current, accessible, and aligned to the curriculum. From managing the Smart Library system and SCIS database to coordinating textbook hire and supervising daily library use, your work underpins a well‑functioning, future‑focused learning hub.&nbsp;</p> <p>This is a role with real impact — combining technical&nbsp;expertise, organisation, and a passion for learning to create a library environment where students are supported, engaged, and inspired to become lifelong learners.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About TAS</strong></p> <p>Trinity Anglican School (TAS) is the leading Independent Anglican school in FNQ, and one of the highest ranked schools in regional QLD for student achievement. With a&nbsp;reputation for academic excellence, community spirit, outstanding pastoral care, award winning outdoor education programs and expert teachers, a role at TAS helps support our students to achieve their full potential academically,&nbsp;socially&nbsp;and personally.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our White Rock campus (Pre-Kindy&nbsp;to Grade 12) combines the perfect intersection of urban and rural Cairns. Facilities include a state-of-the art STEM&nbsp;centre, expansive grounds, multipurpose and performing arts halls, rock climbing wall, nature play and aquatic centres.&nbsp;</p> <p>We enjoy working in a caring and connected community where every member of our staff is valued for their&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;and creativity. Together, we draw on our values of perseverance, integrity,&nbsp;compassion&nbsp;and curiosity to create a nurturing, courageous and purpose-driven community where staff and students can flourish.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About Life in North QLD&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Living and working in a world class holiday destination is as good as it sounds. Surrounded by beautiful green hills and on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef,&nbsp;Cairns&nbsp;residents enjoy all the benefits of modern conveniences with a&nbsp;laid back&nbsp;lifestyle that will help you find a true work-life balance&nbsp;you've&nbsp;been&nbsp;seeking.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the role&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>The successful applicant will&nbsp;be responsible for:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Maintaining&nbsp;and updating&nbsp;the Smart Library system and SCIS database, including original cataloguing, authority files, student records, and digital downloads&nbsp;</li> <li>Sourcing, cataloguing, processing, and preparing&nbsp;resources for all curriculum areas, including Textbook Hire, learning support, and teacher reference materials.&nbsp;</li> <li>Purchasing, budgeting, stocktake, culling, and evaluation of resources and online databases, ensuring the collection&nbsp;remains&nbsp;current and&nbsp;curriculum aligned.&nbsp;</li> <li>Overseeing&nbsp;daily library use during and outside school hours, supervise students, and ensure smooth circulation, bookings, and&nbsp;interlibrary&nbsp;loan services.&nbsp;</li> <li>Assisting&nbsp;students and staff with research skills, conduct primary library lessons, support teachers during library sessions, and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;strong knowledge of the national curriculum.&nbsp;</li> <li>Monitoring&nbsp;and reporting&nbsp;IT or hardware issues, support access to online databases, and ensure reliable network and internet use within the library.&nbsp;</li> <li>Encouraging students to be lifelong learners&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About you</strong></p> <p>To be successful in this role you are:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Skilled in library operations,&nbsp;bringing sound knowledge of library services and strong experience with Library Management Systems&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Technologically capable,&nbsp;with advanced digital literacy across research tools, online databases, Microsoft Office,&nbsp;TASS.Web, and internet platforms, enabling you to support students, staff, and smooth library operations.&nbsp;</li> <li>Engaged and&nbsp;student‑focused,&nbsp;with genuine enthusiasm for working with young people, strong knowledge of children’s and adolescent literature, and the ability to guide research, reading, and&nbsp;information seeking&nbsp;skills.&nbsp;</li> <li>A strong communicator and collaborator,&nbsp;demonstrating&nbsp;excellent interpersonal skills,&nbsp;conflict resolution&nbsp;ability, and the confidence to work closely with teaching staff while also supporting and training colleagues.&nbsp;</li> <li>Organised and&nbsp;detail driven,&nbsp;able to manage competing tasks such as cataloguing, collection development,&nbsp;student&nbsp;supervision duties, and library operations during and outside school hours.&nbsp;</li> <li>A proactive&nbsp;problem solver,&nbsp;with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues, evaluate resources,&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;systems, and ensure the library&nbsp;remains&nbsp;a reliable, welcoming, and&nbsp;well‑functioning&nbsp;learning hub.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>You will also bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>Certificate or Diploma of Library and Information Services&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience in a library service preferably in a&nbsp;school&nbsp;environment&nbsp;</li> <li>Blue Card Suitability&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>HLTAID012 Certificate – Provide Emergency First Aid Response in an Education and Care Setting&nbsp;&nbsp; - or willingness to obtain&nbsp;</li> <li>HLTAID009 Certificate – Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – or willingness to obtain&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p> <p>We will process applications as they come through, so apply today by clicking the APPLY NOW button and upload in Microsoft Word or PDF format:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Your current résumé.&nbsp;   &nbsp;</li> <li>A cover letter&nbsp;advising&nbsp;us how you meet the responsibilities of this position&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>If you are seeking a role where your&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;is valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a genuine difference, we invite you to apply and become part of the TAS community. Listen to what our students have to say….&nbsp;</p> <p><i>Applicants are advised that it is an offence for a person disqualified or suspended from holding a blue card to&nbsp;commence&nbsp;or continue in regulated, child-related employment.&nbsp;</i></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>