Senior Librarian
Full-time Permanent | Closes: 27 May 2026
Classification: Professional Officer Class 2
Salary: $102,657 - $116,592 plus superannuation
Position No: 70866, several
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 May 2026
Contact Officer: Sarah Steed on Sarah.Steed@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 8200
Details: Are you an experienced librarian with strong leadership skills? We need two people motivated by lifelong learning, curiosity and creativity to join Libraries ACT in our brand new Senior Librarian roles.
You’ll work together, each leading a team of librarians, modelling best practice, coordinating professional activities across multiple branches, and collaborating to help strengthen and improve our library services. You must have strong organisation, collaboration, communication and people management skills.
If you're committed to the core values and ethics of public libraries and are looking for an opportunity to take your career to the next level, we’d love you to apply.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other Requirements: An ALIA-accredited undergraduate or postgraduate university qualification in library and information science, acceptable for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association, is mandatory.
Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra (act.gov.au)
Visa holders are eligible to apply for both permanent and temporary roles. Those with eligible visas may be considered for permanent employment, while individuals with temporary residency or limited-duration visas may be offered permanent employment for the duration of their visas.
These positions are mobile, and the occupants will routinely move between locations across the library network as required. They will work weekdays, and occasional evenings or weekends on an as needs basis.
Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill senior librarian vacancies over the next 12 months.
How to Apply:
Interested applicants must submit
- A maximum two-page written response explaining how their skills, experience and qualifications address the selection criteria (capabilities) and make them best suited for the role described in the Position Description.
- A curriculum vitae and the contact details of two referees.
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
Applicants should note that a Joint Selection Committee (JSC) established in accordance with the collective/enterprise agreement provisions will assess all applications for this position.
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
City and Environment
City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

