Job Description

A great lifestyle in a treasured environment, this is life at PSC!

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join our passionate and dedicated Mobile Library Team.

Port Stephens Libraries are seeking a dedicated and passionate individual with a commitment to providing a quality Mobile Library service including driving and operating the Mobile Library vehicle (noting this role requires a Heavy Combination (HC) licence), and using excellent customer service, communication and technology skills to deliver a high-level service to our community.

This role isn’t your regular Library Services role. It will see you safely and effectively driving our Mobile Library Truck (semi-articulated vehicle), while also delivering library services and programs at 12 different locations on a fortnightly timetable.

While safe operation of the truck is a must, you will also need customer service experience and computer literacy skills, as you will be assisting members of the community on a regular basis.

Your new desk (on wheels) it could look like this!

• This is a permanent full-time opportunity, working 35 hours / week on a roster basis + access to a flexible working arrangement
• Working hours: You will work Monday through Thursday, with rosters starting between 8am and 9am and finishing between 5pm and 7pm with a half-day (8:30am – 12:30pm) on alternate Saturdays.
• Base Salary Range: $70,332 - $77,597 pa based on 35 hours / week + 12% superannuation + $2,562 retention allowance
• You will be working from PSC Library, Raymond Terrace

The key responsibilities within this role are listed within the position description.

We’re all about putting the right people, in the right role! Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Demonstrated safe and effective operation of a prime mover and trailer, with a current Heavy Combination (HC) licence
• Demonstrated experience in a library or other customer experience environment
• A current Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Proficient IT skills

This is life at PSC!

• Work/Life balance with generous leave entitlements, flexible work options and leave in lieu
• Long service leave when you’ve been with us for just over 5 years
• Health & Wellbeing leave to recharge when you need it
• Industry leading Paid Parental Leave accessible for all employees – regardless of how you became a parent, we offer 14 weeks that can be taken within 2 years from the birth, adoption, or long-term foster care of your child.
• PSCare Day available to all employees to take in addition to your regular leave entitlements
• Confidential support (including mental health) through our employee assistance program
• Award winning health and wellbeing program PSCare, Workers Health Initiative with access to a broad range of gyms in the area, and discounted health insurance
• Free parking on site and a convenient local shopping centre
• Coffee and food to keep you sustained at our on-site café
• And lots more…

Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…

• Why you want this role and how it aligns with your career goals?
• How long you have held your HC licence and what HC driving experience you have?
• Your customer service skills and experience, and how they would be relevant to this role?

Ready to Apply? Here’s what you need to know

Applications Close: Midnight, Sunday, 4 October 2026

Contact: James Norcross, Mobile Library Team Leader on 0401 675 470

For information on our recruitment process, and what we look for in an application, please visit our Careers page on our website for ‘How to Apply’.

To complete your online application, you will be asked to upload a copy of your resume and provide responses to questions which are based on the criteria listed in the Position Description and our organisation Values.

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