Library Assistant | Kaiawhina Whare Pukapuka

Library Assistant | Kaiawhina Whare Pukapuka

Porirua libraries offer a range of library services,collections, leisure activities and spaces to the residents of Porirua City.Our libraries are welcoming, vibrant and varied workplaces with a strongcommunity focus.

Our library staff support literacy, and promote knowledge,information gathering, research and study, and our resources include Maori,Pacific and heritage and genealogy collections.

Allabout the role

The library client services team offers a range of servicesto the residents of Porirua City.

This role participates in the life of thecommunity by providing stellar customer service daily.

This busy role is based in our Porirua Library in our Client Servicesteam, and will work from Tuesday to Friday 8 : 30am – 4 : 30pm, and Saturday 9 : 00am– 5 : 00pm (35 hours per week in total).

You will be responsible for :

delivering customer focused, innovative andeffective library services at Porirua Library

creating a welcoming and stimulating environmentfor visitors to the library

general front desk duties such as answeringcustomer queries, issuing and returning items; assisting with public usecomputers, printing and scanning documents.

general collection maintenance duties, forexample shelving items, minor book repairs, processing of new material

relieving branch staff as required.

Porirualibrary has branches in Titahi Bay, Cannons Creek, Whitby and Pukerua Bay.

supporting housebound services, includingdelivery of stock to households

All about you

It would be fabulous if you are interested in a career in libraries, andhave some experience in a library or customer service environment.

You'll be driven to improve thequality of services offered by Porirua Library.

Customer service and problemsolving are your passion.

You'll need to show us that you :

have excellent customer service atthe heart of everything you do

are organised, reliable, punctualand committed to working as part of a team

are methodical and conscientiousin your approach to work

have confidence with a range ofdigital technology and equipment

have an interest in community engagement / outreach work

have a reasonable level of fitnessas the role requires lifting crates of books

have a passion for reading across a range ofgenres

hold a current NZ driver license (minimum ofrestricted)

What you need to do now

Comeand join our busy and engaged Libraries team and be part of our welcoming andengaging environment.

Please contact Shamila Gurr via email

• for more information.

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.

Applicationsneed to be received via our Careers Portal by Sunday 5 October 2025.

We will be working throughapplications as they are submitted and may progress candidates prior to theclosing date, so apply now!

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