Library Assistant
Job Description
Library Assistants aid librarians in the management and operation of a library. Their primary duties include helping customers locate books, checking books in and out at the front desk and shelving books according to their categorisation.
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Qualifications
Get started in the industry by completing a VET level qualification such as a Certificate IV in Library and Information Services or a Diploma of Library and Information Services, which will prepare you to work as a Library Technician or Library Assistant.
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Attributes
- Accurate
- Communicator
- Customer Orientated
- Detail Orientated
- Friendly
- Interpersonal
- Organised
- Resourceful
- Technological
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Key Skills
- Assistance
- Research
- Computer Literacy
- Accounts
- Cataloguing
- Customer Service
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Future Prospects
You may like to think about moving on from this career, some transferable skills can be utilised in roles such as;