Assistant Librarian (REF: COM 41) Permanent– Op Die Berg

Closing Date: 23 January 2026
Salary: R 267 989.35 per annum (Post level T 9 of a Grade 4 Municipality)

Requirements:

• 3-year Diploma in Library Science or Information Management post-matric qualification
• Code EB Driver's License
• 2 -3 Years of practical experience in a public library.
• Computer literate (MS Word Applications).
• Registered member of LIASA. (Added benifit).
• Must be able to function effectively with remote supervision
• Good eyesight, hearing, and speech ability
• Must be fit and healthy to carry out duties.
• Ability to give attention to detail and a high level of responsibility.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle conflict.
• Fluent in at least 2 of the 3 languages spoken in the Western Cape, Afrikaans, English, or IsiXhosa.
• Please note: A performance agreement is also applicable to this position, whereby the employer reserves the right to institute a performance management program.

Duties:

• Co-ordinate the operations of the Library Services and monitor the execution of procedural sequences and requirements associated with aligning standards to meet customer objectives.
• Attend to the acquisition and organization of information and interact, providing users with information from various media.
• Create an environment conducive to learning through the arrangement of displays and signage of new library material and attend to administrative reporting and record updating requirements.
• Co-ordinate the activities, procedures, and outcomes associated with the provision of a comprehensive information service to local communities.
• Conduct observations of work sequences by monitoring adherence to the receipting, storage, and loan sequences of library material
• Communicate information on library services to new and existing users.
• Issue registration forms for new membership cards and attend to issues applying to lay down procedures (creating circulation list, checking condition of material, etc.).
• Create, arrange and set up displays of new books using print and artistic techniques to design posters advertising the content and characters of the books.
• Attend to the Décor of the children’s section and place posters and pictures of favourite characters.
• Prepare investigational and productivity reports referring to statically data and qualitative information related to service delivery execution.
• Receipt and reconcile payments made for overdue books, photocopies, etc.