Library and Learning Hub Team Member and Team Leader
Location: Millswood Campus, Adelaide | 0.8FTE (Full time may be available) | Applications close: Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 5pm
Are you a highly organised, proactive and relational administration professional who thrives in a purpose-driven environment?
Who is Tabor? We are a Private Higher Education Provider, providing tertiary education with a Christian perspective within a more personal learning community. We are not only passionate about our students' academic growth but also their personal and spiritual growth. Our Faculties include Ministry Practice, Humanities and Social Sciences and Education.
At Tabor we focus on the community professions, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and courses that equip teachers, counsellors, youth workers, pastors and ministry workers, musicians and creative writers.
At Tabor we are unashamedly Christian and seek to be personal, relational and user-friendly in our engagement with students and stakeholders. All that we are and do is infused by a Christian ethos that recognises spiritual formation as essential to flourishing in life and work.
Founded in 1979, Tabor has grown to a dynamic and vibrant education centre located in Adelaide with approximately 700 students. Our Millswood campus is located just five minutes south of the city, in a beautiful setting with plenty of free parking and access via public transport.
About the Library and Learning Hub
Tabor's busy Library is the front face of Tabor to the community and students. We are evolving this space to be a Library and Learning Hub that continues to provide excellent library services while expanding its emphasis on student support, wellbeing, connection and scholarly success.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who values the core strengths of library practice and is also enthusiastic about helping shape a welcoming, flexible, student-centred Learning Hub environment.
We are open to appointing either:
- a Library and Learning Hub Team Member, or
- a Library and Learning Hub Team Leader
Depending on the experience, leadership capability, and strengths of the successful applicant.
The Role
The role includes:
- Providing a welcoming, responsive point of contact for students, staff, and external visitors
- Supporting circulation services, including issues, returns, renewals, and reservations
- Assisting students to connect with study support, learning assistance, and pastoral care services
- Contributing to the maintenance, organisation, and accessibility of library resources
- Assisting with cataloguing and library systems processes
- Supporting the Library team with projects and service improvement initiatives
- Helping manage reception functions, welcome visitors, and direct enquiries and phone calls
- Contributing to a Learning Hub culture that promotes student wellbeing, belonging, and academic success
For applicants with relevant experience, the Team Leader dimension of the role may also
include:
- Coordinating workflows, priorities, and service delivery
- Contributing to planning, reporting, and continuous improvement
- Analysing, summarising, and presenting data to support decision-making
- Contributing to the College's academic quality through contributions to relevant committees
- Helping lead the transition from a traditional library model toward an integrated Learning Hub environment
We would love to hear from people who bring
- A passion for education and student support within a Christian organisation
- Library qualifications and sound professional library knowledge
- A willingness to embrace and contribute to the transition from Library to Learning Hub
- Strong technical capability and experience in library systems, cataloguing, and information services
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- A warm, welcoming, flexible, and service-oriented approach
- The ability to thrive in a team environment while also working independently and showing initiative
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities and projects
- A thoughtful, adaptable approach to problem-solving and change
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
We are particularly interested in applicants with:
- Knowledge of library management systems and cataloguing
- The ability to provide circulation services including issues, returns, renewals, and reservations
- Demonstrated understanding of key issues and trends in academic libraries, including the role of information technology, information literacy, and communication
- The ability to catalogue using the Dewey Decimal Classification
- The capacity to contribute to a welcoming, student-focused Learning Hub environment
- A high level of professionalism, initiative, and flexibility
- The ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
For applicants seeking consideration as Team Leader, we are also looking for:
- Demonstrated strengths-based staff leadership or team coordination experience
- The ability to develop and maintain a positive team culture
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- The ability to analyse, summarise, and present data clearly
- Highly developed time management and organisational skills
- The ability to plan, coordinate activities, and balance priorities in a demanding environment
The capacity to lead with both professionalism and warmth
Essential Qualifications
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A diploma or degree in Library and Information Studies, or another relevant library qualification, or active enrolment in such qualifications
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Tertiary or academic library experience is highly regarded
Personal Qualities
The successful applicant will be:
- Self-motivated and highly organised
- Detail-oriented and reliable
- Warm, approachable, and flexible
- Committed to excellent service
- Responsive to student needs
- Willing to contribute positively to a changing and developing environment
- Supportive of Tabor's Christian ethos
How to Apply:
Please access the full Job and Person Specifications below:
Download the document below or email HRadmin@adelaide.tabor.edu.au
🔗Senior Library Assistant Job and Person Specification
🔗Learning Hub Manager Job and Person Specification
To be considered, your application must:
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Address, via cover letter, the Key Responsibilities and Core Competencies outlined in the Job Description
2. Include a CV detailing relevant qualifications and experience
s📧 Email your application to: HRadmin@adelaide.tabor.edu.au
⏳ Applications close: Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 5pm
Please note that the role may be filled earlier than the closing date if the right candidate is found.
