Library Officer

Northam Primary School · Northam, WA

Employment

Part time, Permanent

Subject

Library

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

21 September 2026

10 days remaining

Posted 10 Sep 2026

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About Northam Primary School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

K-6

School staff (FTE)

38.5

20.6 teaching · 17.9 non-teaching

Students per teacher

15.8:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

325

Indigenous students

17%

Language other than English

18%

Girls vs boys

156 girls · 169 boys

48%
52%

Socio-educational background

Below the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

Role description


 

This is a permanent part-time (0.6 FTE) position commencing Term 4, 2026

At Northam Primary School (PS), we cater for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 and currently have just over 300 students. Our students come from the local town and from the outlying farms and rural properties.

Our school fosters a safe and inclusive learning environment; we focus on building positive relationships with students, parents, carers and with the wider community. Our staff, comprising of newly graduated teachers through to teachers with many years of experience and dedicated non-teaching staff, work together to develop individual potential through excellence in education. We have specialist teachers in science, visual arts, Noongar language and physical education.

We aim to provide our students with a well-rounded high-quality education. We believe in developing the understandings, skills and attitudes relevant to individual needs, enabling students to fulfil their potential and contribute positively to the development of our society.

Find out more about our school by visiting www.northamps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online

The Role

As a Library Officer, you will be responsible for the provision of reference information and maintaining the resources, environment and associated services of the school library to support the learning outcomes of students. The Library Officer also administers the library systems ensuring library records are up to date and library resources are maintained and processed so they are accessible and available to students and staff at all times.

The successful applicant will …

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