• Full Time, Continuing
• Melbourne CBD

About the role:

Education Services Australia (ESA) is a national, not-for-profit company owned by all Australian education ministers. The company was established to support the delivery of national priorities in the education sector. The Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) has been the key provider of metadata records to Australasian school libraries for nearly 30 years.

Reporting to the SCIS Manager, the Cataloguing Team Leader is responsible for maintaining the Voyager library system and growing cataloguing services and data quality within this significant database (currently 1.5 million MARC records). You will lead a team of dedicated cataloguers and provide assistance in the implementation and maintenance of SCIS systems and standards, liaising closely with the SCIS Information Services Standards Committee.

About the person:

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate previous experience with original cataloguing, copy cataloguing and authority work in an integrated library management system, thorough knowledge of AACR2R, MARC21, DDC and experience in the application of subject metadata. You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and have experience in managing and developing teams. Candidates with knowledge of Resource Description and Access (RDA) will be highly regarded.