A permanent part-time (2 days a week) position in the Collections team has become available at Supreme Court Library Queensland (SCLQ) to assist with the maintenance, management, curation, preservation and discovery of the library’s legal heritage and rare books collection.

About the role

Are you passionate about the management of heritage items and rare books?

Do you have knowledge of museum collection management practices and experience researching and curating displays and exhibits?

Would you enjoy working in an innovative customer service organisation that aspires to the highest standards of professionalism and responsiveness?

Then this is the role for you!

The Legal Heritage Support Officer reports to the Legal Heritage Collection Manager and assists with the maintenance, management, curation, preservation and discovery of the library’s legal heritage and rare books collection, facilitating access to the collection and undertaking research for exhibitions and displays of heritage items.

Responsibilities

Play a key role in managing and maintaining the recording of legal heritage collections including arrangement and description, cataloguing, and locations control

Provide research support for projects including exhibitions and collection displays

Assist with the development of the library’s digital legal heritage collection through the creation of access and preservation quality digital material

Assist with activities to manage and improve the library’s physical legal heritage collection by applying museum collection management methods and processes

Maintain appropriate systems, policies and procedures that support best practice heritage collections management

Manage storage of heritage material and undertake basic preventive conservation tasks

Assist with condition reports and appraisals

Identify initiatives to improve customer experience and engagement with the legal heritage collections, including online exhibitions and events

Process and manage incoming and outgoing loans in accordance with museum best practice

Proactively manage personal workload and competing priorities

Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, including identifying potential efficiencies and enhancements in collection management and information services functions

This is a flexible and family friendly position with competitive remuneration: $72,127 to $91,525 full time annual salary (pro rata for part-time) depending on skills and experience, plus leave loading and superannuation.

Position description

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How to apply

Apply online via Seek with your CV and a concise response (no more than 3 pages) to the selection criteria contained in the position description.

Applications close Friday 20 October 2025.

About us

SCLQ: your law library is Queensland’s principal legal information provider. We are an independent statutory authority established in 1862 to serve the administration of justice in Queensland by providing legal information services to the Queensland judiciary, legal profession and broader community.

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More information

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