Do you have excellent manual dexterity and hands-on technical skills? Attention to detail, a love of creative problem solving and respect for cultural safety?

How about experience safely handling heritage collections, using power tools, and knowledge of health and safety requirements as it relates to an art studio or chemistry lab?

If this sounds like you and you have some technical qualifications, come and join our team of valued conservation specialists at State Library of Queensland.

Job details

At State Library of Queensland, we preserve Queensland's stories so they can be discovered, shared and understood, now and into the future. From rare and fragile heritage materials to contemporary collections that reflect the lives of Queenslanders today, our work ensures that the State's cultural memory is protected and accessible for generations to come. Conservation is at the heart of this purpose.

We are seeking a passionate, skilled and qualified Conservation Technician to join our Preservation team and play a role in safeguarding Queensland's heritage collections.

In this technical role, you will be constructing archival mounts and storage systems for collections and participating in preventive activities. You will also support the Conservation team by maintaining equipment, inventory lists and carrying out supervised conservation tasks.

Your daily work will vary and depends strongly on the Conservation team's priorities to deliver preventive activities such as quarantine cleaning collections, mould remediation and disaster preparation. Other tasks include constructing housing systems for collections, operating our Valiani mount and box cutting machine or creatively hand constructing packaging solutions.

You will support the Conservation team by operating and maintaining specialised equipment, including laboratory instrumentation, guillotines, ultrasonic welders, heat edge welders, and the box making machine, ensuring our workplace health and safety requirements are met.

As your skills develop you will be entrusted to carry out basic stabilising treatments on collection material and prepare collections for exhibition. This includes completing documentation and conservation assessments under the supervision of Conservators and the Registrar.

Just as importantly, you will contribute to a culturally safe, respectful and positive work environment where the whole team feels supported to do their best work.

The role description will outline any qualifications, licences and specific requirements of the role. If you are interested in this job we encourage you to read the attached role description and talk to the contact officer.

• Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies (identical or similar).
• Appointments are subject to criminal history checks in accordance with section 52 of the Public Sector Act 2022.
• Prior to appointment, current and previous public sector employees are required to disclose any history of serious disciplinary action in accordance with section 71 of the Public Sector Act 2022.
• All employees are required to disclose any interest/s that conflict, may conflict or may be perceived to conflict with the discharge of their duties in accordance with section 89, 182 or 183 of the Public Sector Act 2022.

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• SLQ678416 Conservation Technician - RD (PDF, 106KB)
  Role Description