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Conservation Graduate - job post

State Library of Victoria
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Melbourne VIC
$72,189 - $79,753 a year - Part-time
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Pay

  • $72,189 - $79,753 a year

Job type

  • Part-time

Location

Melbourne VIC

Full job description

Overview

Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: $72,189 - $79,753
Grade: VPS 2.2
Occupation: Arts, sports and recreation
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/SLV/COLL/1936500
At State Library Victoria, we believe that access to information and stories builds knowledge, strengthens community and inspires our future. Our recent redevelopment transformed our services and spaces, enhancing our role as a driver of Victoria’s education, innovation, tourism and creative industries.

  • Two opportunities for recent paper conservation graduates!
  • Fixed term (12 months), 0.6 FTE (22.8 hours per week)
  • VPS 2.2.1 $72,189 (pro rata) p.a. commencement salary + super

About the Opportunity
Conservation Graduates support the Conservation team and help to deliver the conservation program for the State Collection. Working under the direct guidance of the Library's Conservators, a Conservation Graduate may assist in the delivery of strategic and philanthropic projects, digitisation, and collection maintenance of a broad variety of paper, book, and photographic formats.
During the term of this engagement, a Conservation Graduate can expect to gain experience in the preservation and conservation of the first four volumes of the Melbourne Survey Plans, funded through an End of Financial Year Appeal, Maps that Made Melbourne.
After 6 months, a Graduate Conservator moves to VPS 2.2.4 ($75,971 p. a. pro rata).
About You
To be eligible for these opportunities, the successful applicants will need to provide evidence that they:
  • have graduated no earlier than July 2023 from one of the Formal Study qualifications detailed here, or alternatively have recently completed all of the requirements to graduate (i.e. be awaiting their Graduation ceremony)
and
  • have successfully completed a paper specialisation as part of their studies.
We value your commitment to ethical conservation practice and your understanding of the need to work within established processes when dealing with cultural materials conservation. You will be able to remain focused when undertaking routine or repetitive tasks and demonstrate a willingness to take direction in a collaborative conservation environment. Importantly, you will be able to substantiate your aptitude for and credentials in paper conservation.
In addition, you will come to us with:
  • Tertiary qualification in cultural materials conservation with a specialisation in paper conservation completed within the last three years.
  • Proven ability in working collaboratively, preferably within a multi-disciplinary environment.
  • Demonstrated understanding of and competence in core conservation skills.
  • Exposure to working with paper conservation.
  • A current AICCM membership (student or general)

About the Library
State Library Victoria is Australia's oldest public library, and one of the first free public libraries in the world.
We believe in the power of knowledge to change lives. Free to access and open to all, the Library enriches the cultural, educational, social and economic lives of all Victorians.
State Library Victoria preserves and shares the stories of Victoria and the world, and is a major destination for stimulating cultural experiences, contemporary debates, and community-driven collecting. We encourage learning, exploration, imagination, and creativity, opening up possibilities for all Victorians.
State Library Victoria is a child-safe organisation. A valid Working with Children Check will be required before commencing.
State Library Victoria promotes a workplace that actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from cultural and linguistical diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+, D/deaf, disabled, neurodiverse people and peo ple of all ages and abilities to apply.

How to apply
Please click the Apply button to submit your application via Careers.Vic.
The following documents should be attached to your application:
  • Resume
  • Cover letter (maximum 2 pages) summarising
  • how you meet the key selection criteria in the Position Description;
and
  • your preferred days of work for this fixed-term part-time opportunity.
For more information on the format and content of your application, please see how to apply for a job on the Careers Vic site.

Enquiries
To arrange a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact Marika Kocsis, Conservation Managervia mkocsis@slv.vic.gov.au.
For assistance with the application process please contact us at employment@slv.vic.gov.au.
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Reasonable Adjustments
We want all applicants to have an equal opportunity to demonstrate that they are the best person for the job. If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, or the provision of a particular access service, please contact our People team on employment@slv.vic.gov.au
Advertising closes on Tuesday 11 August, 2026 at 11.59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.
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Applications close Tuesday 11 August 2026 at 11.59pm
Posted
28 July 2026
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