Library Collection & Digital Services Supervisor
Lead delivery of collections and digital services in a dynamic Library Service with strong focus on the community and customer experience.
Permanent Full-time
Closes in 2 weeks
Closes Sun 15 February 2026
Closes
Sun 15 February 2026
Category
Arts, Heritage & Libraries
Location
Nambour
Type
Permanent Full-time
$116K – $124K Total Remuneration Package
$102K – $109K Base Salary
Location: Nambour
Vacancy No: 6721
Permanent - Full-time
Applications close: 15, February :59pm AEST
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Why work with us?**
At Council, we're proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you'll want to join our team
With the vision to be Australia's most sustainable region - Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.
About the Role
Arts, Heritage and Libraries branch role is to enrich the lives of residents and visitors by providing arts and cultural leadership, opportunities, knowledge, development, connections and experience.
As the Library Collection Services Supervisor, you will lead collections and digital teams to deliver accessible and sustainable library collections and library systems to support seamless interactions between customers and library resources.
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Key duties:**
• Effectively lead the Libraries Collections and Digital Services Team to ensure:
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o a strong customer focus and high quality outcomes.
* A highly engaged and motivated team
* A collaborative approach to delivery and change management.
• Deliver a community-responsive library collection by leading the strategic development and procurement of resources across physical and digital formats to:
* Ensure collections are diverse, current, and aligned with library service standards
* Anticipate and meet community needs and aspirations, supporting established and emerging programs
* Achieve compliance with Council procurement policies and industry best practice
• Manage vendor contracts and develop relationships with suppliers to ensure all services and goods meet the agreed standards, contract requirements including key performance indicators and are delivered within pre-determined timeframes.
• Provide effective financial management, including the preparation of an annual budgets and meet all targets, including the controlling, monitoring and administering of all income and expenditure across areas of responsibility.
• Monitor developments in emerging and new technologies and collection development and proactively collect and analyse key data to both drive continuous improvement fulfil all reporting requirements for collections and digital services.
About you
* You will demonstrate substantial knowledge and experience in the provision and development of customer focused collections and digital services.
* You will have strong experience in managing procurement activities and vendor contracts in line with Council procurement policies and industry best practice.
* You will have highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with particular emphasis in the areas of building effective relationships, consultation, negotiation, conflict resolution and assertiveness.
* You will demonstrated experience in leading, developing and motivating work teams in an environment of continuous improvement and regular collaboration.
* Substantial knowledge and experience working with the relevant policies, standards, tools and technology relevant to Library Collections
* You will attain a tertiary qualifications in Librarianship, Community Development, Management or other related discipline
Our Culture & Employee Benefits
Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:
* Wellbeing : Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.
* Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
* Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.
How to apply
Your written application should include:
* A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
* A current resume or curriculum vitae.
Once you have these two documents ready, click 'Apply Now' and follow the prompts to complete your application.
Further Information
Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.
To learn more about Council's vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan
For specific enquiries contact Jane Stronach during business hours on
At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.