Permanent Full Time
Band 7 Salary Range $108, $120,750.48 per annum plus 12% Superannuation
Location: Morwell, Victoria
Department: Creative Venues & Libraries
Libraries today are vibrant community hubs — places of connection, learning and wellbeing. At Latrobe City Council, we're looking for a strategic and people-focused leader to help shape the future of our library and service centre network.
As Coordinator Libraries, you will provide strategic leadership across a diverse, multi-site service, driving contemporary practice, customer-centred service delivery and meaningful community outcomes.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership role where you can influence strategy, build strong teams and delivery visible impact across the municipality.
About The Role
Reporting within the Creative Venues & Libraries team, this role provides strategic oversight of library services and service centre operations across Latrobe City.
You will lead a high-performing, cohesive team, embed best practice and continuous improvement, and ensure libraries continue to evolve as accessible, inclusive and community-focused services aligned with Council priorities.
Key responsibilities include:
* Providing values-led leadership across a multi-site library and service centre network.
* Driving contemporary library practice, service innovation and continuous improvement
* Leading, developing and supporting a large, diverse workforce to deliver consistent, high-quality services.
* Embedding a strong customer and community focus through policy, process and service design
* Using data, insights and feedback to demonstrate service impact and inform decision making.
* Establishing and leading strategic partnerships that support delivery of the Council Plan and Library Plan
About You
You are an experienced and forward-thinking leader with a strong commitment to public service and community outcomes. You operate confidently in complex environments and lead with clarity, integrity and a focus on team performance and service excellence.
You will bring:
* Demonstrated experience leading high-performing, cohesive teams across multiple locations
* Proven success delivering contemporary practice, service improvements and productivity outcomes informed by data and customer insight.
* Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and manage upwards.
* Strong strategic acumen within a public or customer-focused environment.
* A values-led, collaborative leadership style with a strong customer and community focus.
You will also have:
* A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and/or significant leadership experience in libraries or a comparable customer-focused service
* Substantial experience in people leadership, workforce development or general management.
Successful applicants are required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.
Why Join Latrobe City Council?
At Latrobe City Council, we go further — for our community and our people.
You'll enjoy:
* Competitive salaries and access to salary packaging
* A structured Leadership Development Program and professional development opportunities
* Health and wellbeing initiatives to support you at work and beyond
* The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-growing regional municipality
Go Further at Latrobe City Council
A career at Latrobe City Council is about purpose, growth and impact. If you're motivated by collaboration, innovation and delivering future-focused public services, we'd love to hear from you.
To apply:
Please apply via the Latrobe City Council website
Applications are open until
11.59pm Monday 26 January 2026.
Contact
Nancy Milligan, Manager Creative Venues and Libraries on
a confidential discussion.
Child Safe Organisation
Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Our recruitment practices reflect this.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at or by calling
We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at or call noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.