**Hours per fortnight**: 70 Hours
**Remuneration**: Band 5 salary from $86,136 per annum (pro-rata) plus superannuation and a fortnightly RDO
**Location**: Julia Gillard Library Tarneit, this role may be required to work across multiple locations throughout the Wyndham Municipality
**About the role**
Reporting to the Team Leader Children's Programs & Services, you will required to provide high quality customer service to library patrons through planning, delivering and overseeing the provision of quality programs, collections and services to the community. The position will work closely with the other Children's team members, as well as other Library staff to establish and support programs for families from our culturally diverse community.
The role will focus on the delivery of a range of programs in person and online, including regular children's programs such as Baby Time, Rhyme Time, Story Time, after school programs and ad hoc events such as school holiday performances, author talks, parenting workshops, and tie-ins with Council initiatives. You will have a passion for fostering a culture of lifelong learning and for working in an all-inclusive community. You will also be responsible for providing high quality customer service and information support to our library patrons and maintaining the library space and collection.
Regular weeknight and weekend shifts are a requirement of this role and ad-hoc adjustments to your work pattern will be required for events or programs. This position may be required to rotate to other branches in line with operational requirements.
The work pattern for this role is:
Permanent Full Time - 70 hours per fortnight, RDO once a fortnight, an evening shift once a week, a Saturday morning Rhyme Time rotation every 6 weeks
**What your day may look like**
- Assist with library set-up, including banking procedures
- Prepare and deliver a Rhyme Time session in the morning
- Planning time for an upcoming parenting talk
- Attend the Library Children's Team meeting
- 1-3 hour team leader desk shift in the afternoon
**What you will bring**
- Degree or Graduate Diploma in Information Management or equivalent with related relevant experience or lesser formal tertiary qualifications and substantial relevant related experience
- Program delivery skills and knowledge, event planning experience preferred.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and time management skills.
- Resilience and adaptability to a rapid changing environment
- Leadership to the library customer service team when rostered on desk
- An understanding of public library practices and knowledge of trends in the provision of services and programs for families
If you progress past the interview stage, you may be required to complete pre-employment screening, which may include police checks, a medical, qualification verification, and an Australian work rights check.
**Why join Wyndham\**
We are one of Australia's fastest growing and most diverse cities.
By 2040, we will have more than 500,000 residents and our people are hard at work designing the precincts, building the infrastructure, developing the policies and delivering the programs that will ensure the City is prepared.
Look at our job opportunities and you may be surprised at what you discover: a future-focused culture, a sense of purpose and possibility, and real opportunities to strengthen our diverse community. It all adds up to make Wyndham City a great place to belong.
Our people are our most valued asset. We are focused on building a culture that empowers every person to do their best work. Flexibility is built right into our DNA and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that celebrates a diverse workforce.
**How to apply**
**Applications close at 11:59PM on Sunday, 22 JUNE 2025.**
**Child Safe Organisation**
Wyndham City Council has 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 which is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a culture of safety within the Council, which includes the inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families, and communities. Our recruitment practices reflect this.
**Diversity and Inclusion**
At Wyndham City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion and embrace individual uniqueness. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, while providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.