Position Overview
Full Time Permanent Position.
Band 5 - Salary Range $81,006 to $93,280 per annum + 12% Super + ADO.
Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide leadership to staff in the delivery of high‐quality customer service across the library service to ensure customers have a positive experience characterised by active engagement.
* Participate in rostered library customer service shifts at library facilities or outreach points and proactively engage with customers to maximise their use of resources, equipment, technology and online platforms.
* Develop, plan, deliver and evaluate partnerships with education institutions, particularly secondary schools, to ensure regular visitation by schools to library facilities and outreach visits by library staff to engage with school students.
* Liaise with secondary and tertiary education providers to deliver a consistent approach to student and industry work experience across the library service, including the development of student placement programmes.
* Utilise community development principles and an inclusive intercultural approach to develop programme plans and proposals that align with established library priorities, and regularly facilitate and deliver literacy and learning programmes for young people aged 12‐25 years.
* Provide input into the development and maintenance of library collections through specialist knowledge of education and community needs in relation to area of responsibility.
About You / Qualifications
* Tertiary qualification in professional membership (librarian) of the Australian Library and Information Association or related fields with little or no experience, or lesser formal qualifications with relevant public library, youth work or education experience.
* Demonstrated understanding of community development principles, together with strong knowledge and awareness of the local demographic and issues faced by the community.
* Demonstrated experience and expertise in youth engagement, partnership development, and creative programming and evaluation, preferably within a local government setting.
* Well‐developed organisation and time‐management skills to prioritise workflows and plan and deliver programmes within budget and timeframes.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills together with the ability to develop rapport and engage with a broad range of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, including organisations and the community with a particular focus on young people.
* Current valid Victorian Driver's Licence.
* Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.
Benefits
* 13 ADOs (Accrued Day Off) per year.
* 5 weeks annual leave.
* Flexible work options.
* Extensive career development & leadership programmes.
* Access to the local government employee health plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits.
* 16 weeks paid parental leave (super is paid during parental leave).
* 3 weeks paid secondary carer leave.
* Wellbeing initiatives.
EEO Statement
Melton City Council strongly encourages job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. The Council is committed to being a child‐safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse.
Applications close 11:59pm 11 May 2026.
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