Senior Library Officer - Collections
Temporary Full Time until 2 July 2027
Location - Across Latrobe City Council Libraries in Traralgon, Morwell, Churchill and Moe
Band 6 Salary Range: $97,245.14 to $105,466.60 plus 12% superannuation
Department: Creative Venues & Libraries
The role
As the Senior Librarian - Collections you will assist Latrobe City Council's library services with maximising community utilisation of library collections and increasing membership, via developing a collection of physical and online resources tailored to meet the needs and interest of our local community.
As part of the role, you will guide and support our Libraries and Customer Experience team in daily collection management, including section and deselection, cataloguing, processing and collection maintenance and development.
About You
For this role we are seeking an individual with demonstrated experience in providing a high level of collection management and customer service experience in a dynamic team-based environment. You will have the ability to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives in collection management whilst assisting in employee development to improve team culture and our service standards.
To be successful in this role you will have:
* Tertiary qualification in information management, data analysis or equivalent is desirable, or a lesser qualification together with substantial experience in planning, implementing, and evaluating library collections.
* Sound knowledge of collection management standards, processes, and promotions.
* Demonstrated experience in change management, innovation, and process improvement.
* Successful applicants are required to obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.
Benefits
We offer a range of training and personal development opportunities including a structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance. At LCC you will enjoy flexible working options, and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.
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. 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 IndigenousEmployment@latrobe.vic.gov.au or by calling 1300 367 700. We 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 careers@latrobe.vic.gov.au or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
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