Branch Librarian

As a Branch Librarian, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of a branch library, ensuring it is welcoming, efficient, and community-focused. You will lead a team of library staff in delivering high-quality services across lending, programs, technology, reader services and more. From managing rosters to initiating new programs, this is a role for someone who thrives in a people-focused, innovative, and evolving environment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead, supervise, and develop staff to deliver outstanding, customer-focused library services
- Manage library operations, including scheduling, service delivery, and daily account balancing
- Develop programs and outreach initiatives for all age groups, from babies to seniors
- Promote lifelong learning and literacy through community engagement
- Maintain the library facility and ensure smooth functioning of technology and collections
- Contribute to library-wide planning, reporting, and team development initiatives

**About you**:
We are looking for a people-focused leader, someone who brings a strong blend of operational management, community engagement, and library expertise to a dynamic public setting.

**Essential**:

- Degree or post graduate qualifications in Library & Information Science or related area. Council may consider applicants nearing completion of qualification.
- Eligibility for membership of the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA)
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience
- Proven customer service, communication, and conflict resolution skills
- Experience in public library programming and emerging library technologies
- Ability to work across multiple branches as part of a rotation system
- Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain)
- First Aid certificate (or willingness to complete)

**Desirable**:

- Current Driver’s Licence
- Marketing or promotional experience in a library context
- Broad knowledge of literature and current events

Join our Team and Grow with Us
- **Interview date**:Interviews will be facilitated within 2 weeks of job closing.
- **Package**:$91,120- $96,591 gross p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation.
- **Hours of work**:Permanent Full-Time role 35 hours per week, (with the option of a 19 day month). Applicants must be available work a range of shifts across a 7 day spread, between the hours of 8:00am - 9:00pm to support the operational requirements of the libraries.
- To benefit your wellbeing you will have access to fitness passport, employee assistance program, annual flu shots, health and wellbeing programme and novated lease options.

**About Us**:
If you want to make a difference and be part of a challenging and rewarding working environment, then joining us just might be the right career move for you Join a passionate and dedicated team covering a diversity of services, industries and occupations.
- At Sutherland Shire Council we do more than serve our community - we are our community. Our energy can be seen in everything we do. From having a can-do attitude, to embracing change and opportunities, being people-centred and working together as one.