Team Leader Community Programs and Learning City of Marion Libraries

**Position Description - Team Leader Community Programs &**
**Learning**
July 2025**

**Position title**Team Leader Community Programs and Learning

**Position number**1069

**Classification (Level)**6

**Department**City Services

**Division**Community Wellbeing

**Business unit**Libraries

**People Leader**Unit Manager Libraries
Lifelong Learning Coordinator, Marketing Communications

**Direct reports**Coordinator, Facilities & Venues Support Officer, Branch Operations & Venue Support Officer, Marketing and
Communications Support Officer
Unit Manager and Library Leadership Team, Local Community,
Public Library Services (PLS) South Australian Public Library

**Key stakeholders**Network (SAPLN), Public Libraries South Australia (PLSA),
Australian Library Information Association (ALIA), contractors
and consultants.

**Community Vision: A liveable, sustainable community.**
The strategic directions of Liveable, Sustainable, and Community reflect the aspirations of
the community for the City of Marion’s future.
A fourth strategic direction, Our Organisation, sets the focus for Council and its staff toward
fulfilling the 2024-2034 Community Vision and Strategic Directions. These interconnected
directions emphasise a commitment to achieving holistic outcomes for the council area
**City of Marion Values**
Our Values inform what is important in how we deliver for our community.
They aspire towards a consistent standard that can be expected from all who engage with
the City of Marion. **Our Community Vision**

**Together we**
**Focus on the customer |** We are:

- Engaged with our diverse community
- Responsive and proactive
- Dedicated to delivering great customer
- experiences
**Engage with respect |** We are:

- Committed to a safe and inclusive workplace
- Connected, caring and professional
- Honest, transparent and act with integrity

**Embrace excellence |**We are**:

- Adaptable, driven and continuously improve
- Accountable for our decisions and actions
- Proactive in sustainability and support the

environment

A great place to _work_

**Position Description - Team Leader Community Programs &**
**Learning**
July 2025**

**Purpose**

The Team Leader Community Programs and Learning will have a strong focus on the
delivery of a range of literary and literacy events, programs and activities that will stimulate
community learning and encourage enthusiasm for reading and writing across all age
groups. They will actively consult and form positive partnerships with community
individuals, groups, agencies and organisations to ensure relevance and reach of
programs. The incumbent will also be accountable for developing and implementing
marketing strategies to maximise community outcomes and effectively communicate the
value of libraries to key stakeholders and will oversee the management of Cove Civic Centre
including the facility, people leadership of the team and Marion Libraries hireable facilities.

The position will be an active member of the Library Leadership Team, which is
responsible for leading an innovative and future focussed library service.

A key requirement of the position is to provide leadership, which supports collaboration
across other business areas of Council to deliver quality programs.

**Key Deliverables**:

- Lead a customer, focused, high
- performing library team committed to life-long

learning, wellbeing and social inclusion, with an exceptional team culture and a
strong connection to the important role of public libraries within a community
setting.
- Provide effective coaching and mentoring to direct reports, supporting them

to develop as leaders and succeed in their roles.
- Provide service wide leadership to all library work teams with an emphasis on quality

program delivery, which enhances customer experience.
- Role model council’s values and nurture a team culture driven by these values.
- Assist with the implementation of a comprehensive staff training and development
- program with emphasis on customer service and technology training.
- Active member of the Community Connections team and contribute to the

achievement of the community and corporate vision including the development of
key performance indicators.
- Oversee the planning, development, management and delivery of vibrant and

engaging program of activities and events.
- Contribute to the development and review of policies and processes relevant to

the business unit.
- Provide expert specialist advice, support and assistance related to community

connections and learning programs, projects and activities.
- Contribute to the development of marketing strategies, which increase awareness of

library services within the community and with key stakeholders.
- Set budget directions for programs and events and actively pursue

funding opportunities to support Library programs and events.

A great place to _work_

**Position Description - Team Leader Community Programs &**
**Learning**
July 2025**
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