Multicultural Services Librarian

**Includes evenings and weekends**:

- **Permanent ongoing part-time position**:

- **58 hours per fortnight**:

- **Salary - $79k - $89k + Super (Pro-rata)**
**ABOUT MORELAND**:At Moreland our diverse community is vibrant and full of energy, with an array of community services and place making, fabulous festivals, cool pools, libraries and a recently designed gallery space, scenic bike paths and a community of artists and creative industries and shops. We are a progressive cosmopolitan council with 180,000 residents and with ambitions for environmental sustainability, social justice and community wellbeing. Moreland's Civic Centre is located in Coburg, just 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, with excellent public transport options, great food and cafés, providing Moreland to be a great place to live, work and play.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:Moreland Libraries are about more than just books. Our libraries are vibrant neighbourhood hubs offering social connection, cultural interactions and learning opportunities. Currently, we are seeking a Librarian who is passionate about providing a high-quality service to our diverse community.

In performing this role some of your day-to-day responsibilities will be to engage with our diverse community to provide great customer service. Assist with library initiatives to bridge the digital divide. Supervise and support other team members. Organise programs and activities targeting people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and promoting multicultural themes to the wider community. Select library materials in community languages and assist with collection maintenance.

This is a designated position. The Racial Discrimination Act permits special measures that foster greater racial equality in the Australian community. Only people from a Culturally & Linguistically Diverse background are eligible to apply, as this position is exempt under the Special Measure Provision, Section 12 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2011 (Vic).

The phrase ‘culturally and linguistically diverse’ is a broad term used to describe communities with diverse languages, ethnicity, culture, nationalities, traditions, societal structures and religions. For this role we are looking for applicants who identify with the above, specifically applicant from a non-English speaking or non-dominate cultural, religious or ethnic background.

**SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS ROLE**:

- Teamwork, supervisory and communication skills
- Demonstrable problem-solving skills
- Ability to lead, motivate and coach staff to achieve team goals and objectives
- Demonstrable experience in customer service provision
- Demonstrable digital literacy skills
- Experience with website content management and social media
- Experience in organising community-based programs
- Degree in Library and Information Services or similar field with relevant work experience, or through lesser formal qualifications with relevant work skills and experience
- Fluency in a community language is desirable
- A current Victorian Driver’s Licence and Working with Children Check **WHAT THIS ROLE CAN OFFER**:

- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs **FUTHER SUPPORT OFFERED FOR OUR STAFF**:

- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Pandemic leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave
- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 8 weeks secondary parental leaveFor further information please contact **Rita Hardy **on **03 8311 4111.**

**How to apply**:
**Our Commitment**:
In May 2021, Moreland Council adopted a revised **Statement of Commitment** to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways in which will now be called Merri-Bek.