Library Officer Children's Services and Digital Literacy

**Temporary Part-Time at Brunswick Library until February 2026**:

- **Salary - $72k - $76k + Super (pro rata)**:

- **59 hours per fortnight. Includes evenings plus weekends**:

- **Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government**

**About Merri-bek City Council**:
Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

**About the role**:
Merri-bek Libraries are about more than just books. Our libraries are vibrant neighbourhood hubs offering social interaction, cultural interactions and learning opportunities. We are seeking a Library Officer who is passionate about providing a high-quality service to our diverse community.

In performing this role, your day-to-day responsibilities will be to engage with our diverse community to provide excellent customer service. Assist with library initiatives to bridge the digital divide, including one on one technology help. Provide basic administrative support. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. Our organisation vision is: One team brave and diverse making a difference.

**Skills and experience require to perform the role**:

- Excellent customer service skills
- Demonstrated communication skills
- Demonstrated teamwork skills
- Ability to deal with difficult situations
- Good digital literacy skills
- Good organisational and time management skills
- A current Working with Children Check
- Fluency in a community language is desirable

**What the role can offer**:

- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs
- The opportunity to work alongside a dynamic and supportive team
- Work-life balance

**Further support offered for our staff -**:

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

**Applications close: 11:30pm, Monday, 3rd February 2025.**

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**How to apply**:

- Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

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**Our Commitment**:
In May 2021, Merri-bek 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 of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.