Children and Youth Library Officer

Permanent, full time
- $69k plus super
- Library Locations across Darebin close to train and tram

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

**About Darebin City Council**
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

**About the Role**
- Deliver and help develop inclusive child-led programs and events that develop literacy and foster community connection for children and their families including families at risk of exclusion, with a focus on programs for early years’ children and their parents/carers
- Provide excellent customer service to the community
- Build relationships and connect with organisations and teams to deliver outreach and services to the community with a focus on children and their families particularly those at risk of exclusion
- Use your collection experience to help develop our commitment to a diverse and inclusive physical and digital collection.

**Skills & Experience**
- A tertiary qualification in library and information management, early childhood, education, youth work or community development and/or less formal qualification with relevant experience in working with children and youth
- A current Victorian Driver’s Licence is desirable
- Proven experience in delivering excellent customer service, primarily in a library, retail, community or hospitality environment
- Demonstrated experience in delivering programs, activities and resources for early years’ children and their families, including culturally and linguistically diverse families
- Fluency in a Darebin community language would be highly regarded
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Contact Jacquie Kilkenny, Team Leader, Children and Youth, on 8470 8237 for a confidential discussion.

**Applications close on Sunday 17 July at 11.30pm.**
- Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply. To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. _
- All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment. Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy._