Heritage and Museum Lead

Permanent - Full Time

Are you passionate about history, community, and creativity? Here's your chance to take the lead in shaping how our rich heritage is shared, experienced, and celebrated.

• Lead the delivery of innovative exhibitions and programs across our social history facilities
• Work with passionate volunteers, partners, and community groups to bring our stories to life
• Be part of a transformative stage in our cultural journey, driving audience engagement in both physical and digital spaces

LET'S EXPLORE THE JOB

Are you ready to shape the future of heritage and museum experiences in the vibrant and growing Lake Mac region? As Heritage and Museum Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering on the Museum and Heritage Strategy for our amazing social history facilities: Sugar Valley Library Museum, Swansea Centre, and Rathmines Heritage Centre.

This dynamic role focuses on delivering contemporary exhibitions, museum programming, and local studies services that connect our community with our rich history. You'll lead the way in creating engaging experiences across these facilities, collaborating with passionate volunteers, and fostering partnerships with external organisations and individuals who share our vision.

Your leadership will extend beyond physical spaces, as you develop accessible online content and drive community engagement with our cultural collections. From curating exhibitions and interpreting historical narratives to enabling access to local studies resources, this role offers an incredible opportunity to make history relevant and exciting for diverse audiences.

Heritage and Museum Strategy Lake Macquarie City Council

Read the position statement and learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Conditions of Employment include:

• May operate across departmental service delivery, Monday through to Sunday; 8.00am to 9.00pm
• Is located across Council's museums and collection storage spaces and/or Administration Building, with occasional visits to external sites/depots
• Requires a Working with Children's Check to be completed prior to commencement

LET'S HEAR ABOUT YOU

You have a strong blend of people skills and technical expertise, enabling you to design and execute compelling exhibitions while maintaining a keen eye for detail. You're as comfortable handling cultural objects and crafting interpretive plans as you are engaging with diverse audiences. With a natural flair for building relationships, you work seamlessly with volunteers, community groups, and stakeholders, creating collaborative networks that enrich your work and strengthen connections to our heritage.

You're proficient in managing community history and heritage collections, including exhibition communication plans, loan agreements, and the technical nuances of object handling. You bring expertise in working with databases, digital platforms, and electronic resources to enhance public access and research capabilities.

Your experience extends across broad contexts, from local to international settings, making you well-equipped to bring fresh perspectives to the role and an opportunity to make it your own.

LET'S REVEAL THE PERKS

• Competitive salary commencing from $94,319 per year plus 12 per cent superannuation
• 35-hour working week on nine-day fortnight
• Long service leave after five years
• Education assistance
• Training and development opportunities
• At Lake Macquarie City Council, we value our staff and the hard work they do. In return we offer a range of benefits click here to view more benefits on offer

CHOOSE THE LAKE MAC WAY

We know it is our people that will shape the future of our city. That's why we're passionate about providing a workplace that empowers our staff to be creative, innovative and bold. When you join the team at Lake Macquarie City Council, you're joining a group of people with a commitment to make our city even better. We're proud of our city and the work we do, and we know you will be too.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We believe that a diverse network of employees, which truly reflects the people it serves and represents, is best equipped to understand and meet the needs of our community. We welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, refugees and people with disability. We understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our Council.

LET'S START

• If this job sounds like you, we would love to hear from you Get your application in by midnight, Sunday 21 September 2025
• Interviews will be held Monday 29 September 2025
• For enquiries related to the duties of the role, please contact Jane Britt, Coordinator Special Projects and Systems Support on or via email
• If you need assistance with submitting your application, please Blair Stevenson, Talent Acquisition Advisor, or via email
• We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
• To view the capability Framework – Role Profile relevant to this role, please click here.
• To complete your online application, you will be asked to upload a copy of your resume and provide responses to questions which are based on the criteria listed in the Position Statement.
• Please note that as part of Lake Macquarie City Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates may be subject to a medical assessment.