Team Leader Literacy and Learning Programs

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 6 - Salary Range $95,073 to $103,531 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the library leadership team, you will lead the planning, implementation, and assessment of diverse library programs and marketing initiatives.

This key role involves cultivating valuable partnerships with stakeholders to promote lifelong learning, offering an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of our library services.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and monitor a program framework for the planning, delivery and evaluation of literacy and learning programs to engage the community and provide opportunities for lifelong learning and social connection.
• Lead, positively influence and develop the Literacy and Learning Programs team to ensure a consistent community development approach to library program delivery.
• Provide direction to staff responsible for marketing collateral, promotional campaigns and the online library.
• Develop and enhance partnerships with Council service units, tertiary, primary and secondary education providers, government, and corporate organisations to deliver an increased range of sustainable programs at libraries, outreach sites and online.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualification acceptable for professional membership (Librarian) of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) together with some relevant experience in leading teams, or relevant tertiary qualification in community development, education or communications together with some relevant experience in leading teams.
• Experience in developing and delivering of community programs and marketing campaigns in a library context.
• Highly developed marketing skills and ability to provide sound advice to enhance the delivery of outcomes through the service.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

For further information about the position, please contact Maresce Jones, Coordinator Library Operations and Resources on 9747 5334

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 21 November 2024