Coordinator Outreach Programs

Careers at Council; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Term contract

Full-time role

Flextime

Superannuation 12%

Training and development

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a Coordinator Outreach Programs to extend library services beyond branches, engaging children, multicultural communities, and older residents. You will lead an outreach team across Multicultural and Children’s Collections, Home Library, Mobile Library, Youth and Aged Services, plan and deliver literacy programs, and coordinate specialist collections.

You will build partnerships with schools and community organisations, contribute to budgets and service planning,

Qualifications

• Experience leading an outreach team across Multicultural and Children’s Collections, Home Library, Mobile Library, Youth and Aged Services.
• Ability to plan and deliver outreach and literacy programs.
• Proven capability to coach staff and develop team capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate outreach programs across library services.
• Manage specialist collections and coordinate services for sight-impaired or frail aged clients.
• Build relationships with schools, community organisations, health providers and cultural groups.
• Contribute to budgets, service planning and improvements across Library Services.

Skills

Leadership

Outreach coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Staff coaching

Job description

Connecting people, culture, and knowledge.

Libraries connect people with learning, culture, services, and each other. As Coordinator Outreach Programs, you take library services beyond our branches, helping children, young people, multicultural communities, older residents, and people who face barriers to accessing services.

This role is strategic, with high experience leading an outreach team across Multicultural and Children’s Collections, Home Library, Mobile Library, Youth and Aged Services. You will plan and deliver outreach and literacy programs, manage specialist collections and coordinate services for people who are sight impaired or frail aged. You can coach staff, support their development and make sure services respond to community needs.

This role builds relationships with schools, community organisations, health providers, and cultural groups to extend the reach of library services. You represent the library service in community networks, identify emerging needs, and use these insights to shape programs and services. You also contribute to budgets, service planning, and improvements across Library Services.

Through this work, you will make learning, culture and library services more accessible, strengthen community connections and create more opportunities for people to participate.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a term contract, full-time role up to December 2028 with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $2,347.81 per week
• access to Council's flextime arrangement
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Contact officer: Joy Hadson, Manager Library Services on 9839 6600