Library Branch Leader

City of Moreton Bay; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nine-day fortnight

Salary increases via EBA

STARS program

Salary packaging options

Discount health insurance

Free annual flu vaccinations

Fitness Passport program

Counselling service

Mates in Construction program

Job summary

City of Moreton Bay is seeking a Library Branch Leader to drive contemporary library services and community engagement at a Strathpine branch. You will lead a high performing team, foster customer service excellence, and oversee day-to-day operations, collections and facilities to create an inclusive library space for the community.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, contribute to strategic planning, and support initiatives that elevate service delivery and community connections.

Qualifications

• Experience leading public library services and programs.
• Ability to develop and inspire a high performing team.
• Strong community engagement and stakeholder relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of contemporary, customer focused library services, programs and community engagement activities.
• Develop and inspire a high performing team, fostering customer service excellence and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain relationships with local community stakeholders to enhance service outcomes.
• Oversee branch operations, including collection management and a welcoming environment for customers and staff.
• Contribute to service planning, projects and future branch enhancements.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Community engagement

Customer service

Branch operations

Budgeting

Job description

• Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight | Any 5 in 7 (includes weekend work)
• 72.5 hour fortnight
• Location: Strathpine

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Library Branch Leader and help shape vibrant library experiences that enrich and connect our communities for today and tomorrow.

As part of our Cultural Services Department, encompassing Galleries, Museums, Libraries, Heritage and Cultural Activation, you will help create engaging leisure and learning experiences by connecting people to resources and each other, while striving for excellence in the delivery of information, collections, programs and welcoming library spaces for the community.

To achieve this, you will:

• Lead the delivery of contemporary, customer focused library services, programs and community engagement activities that meet the needs of a diverse customer base.
• Develop and inspire a high performing team, fostering a culture of customer service excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local community stakeholders to enhance service outcomes and community connections.
• Oversee branch operations, including collection management and maintaining a welcoming, inclusive and safe environment for customers and staff.
• Contribute to service planning, projects and continuous improvement initiatives to support the delivery of strategic library outcomes and future branch enhancements.

This position requires the successful applicant to be available to work any 5 out of 7 days as part of the ordinary hours.

About you

You will bring your experience leading public library services and programs, with a focus on delivering quality outcomes for customers and the community. You will have strong community engagement skills and be able to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders. In addition, you will have experience leading and supporting teams to create a positive and inclusive workplace.

You will also have sound experience in library collection management and contemporary library service practices, along with an understanding of business planning, services delivery, reporting, projects, budgets and facility operations. Knowledge of the Local Government environment will be advantageous. A current Working with Children (Blue Card) is required.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands‑on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

Any questions - please contact our Careers team at [e-mail].

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Your Future City.

See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.