Team Leader Collections and Information Services

Liverpool City Council; Sydney; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness passport

Professional development opportunities

Study assistance for further education

Job summary

Liverpool City Council’s award-winning Library service seeks a Team Leader to guide a team within Support & Information Services, overseeing planning, development and delivery of collections and information services to the community.

You will lead policy development, ensure cataloguing standards, manage budgets and collaborate across branches to deliver customer-focused services for adults, juniors and multicultural communities.

Qualifications

• Lead and co-ordinate a team within Liverpool’s Support & Information Services.
• Develop and deliver Information and Collection Development Policies.
• Ensure cataloguing to professional standards with user-friendly access.
• Deliver services across adult, junior, multicultural collections and reader services.
• Manage budgets for Collection Development activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the Collection and Information Services team through regular meetings and reviews.
• Develop annual work plans and supervise communications.
• Oversee planning, development and delivery of customer-focused collections and services.
• Monitor performance and report on collections activities within budget.

Skills

Collection development

Information services

Team leadership

Policy development

Inter-library loans

Budget management

Job description

Team Leader Collections and Information Services

We believe it’s important to do work that matters to you personally. There are so many opportunities that celebrate and enrich our community now and for the future.
Join our award-winning Library service, part of Council’s Community and Lifestyle team with dedicated staff working in children’s services, delivering events, supporting recreation and community development

JOB DETAILS:

Permanent FullTime

$103,401 to $113,301 + Super 35 hours, 5 days/week over a 7-day bandwidth

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To proactively lead, support and co-ordinate a team of staff within Liverpool’s Support & Information Services and oversee the planning, development and delivery of customer-focused Collections and Information Services activities to meet the needs of the Liverpool community.

ABOUT YOU:

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Implementing and supporting the development of the Library’s vision, mission and plans, delivering quality and customer focused collections and information services, including collection development for adult, junior, multicultural and serials collections, Reader and Information enquiries, inter-library loans and collection promotion as required, to members of the community.
• Regularly consulting management, specialist and branch staff and the community on information services and collection development policies and priorities; developing and delivering Information and Collection Development Policies and programs in line with consultation outcomes and documented standards approved by Library management.
• Leading and supporting the Library Collection and Information Services team to develop and deliver quality services to internal and external customers through regular staff meetings and work reviews; annual work plans and support communications.
• Reviewing, maintaining and reporting to the Co-ordinator Support & Information Services on the performance of Collection Development and Information Services activities and Programs including serials, adult, children’s and multicultural collections, within the allocated budget.
• Ensuring all library materials are catalogued and processed to professional standards approved by management with an emphasis on user-friendly access.

BENEFITSOF WORKING AT LCC

• Salary will be dependent on the relevant skills, experience, and competencies of the successful applicant within the specified range.
• Access to fitness passport
• Be part of a passionate, energetic, and supportive multi-disciplinary team.
• Professional development opportunities, including training courses and study assistance for further education.

This position is subject to a working with children check and prohibited persons are not eligible to apply

All successful candidates will be required to obtain a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process and may be required to undergo a pre-employment medical check.

Liverpool City Council is committed to providing aworking environment that supports all employeesto reach their full potential.

To be eligible to apply for permanent positions atLiverpool City Council, you need to be an AustralianCitizen or Permanent Resident.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and value diversity and inclusion inour workplace. We encourage all applicants, including First nation people, peoplewith disability, LGBTIQ and culturally diverse communities to join Council.

CLOSING @8PM 12 November

Be part of creating the future, for further information about the position please contact Ken McElroy, Talent Acquisition Partner at********@liverpool.nsw.gov.au