Employment Status: Permanent
Days & Hours of Work: Monday to Friday totalling 35 hours per week plus rostered weekends
Competitive Salary: Library Band 6 - $101,833.74 p.a + 12% superannuation
Location: All Bayside Library branches

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

Bayside Libraries are looking for a passionate and creative librarian to lead the development and delivery of programs that inspire a love of reading and literature within our community. In this role, you’ll design and coordinate engaging events, initiatives, and innovative reader activities for adults across our Libraries, helping to build a vibrant culture of lifelong learning.

Working collaboratively with colleagues, you’ll ensure programs are high-quality, inclusive, and responsive to community needs. This position offers variety and flexibility, with opportunities to work across all Bayside Library locations.

You will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with library staff to design library programs 
• Monitoring, reporting upon and being accountable for key performance indicators in Library Programs 
• Leading the process of assessing, prioritising and ensuring the delivery of the programs within Bayside Libraries (12-month) schedule 
• Developing innovative reader centric services

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• Librarianship qualification recognised by ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association) or a complementary tertiary qualification with extensive equivalent experience in a public library setting
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain strong workplace relationships, across all levels
• The confidence and ability to step into existing projects and hit the ground running
• A highly organised individual, to ensure the organisation continues to meet its strategy and plan commitments through project, program, and initiative delivery

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check 
• A current Victorian Driver’s licence

What we can offer you in return: 

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive
• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

1. To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description.
2. Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role.
3. Click Apply to submit your application.
4. If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.

Applications close: Monday 19 January 2026, 11:55pm

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any questions, please contact Trevor MacKay, Library Resource & Program Coordinator on 03 9261 7812 or via email tmackay@bayside.vic.gov.au

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.