Senior Librarian - Outreach Programs

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 35,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About Blacktown City Libraries

We have 6 community libraries across our local government area: Blacktown, Mount Druitt, Stanhope Gardens, Riverstone, Lalor Park, and Marsden Park Temporary Library. We also have a popular mobile library service.

We offer a wide range of services to our community including but not limited to, borrowing services, a digital library, study support services, technology workshops, and multicultural, children and youth services. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality customer services, creating places for people to come together to learn and connect with one another and our resources.

If you would like to know more about Blacktown City Libraries, please visit our website.

About the opportunity

Blacktown City Libraries are seeking an enthusiastic library professional to lead several teams within the library service (Library Courier, Home Library Service and Mobile Library) on a permanent, full-time basis.

The job also includes the development of events and campaigns that address the needs and interests of adults. This includes programs that are developed in partnership within Council and other organisations.

Responsibilities include:

• Contributing towards library services for the Blacktown community in the area of services to adults with a special focus on events and programs to older adults
• Planning, coordinating, evaluating and promoting a wide range of innovative activities and programs that enhance opportunities for adults within the library. Ensuring the activities are flexible and responsive to the relevant clients’ needs
• Supervising the Library’s Home Library and Courier Services, and overseeing the Mobile Library
• Participating in the Library team effort of providing excellent customer service.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent as recognised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Eligibility for professional membership of ALIA
• Solid Library experience
• Proven excellent interpersonal and communications both verbal and written
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading staff
• Well-developed problem-solving skills
• Relevant computer skills including experience in the use of electronic and online resources
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment and independently
• Demonstrated experience in event management; initiation, planning, delivery and evaluation of a variety of events, including the development of promotional materials
• Current class C driver’s licence
• Working with Children Check (WWCC).

Desirable:

• Public library experience, working with a multitude of external stakeholders and providing programs and activities to a varied clientele groups, with particular focus on older adults and/or Home Library Service
• Experience with stakeholder liaison
• Ability to speak a community language
• Experience managing a small budget.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $1,621.31 per week
• 35-hour working week 
• Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

This position has been identified as child related work, in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013. Therefore, your application must include a Working with Children Check (WWCC) number. For further information, go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-working-with-children-check

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.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach. 
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.
   
   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 18 July 2025, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Margaret Redrup-May on 9839 6609

Internal ref:              BCC1117