2x Part Time Permanent Positions
1x 24.5 hours per week
1x 28 hours per week
Both positions will be required to work 1 evening and 1 Saturday per month
Band 3 Library - Salary Range $69,868 - $73,701 per annum pro rata + 12% Super
Why join Melton City Council?
Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.
As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.
Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
- A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities
Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a member of the Libraries and Learning team. In this position you will engage with the community around collections, technology to supporting lifelong learning.
This position reports to Team Leader Library Customer Experience and services both internal and external stakeholders, including library members, library staff, and the general public.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver high quality customer service at library facilities or outreach points, ensuring customers have a positive library experience characterised by active engagement.
- Proactively assist customers to maximise their use of the library, resources, equipment, technology and online library platforms.
- Under the direction of the shift supervisor, undertake routine library tasks including issuing and returning loans, event bookings, collecting fees, and basic information and directional enquiries.
- Assist with the maintenance of the library collection through efficient shelving of resources, shelf tidying, updating displays and processing of item lists.
- Deliver the day to day bookings, hire and operation of meeting rooms and tenant space across Council's Library and Learning Hub facilities.
To view the Position Description, click here.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
- Completion of at least 4 years secondary education plus a short industry-based training course or some on-the-job training.
- Demonstrated customer service, time management and organisational skills with the ability to relate well to a diverse range of people in a busy environment.
- Delivery literacy and learning programs for children and adults, and basic training in the use of library equipment and technology.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.
Culture and Values
Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.
We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:
- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture
Benefits
There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 5 weeks annual leave*
- Genuine Flexible work options
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- Additional $500 per annum pro rata superannuation for female employees over the age of 45
- Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)*
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
- Wellbeing initiatives
- These benefits are pro rata.
How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact Nick Tomé, Team Leader Library Customer Experience on 9747 5913.
Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.
All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government.
We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.
Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.
Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 20 August 2026
