Team Leader Library Hub

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

The Community and Cultural Spaces Branch enriches the lives of residents and visitors through the delivery of contemporary library services, creative programs, cultural initiatives and heritage experiences. As part of the Community Strengthening Department, the Branch plays a vital role in fostering lifelong learning, community connection and access to information, helping create a vibrant and inclusive Sunshine Coast community.

As Team Leader Library Hub, you will provide leadership and oversight to a library hub, ensuring high-quality customer experiences, operational excellence and responsive community-focused services. Leading a dedicated team, you will drive service innovation, develop staff capability, build strategic partnerships and contribute to the future direction of library services across the region. This is an exciting opportunity to influence programs, services and community outcomes while playing a key leadership role within the library service.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality library services, ensuring exceptional customer experiences, service standards and operational effectiveness.
• Manage and develop a capable team through recruitment, coaching, performance management and succession planning.
• Collaborate across the library network to drive service improvements, innovation and strategic outcomes.
• Build partnerships and use community insights and service data to shape programs, services and future planning.

About you

• You hold a bachelor’s degree in libraries and information studies or a related discipline and bring substantial experience working in public library services or a similar environment.
• You are an inspiring people leader who excels at developing high-performing teams, building capability and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
• You have proven experience planning, coordinating and evaluating library services, programs and initiatives that support literacy, learning, participation and community engagement.
• You are a confident communicator with strong business acumen, capable of preparing reports, presentations and planning documents while building productive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.

Pre-Employment Medical Required

Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer several different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work; therefore, we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing these criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact Jane Stronach during business hours on 0407 636 460.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.