- Full-time maximum term role (based on 35 hours per week) for a 2 year duration
- FortnightlyRDO
- Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

About Merri-bek City Council

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 195,125 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and outstanding food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

About the role

Exciting opportunity to join the team at Coburg library!

Are you passionate about working with children and youth?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and community minded Children and Youth Services Librarian to join the team at Coburg library.

In this rewarding role, you’ll help create welcoming, engaging and inclusive library experiences for children, young people and their families.

You’ll deliver innovative programs and activities, provide excellent reader advisory and information services, and build strong connections with schools, community organisations and families

Skills and experience required to perform the role

- Eligibility for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), or currently enrolled in a course that will allow eligibility when completed (at least 50% of the course must be completed to date).
- Experience in the provision of children’s and youth services and library-based community programs is desirable. This includes but not limited to school holiday programs, weekly story times, weekly rhyme times for babies, children’s reading groups, digital literacy, kindergarten and day care visits, and other children and youth activities.
- Selecting books, periodicals and other library materials for children and young people.
- Good information retrieval skills, including online databases.
- When on duty as the senior staff member experience in enforcing library policies,



supervising staff and performing all day-to-day maintenance and routines.
- A current Working with Children Check.

What the role can offer

- FortnightlyRDO
- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs

Further support offered for our staff

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

For further information about this position please contact Justin Edwards on .

Applications close: 11:30pm, Wednesday,21 October 2026.
*in the case that we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this advertisement before the current closing date.

Merri-bek City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, sexuality and gender identity, age and ethnic background. Merri-bek City Council is a Child Safe organisation.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

Council is committed to removing barriers and access to employment where possible at any point in the recruitment, onboarding and during your time at Council. For further information regarding access or modifications you may require for a recruitment process please contact Danni Jovanovic, Recruitment Business Partner on

Our Commitment

In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse.We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.

Questions

Work rights: *

- Australian Permanent Resident Visa
- Australian Temporary Resident Visa
- New Zealand Citizen
- Bridging Visa
- Student Visa
- Working Holiday Visa
- Temporary shortage skills visa
- Refugee/humanitarian

If you answered no to not being an Australian Citizen,



Merri-bek City Council will require to conduct a VEVO check through the Department of Home Affairs.

Have you lived outside of Australia for greater than 6-months over the last 10 years? (if yes, you will be required to complete an international police check as part of the final stages in our recruitment process).

To support culturally safe recruitment processes, do you identify as an Indigenous Australian (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander)?

- Yes, Aboriginal
- Yes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- No
- I do not wish to disclose

For equity and inclusion reporting we collect information on Gender. Please describe your gender.

- Man
- Women
- I do not wish to disclose

Current Employee Status with Merri-bek City Council: *

- Current
- Former
- Not applicable

We conduct police checks as part of our recruitment process; do you give Merri-bek permission to conduct this check if your application progresses to the final stage?

- Yes
- No

Do you have a Current Working with Children Check, or have the ability to obtain one? Note: If you do not have a current Working with Children Check you will need to apply for one and attach your application receipt. You can apply for a Working with Children Check via

- Yes
- No

Do you have eligibility for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) or are you currently enrolled in a course that will allow eligibility when completed? (At least 50% of the course must be completed to date).

- Yes
- No

I have read and understand the position description.

I have read and understand the relevant physical requirements of this position in the position description.

Do you have a current or pre-existing physical injury, or medical condition that may prevent you from undertaking the inherent requirements of the role? Disclosure will assist Council to provide reasonable adjustments as appropriate.

- Yes
- No
- If yes to the above please outline
- Merri-bek City Council is a diverse organisation, and we support people from priority groups where possible, including those with disabilities. If you require adjustments to the inherent requirements or to perform in the position, please describe.

You may be required to undertake a medical, which includes a drug and alcohol test prior to offer or commencement, do you give permission for this testing to be conducted?

- Yes
- No

Merri-bek City Council advises that failure to disclose any or all relevant physical, medical or any other illness, injury or condition, or any past or pre-existing illness, injury or condition suffered by you which may affect your ability to fulfil inherent requirements of the position(s) applied for may result in you being dis-entitled to claim compensation according to the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 in respect of any further injury or illness, recurrence, exacerbation or aggravation of this injury, disease or condition.

All employees are required to adhere to Council’s Child Safety and Wellbeing Policies and Procedures and training will be provided on commencement.

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📌 Children's and Youth Services Librarian (Melbourne)
🏢 Merri-bek City Council
📍 Melbourne