- Lead a team with 4 direct reports and 27 FTE
- An office unlike any other
- Continuing, full-time position

About the Opportunity

Join the City of Adelaide's Creative City team as the Team Leader, Libraries, where you'll lead a dynamic multi-disciplinary team to deliver an innovative and community-focused library service.

In this role, you'll oversee the daily operations of our library facilities, services and programs, ensuring seamless service delivery and high-quality collections that meet the evolving needs of our community. Your leadership will foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and outstanding customer service across three library locations.

You'll provide strategic advice on emerging library trends, oversee an annual budget and resources of approximately $4+ million, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance our services, deliver efficiencies, and improve accessibility for increased visitation and customer satisfaction.

You'll also play a key role in library system administration, ensuring compliance with policies, standards, and best practices, and delivering sector-leading services with social impact, such as our social workers in libraries initiative.

To view a copy of the position description, please click here.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Demonstrable experience as a team leader and supporting a workplace culture committed to innovation and collaboration.
- Knowledge and experience in the application of collection development principles, standards and guidelines in a public library environment to ensure current and relevant collections and services.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, business case proposals and high-level correspondence.




- Proven experience in establishing and coordinating innovative service and program delivery methods within a library environment.
- Knowledge of and proven experience in the administration of ICT and information management systems within a community services context.

About Us

Located in the geographic heart of Kaurna Country, the City of Adelaide celebrates its cultural heritage, unique natural surrounds and structures its footprint in a way that allows it to adapt to the changing needs of the community and a energetic global landscape. Our focus is on our community's wellbeing and quality of life - investing in city improvements and on future planning, so we continue to design a liveable city where future generations can continue to live authentic and meaningful lives. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and be a bigger part of our amazing city!

The City Culture Program creates brilliant experiences for all who choose to live in and enjoy our city. By activating and curating places and spaces, and providing opportunities for creativity, recreation, and wellbeing, we connect, support and inspire our diverse community, and draw more people to Adelaide to live, study, work and play.

At the City of Adelaide, we thrive in an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and safe, and celebrates difference.



We value and embrace our diverse perspectives and recognise the value diversity has in fuelling innovation and enabling brilliant experiences for our diverse community.

For Further Enquiries & How to Apply

All enquiries regarding this position will remain private and confidential and can be directed to Jade O'Donohue on 8203 7337.

Please submit a Resume and a Cover Letter expressing the skills, experience and qualities you can bring to this position, as sought within the position description, addressed to Chair - Recruitment Panel, Team Leader - Libraries.

Please review the position description prior to submitting an application by following the prompts to apply.

For more information about what it's like to work for the City of Adelaide, including the benefits, please visit www.cityofadelaide.com.au/careers

Applications close at 11:59pm, Sunday 1 November 2026.

This is a continuing full-time opportunity with a starting salary at the Level 7 Classification commencing at $121,482 + 12% superannuation.

As part of the recruitment process candidates will be required to undertake a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.

We continue to work hard to ensure our recruitment process is safe for people of diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. Our commitment to inclusivity means we welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and candidates from a range of lived experiences. If you require assistance with our recruitment process, you are more than welcome to connect with our People Services team on (08) •••• •333 or via email: [email protected]. Please note, applications received via this email address will not be considered.

📌 Team Leader, Libraries (Adelaide)
🏢 City of Adelaide
📍 Adelaide