Shape your future. Make an impact. Join Moree Plains Shire Council.

Ready for work that matters? At Moree Plains Shire Council, you will do more than fill a role — you will help shape a thriving regional community. Join a forward-thinking Council with big plans for growth, innovation and liveability, and build a career with real balance, purpose and impact.

Full-Time Career Opportunity

• Local Government State Award Band 3 Level 1 Grade 14-15.
• Location - Moree Community Library, Moree.
  

Why Choose Council?

• Genuine work-life balance including a rostered day off every three weeks giving you 17 extra days off each year.
• Professional development and training opportunities to build your leadership skills across Council.
• Competitive pay and benefits under the NSW Local Government (State) Award.
  
• Work that matters — directly improve liveability, growth and sustainability across the Moree Plains region.
  
• A supportive, inclusive team culture that values diversity, equity and wellbeing.
  
• A regional lifestyle with affordability, community connection and room to breathe.
  
• Fitness Passport providing discounted gym memberships and special rates across a wide network of fitness facilities for staff and families.
  

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Moree Plains Shire Council connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at The Welcome Experience | NSW Government.

Reporting to the Manager Community, Culture & Libraries, you will provide specialist leadership and coordination of library collections, digital platforms, and systems across the regional network. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the collection development process, ensuring resources remain current, relevant, and aligned with customer demand.
• Overseeing Big Sky Libraries (BSL) consortia management, including facilitating the exchange process, cataloguing, and distribution of collections.
• Administering the Library Management System to ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with the Privacy Act 1988.
• Managing online platforms and tools to maximise functionality and user engagement while identifying new technological solutions.
• Leading major projects, such as LMS upgrades and stock takes, ensuring timely completion across teams.
• Financial oversight, including monitoring resource and project budgets, expenditure reporting, and sourcing funding.
• Supervising and mentoring library employees, fostering a cohesive and high-performing team environment.
• The location for this role is the Moree Community Library, Moree, with a requirement for travel between Big Sky Libraries branches.

You are a professional who thrives on process improvement and technological innovation. You possess the ability to provide expert guidance to both staff and library users while exercising sound judgement in a changing environment.

To succeed in this role, you will bring

• Bachelor of Information Studies (or equivalent) with eligibility for ALIA professional membership, combined with extensive experience in library services or a similar discipline.
• Advanced skills in e-resources, cataloguing standards, and library management systems (Spydus experience is highly regarded).
• Proven record in supervising, training, and motivating a cohesive team.
• Strong skills in budget oversight, task prioritization, and process improvement.
• Willingness and ability to travel across Big Sky Libraries branches for meetings and training.
• Working with Children Check.

Apply now and help build a positive, high-performing workplace for our people and our community.

Moree Plains Shire Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We believe diversity strengthens our organisation and the communities we serve. We welcome you to bring your experience, culture, perspectives and ideas, because our best work happens when everyone feels respected, valued and that they belong. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, and people of all ages.