About Us

Mornington Peninsula Shire is Victoria's destination municipality, characterised by unique townships, highly productive agriculture, world renowned landscapes, tourist regions, and areas of national and international conservation significance within a vital Green Wedge.

The Shire is responsible for a broad range of infrastructure and community services that support the wellbeing and prosperity of our diverse community. With approximately 900 employees, it is a busy and vibrant workplace.

What’s on Offer

• Work Life Balance –We offer a hybrid working model, flexible working arrangements and generous leave provisions.
  
• Culture – Positive, fun and inclusive work environment that is underpinned by our core values which are integral to everything we do. These are Integrity, Openness, Courage, Respect, and Excellence.

• Security– Permanent full-time role, based in the Hastings Office however may be required to work across any site based in the Mornington Peninsula Shire municipality. Band SO1 - $134,989.19 per annum (excl. super)
• Leadership – Contribute to the strategic outcomes delivered by Mornington Peninsula Shire with an organisation who focuses on our people and the community.

• Job Satisfaction – Have a meaningful impact on the community by contributing to achieve positive outcomes across the Mornington Peninsula Shire

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager Arts, Culture and Community the core responsibilities include:

• Leading change across the function to drive creation of a contemporary Library service with creative vision and innovation with consideration to workforce planning and agile resource management.

• Building team performance through continuous improvement approaches that address staff morale and engagement, utilising transformational leadership to enable innovation.

• Collaborating with officers across the organisation to achieve timely and appropriate outcomes related to facility planning, technology enhancements, space design, pioneering policy and strategy development.

• Initiate cross-organisational and multi-organisational planning, coordination, delivery and post-implementation analysis, review and improvement of library programs and services.

• Drive improvement initiatives for planning, monitoring, reporting and tracking of the service and its portfolio of initiatives using the project management framework of Council.

About You

• We are seeking applications from experienced people leaders with demonstrated experience of embedding a culture of continuous improvement and driving high performance in a service delivery environment.
• The leadership style required for success in this role is one that promotes engagement, collaboration, and adaptability, with the ability to align a large team towards a shared goal.

• Extensive experience in implementing innovation and change in library services or a complex, customer orientated environment is important, with the ability to deliver creative, technology inspired and educational initiatives that respond to community needs.
• The ability to think strategically and creatively when managing a large team is essential, as are excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to build credibility with stakeholders at all levels from front-line staff up to Executive.

How to Apply

If this role sounds like you, click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is committed to creating a diverse and safe environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and Child Safe employer. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.

Mornington Peninsula Shire undertakes a variety of employment screening checks. This includes employment references, Working with Children Checks and National Police Checks.

Applicants must have valid Australian work rights.

For further information about the role, you can download the Position Description attached.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Cheryl Casey, Manager Arts, Culture and Community, 0478 259 366.