Permanent Full time

Location: Porirua

Porirua Libraries serve a population of 64,000 residents from five library locations around the city. We are also part of the SMART library collaboration that includes Kapiti, Masterton, Southern Wairarapa, Hutt City, and Weltec/Whitireia.

Porirua City Libraries’ purpose is to: provide a range of library services, collections, and spaces to the residents of Porirua City that support the community in relation to literacy, knowledge, information, research and study, recreation, and leisure activities.

About the role

In this busy and diverse role, your strong people leadership skills and a passion for delivering a great library service will be a real asset.

In this role, you will:

• provide leadership for library client services staff across all library locations
• manage the delivery of library client facing services
• manage the circulation of materials, branch libraries and outreach services
• Co-ordinate with the other SMART collaboration libraries to deliver regional circulation of library materials.
• provide back-up for the Manager, City Libraries
• manage assigned library collections

About you

This role is not for the faint-hearted. You’ll be leading a large team, across multiple sites, and be kept on your toes. You’ll need to show us that you have:

• experience leading and managing a diverse team
• the ability to build a cohesive culture across the team
• experience in delivering front line public library services
• a relevant qualification in Information and Library Studies
• good general knowledge of collection management practices
• excellent customer service focus
• excellent verbal and written communication skills
• the ability to effectively plan, organize and manage workloads and resources.
• a current unrestricted driver's license, as you’ll need to travel to other sites regularly.

What you need to do now

Come and join our City Libraries team and be part of our welcoming and engaging environment. Please contact Brian Anderson on 027 540 3302 or Brian.Anderson@poriruacity.govt.nz for more information.

Porirua City embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications by people from all backgrounds and are a member of Diversity Works. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll do our best to get you sorted.

Applications Close: Tuesday 23 July 2024

Read the full details and to apply here:

Permanent Full time

Location: Frankton

Live, work and play in Aotearoa New Zealand’s most spectacular setting.

No two days at Queenstown Lakes District Council are the same. Every day we provide services, facilities and programmes essential to the health and wellbeing of our people and environment, while stepping up to the challenges and opportunities that come with being New Zealand’s fastest growing territorial authority.

We’re proud to be QLDC. Our people are motivated by a shared purpose driven by care, connection and community. All our roles are at the heart of a dynamic and diverse set of communities where you will be making a genuine difference every day. Join us.

We’re looking for a Branch Library Manager to join our team based at Frankton Library. This is a great opportunity to join our passionate, dedicated team in a community focused position. Along with the chance to work with a warm and welcoming team, we offer a host of employee benefits (including highly discounted access to our health and fitness facilities), and a genuine commitment to your training and career development.

What you’ll be doing / He aha te mahi

You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operations, service delivery and facilities management of the Frankton and Kingston libraries. In supporting the development and management of community partnerships and strategic projects you’ll be creating a welcoming, inclusive space that delivers on its goal of positive customer experiences.

The role will involve:

• Employee management including performance development, recruitment, and training
• Creating and maintaining an engaged workforce
• Overseeing the delivery of high quality services across all areas of the libraries
• Managing facilities and working closely with our property and knowledge management teams
• Leading and implementing strategic plans and special projects
• Championing the use of Te Reo Māori in the library environment and working closely with mana whenua to ensure Te Ao Māori is considered in all aspects of services
  
  

What you’ll bring to the role / Ko wai tō Pukeka

You’ll have a number of years experience working within a library environment and will be passionate about creating safe, welcoming, and engaging environments for our communities. You’ll have experience working with a range of external groups including educational organisations, government agencies, social service agencies, as well as various other community groups. Your strong stakeholder management skills will serve you well.

You’ll be a successful people leader, with the ability to relate well to a wide range of people. You’ll enjoy working closely with your teams to get the best out of them.

Applications Close Wednesday 31 July  2024.

To apply, please follow the link or for any questions please contact Sue Gwilliam, Library Services Manager, on Sue.Gwilliam@qldc.govt.nz