Permanent | Part-time | 64 hours per fortnight (0.84 FTE)

This position is classified as a PACS Band 6 ($85,494 - $91,666 p.a, pro rata) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.

Premium Recquatic Membership | 13% Superannuation

What’s On Offer
An amazing opportunity exists for a Programs Officer to join the Library Programs team at the City of Kwinana. This is a part-time position reporting to the Library Programs Senior Team Leader, and working alongside a superstar team. Your primary focus as a Programs Officer is developing and delivering high quality, responsive and integrated community programs including early years literacy programs and activities that build community capacity and promote lifelong learning in a customer centric environment.

Who Are We?
The City of Kwinana is a thriving ocean-side community at the heart of Western Australia’s major industrial development and has the second fastest growing population within any local government area in the state. The City has seen extensive redevelopment including new residential areas, schools, retail precincts, community facilities and transport links that continue to transform Kwinana into a unique and liveable City. This is an opportunity to make some significant contributions to the City and progress your career.

What You’ll Need
To make an impact in this role, you will have:

Experience in a similar role.

Sound experience researching, developing, implementing and reviewing high quality, responsive and customer-focused community programs

Developed interpersonal, negotiation, communication and influencing skills.

Experience in stakeholder engagement and managing successful partnerships.

Experience promoting and marketing programs in an innovative way.

Developed analytical, evaluation and report writing skills.

Demonstrated ability to mentor, motivate and train program facilitators in a customer centric environment.

Tertiary qualification in library and information studies, community development, education or a related field and/or substantial experience in a similar related role.

Possession of a Driver’s Licence, Police Clearance and willingness to obtain an Apply First Aid Certificate and Fire Warden certificate.

Ability to work after hours as needed.

What’s In It For You?
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to…

A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and New Zealand for workplace culture!

Competitive salary plus 13% superannuation.

A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.

A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.

The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.

Career development, training opportunities and study support.

Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want To Know More?
To be considered for this position, applicants must address the above criteria in no more than two (2) pages.

For more information relating to the position, please contact Samantha Hay, Library Programs Senior Team Leader on 9236 4323.

Apply online: www.kwinana.wa.gov.au
Applications close: 5.00 PM, Friday 25 July 2025.

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications.

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer-centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.