Library Technician (Elementary) – St Dominic Savio CES (K)

Waterloo Catholic District School Board; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterloo Catholic District School Board is seeking a Library Technician at St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener, ON. The role involves supporting curriculum delivery, information literacy, and library program administration within a school setting.

The candidate will manage cataloguing, inventory, and budget processes, and assist with literacy activities and reader advisory for students and staff. Office software proficiency and strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have completed the Library and Information Technician Diploma.
• 1–2 years of experience working with children in a school or public library.
• Proficient in MS Office and library software.
• Understand cataloguing and inventory processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and sound judgment.
• Ability to plan work, multi-task and prioritize.

Responsibilities

• Supports delivery of curriculum and information literacy by helping patrons locate and use resources.
• Maintain a physical collection by shelving materials and shelf-reading for order.
• Assist with book exchanges, literacy initiatives, and reading aloud to groups.
• Provide orientation and training to students and staff and support literacy activities via web pages/newsletters.
• Maintain the library budget and select materials per Board guidelines and school needs.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Planning

Multi-tasking

Education

Library and Information Technician Diploma

Tools

MS Office

Library software

Job description

CUPE LOCAL 2512

Library Technician - Level 6

Specifics on location/schedule identified below

Job Posting # 4073914

Seniority is a determining factor

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board with a total student population of 23,000, provides services to students in 50 schools (Kindergarten to Grade 12) across the Waterloo Region.

The Board conducts intentional recruitment and selection as it seeks to achieve a state of greater equity for employees and students and to diversify its workforce.

All qualified applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply and applicants may choose to indicate if they are from a group who has experienced racial or social discrimination. Self-identification data will be used as a consideration in this posting. Aggregate data will be stored anonymously to support improvements to the Board's hiring processes.

General Description of Duties

• Supports the delivery of curriculum and the development of information literacy by helping patrons locate and use relevant print and electronic resources.
• Maintain a physical collection by shelving materials, shelf-reading for shelf order.
• Facilitate book exchanges, literacy initiatives, readers advisory, and reading aloud to groups and assist with school-based literacy initiatives.
• Provide orientation and training to students and staff as well providing library services and literacy activities within the school through web pages and newsletters.
• Maintains the library budget and selects new library materials based on Board guidelines and the needs of the school community; communicate with the school administration on priorities.
• Produce overdue notices to account for all library materials.
• Develop school library collections considering needs of the school and operating within parameters set out in Board policies.
• Catalogues and circulates library materials using the automated library system.
• Maintains the AV equipment collection, and provides basic set-up and troubleshooting.
• Maintains bibliographic records using reports and undertakes regular inventories of the library collection as outlined in Board policies.
• Promotes library services and literacy activities within the school and parent community through web pages, and newsletters.

For a complete description of the responsibilities, refer to Elements of a Quality Elementary School Library Program.

Minimum Requirements

• Must have completed the Library and Information Technician Diploma in addition to possessing one
• to two (2) years of experience working with children in a school or public library.
• Proficient in computer applications; MS Office, library software.
• Understand the cataloguing and inventory processes.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and sound judgment.
• Ability to plan work, multi-task and prioritize.

Hourly Rate: $31.86 to $33.48 per hour

Hours of Work: Permanent Full-time, 35 hours per week

Work schedule determined by the Administrator

Weeks/Year: Approximately 42 weeks/year

Location: St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary School, Kitchener, ON

Effective Date: as soon as possible

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is welcoming of candidates from diverse communities, backgrounds and identities and encourages applications from qualified members of these groups.

At WCDSB, we are committed to respecting your privacy and will take appropriate measures to protect any personal information you may share with us through the job application process. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 171(1)3, and pursuant to section 28(2) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). The information collected will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and qualifications for employment and for administering human resources and employment-related functions. Questions regarding this collection may be directed to the Board’s Privacy Officer at 519-578-3660 ext. 2381.

The successful candidate will be required to produce a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Criminal Background Check. For further information refer to policy APS 038 on the website of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board.