On-Call Library Technician: Support Student Learning

Pembina Trails School Division; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Pembina Trails School Division is seeking a casual Library Technician on an on-call basis to support daily library operations in a school setting. The role involves bibliographic instruction, readers’ advisory, and collaboration with the Teacher-Librarian to manage resources and provide instructional support.

You will assist with cataloguing, circulation, inventory, and minor technical troubleshooting, ensuring access to reference materials and online resources for students and staff.

Qualifications

• Provides bibliographic instruction to individual students and staff to locate reference sources and instructional materials, both hard copy and online sources.
• Assists students in developing independent habits to locate reference materials and to develop skills in the use of reference materials, both hard copy and online sources.
• Instructs staff and students in the proper use of instructional equipment and software in collaboration with the Teacher-Librarian.
• Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in selecting requested resources for students and teachers.
• Provides Readers’ Advisory services for both students and staff using such techniques as reading aloud and book talking.
• Prepares bibliographies to support teaching and learning.
• Collaborates with the Teacher Librarian in the production and exhibition of presentations.
• Collaborates with the Teacher Librarian to inform staff and students of current copyright legislation.

Responsibilities

• Maintains request and consideration files, checking requests against holdings.
• Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in the selection of resources to purchase for staff and student use.
• Prepares purchase orders and keeps records of ordering and receiving transactions as delegated.
• Receives new materials, verifies against purchase orders and packing slips, forwards appropriate forms to Accounts Payable, and follows up on any problems by corresponding with suppliers.
• Maintains accurate budget records of library-related monies spent as delegated.
• Processes all new library resources for shelving and circulation.
• Catalogues resources, original or copy cataloguing, using current and emerging international library standards.
• Adapts present cataloguing to comply with current Dewey and Sears Subject Heading requirements.
• Ensures the library resources are properly maintained and repaired.
• Assists in weeding the collection.
• Performs the inventory of library resources at least once every two years, the reconciliation of missing materials, and the compilation of library statistics in collaboration with the Teacher-Librarian.
• Assists staff and students in the technical troubleshooting of minor hardware and instructional software problems.
• Makes arrangements to have equipment repaired using PTSD online work orders.
• Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in the inventory of instructional technology associated with the library.
• Arranges for and tracks all laminating requests for the school.
• Operates the circulation system and keeps complete circulation files.
• Shelves and maintains library collection using the Dewey Decimal system.
• Facilitates the exchange of resource materials with other schools in the division and the Department of Education.
• Manages the circulation of technology for staff and student use.
• Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in keeping staff informed of new acquisitions by the school library.
• Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in the design and production of posters, signs, bulletin boards, etc. and the display of new materials.
• In collaboration with the Teacher Librarian, prepares relevant library schedules including circulation and audio visual schedules.
• Maintains the library database, correspondence files, suppliers’ catalogues, large picture files, and curriculum guides as required.
• Issues and resets student computer log-in passwords and maintains, updates password file as delegated.
• Creates and distributes overdue notices on a regular basis. Follows-up on the retrieval of overdue resources and the collection of loss or damage fees.

Job description

Pembina Trails School Division is seeking a casual Library Technician on an on-call basis to support daily library operations in a school setting. The role involves bibliographic instruction, readers’ advisory, and collaboration with the Teacher-Librarian to manage resources and provide instructional support.

You will assist with cataloguing, circulation, inventory, and minor technical troubleshooting, ensuring access to reference materials and online resources for students and staff.