PASS – Secondary Librarian – Notre Dame

Waterloo Catholic District School Board; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 74,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is seeking a Secondary School Librarian at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary High School in Kitchener, Ontario. The role involves managing a library learning common, supporting student research, and collaborating with staff to enhance literacy across the curriculum.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s in Library Science and experience with library technology. The position is full-time, 35 hours per week, 45 weeks per year, with a salary range of CAD

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science from an accredited university.
• Previous library experience working with secondary students is preferred.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience with library technology.
• The ability to develop, organize and maintain a collection of library resources using specialized knowledge of library systems.
• Demonstrated experience in exposing students to a continuum of library and research skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction regarding online searches and research.
• Maintain the library website and create online help documents.
• Provide reference service and encourage literacy.
• Conduct grade 9 orientations.
• Circulation and inventory of materials including monitoring overdue materials.
• Supervise students during library hours.
• Maintain the library collection including purchasing new materials and discarding outdated.
• Prepare and administer the library budget.
• Consult with teachers on assignments and provide advice and guidance on library resources.
• Distribute and collect student and staff devices (i.e. Chromebooks).

Skills

Written & verbal communication

Library technology experience

Collection development & organization

Research skills instruction

Education

Master’s degree in Library Science

Job description

PASS – Secondary Librarian – Notre Dame

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board serves over 38,000 learners and provides services to students in 53 schools (Kindergarten to Grade 12 and adult learners) 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:

The Secondary School Librarian will provide students and staff with a library learning common which is managed, organized and administered to serve the educational needs and programs of a Catholic secondary school.

• Provide instruction regarding online searches and research;
• Maintain the library website and create online help documents;
• Provide reference service and encourage literacy;
• Conduct grade 9 orientations;
• Circulation and inventory of materials including monitoring overdue materials;
• Supervise students during library hours;
• Maintain the library collection including purchasing new materials and discarding outdated;
• Prepare and administer the library budget;
• Consult with teachers on assignments and provide advice and guidance on library resources;
• Distribute and collect student and staff devices (i.e. Chromebooks);

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Library Science from an accredited university;
• Previous library experience working with secondary students is preferred;
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrated experience with library technology;
• The ability to develop, organize and maintain a collection of library resources using specialized knowledge of library systems;
• Demonstrated experience in exposing students to a continuum of library and research skills.

Salary Range: Level 6 (45): $73,774.15 – $86,793.73 per year in accordance with the PASS Terms of Employment.

Hours of Work: Permenant, full-time, 35 hours per week / 45 weeks per year

Location(s): Notre Dame Catholic Secondary High School, 20 Woolner Trail, Kitchener, Ontario.

Applications will be accepted until September 11,2026 , at 4 PM.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be notified via email, please monitor email (including spam/junk email folders) closely for any updates on the job competition process.

To request this file in large print, please email [e-mail]. If you require a disability related accommodation to participate the recruitment process, please contact us at [phone], extension 2368 to discuss your needs under the Human Rights Code. Responses to inquiries will be provided within 72 hours.

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 Criminal Background Check. For further information refer to policy APS 038 on the website of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board.