Student Library Assistant Prince Albert (2026/27)

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Alumni; Prince Albert; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Prince Albert Campus is seeking a part-time Student Library Assistant to greet visitors, provide basic library help, and process check-ins and check-outs.

You will handle shelving, refer students to resources, assist with equipment, take payments for fines, and support clerical tasks while leveraging strong customer service and organizational skills. Three days a week, mornings, lunch, and Fridays until 6pm are typical shifts.

Qualifications

• Current Saskatchewan Polytechnic student
• Minimum six (6) months of customer service experience
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Basic Internet
• Basic working knowledge of computers and related office equipment
• Effective oral communication skills including basic telephone and customer service experience
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Knowledge of automated system software (client databases, inventory etc.)
• Handling cash and use of a digital cash register
• Ability to work alone
• Attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Act as peer ambassador to the library
• Greet and welcome everyone to the library
• Provide basic library help
• Sign materials in and out for clients (clients defined as students, staff, peers)
• Shelving, sorting, and processing materials
• Refer students to library resources to meet their needs
• Provide technical assistance with library equipment
• Take payments for library fines and fees
• Provide basic clerical support
• Tidying the library
• Provide the student perspective to improve library services (e.g. social media content)

Skills

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Cash handling

Time management

Basic computer skills

Internet literacy

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Digital cash register

Office equipment

Inventory systems

Client databases

Job description

Job Content (SDF) Details Job Content (SDF) Details Competition Number P17567 Posting Title Student Library Assistant Prince Albert (2026/27) Classification Band 2 Location Saskatchewan Polytechnic Prince Albert Campus Other Location(s) Saskatchewan Polytechnic Prince Albert Campus Building Prince Albert Campus, Technical Building Other Building Date Posted 09/02/2026 Closing Date 09/11/2026 JIQ # 035 Start Date 09/14/2026 End Date 06/30/2027 Open Until Filled No Ongoing No Category of work Part Time Bargaining Unit Professional Services Hours of Work To be Assigned Salary Range $20.53 -$24.53 hourly rate Temporary Market Stipend Incumbent Total Assigned days (AC) / Total Hours per biweekly pay Hours to be determined, might include morning shifts, lunch hour shifts, and afternoon shifts - three days a week. Must be available Fridays until 6pm. Posting Status Open Special Instructions to Applicants Saskatchewan Polytechnic considers the diversity of our workforce to be one our leading strengths and greatest assets. Our employee diversity enhances our ability to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Currently, approximately 20% of our students are Indigenous. A continued emphasis on the development of a representative workforce is one of Sask Polytech's strategic priorities and, as an organization, we are making significant efforts to attract and retain Indigenous employees.

Job Duties

• Act as peer ambassador to the library
• Greet and welcome everyone to the library
• Provide basic library help
• Sign materials in and out for clients (clients defined as students, staff, peers)
• Shelving, sorting, and processing materials
• Refer students to library resources to meet their needs
• Provide technical assistance with library equipment
• Take payments for library fines and fees
• Provide basic clerical support
• Tidying the library
• Provide the student perspective to improve library services (e.g. social media content)

Qualifications, Skills, Abilities And Experience

• Current Saskatchewan Polytechnic student
• Minimum six (6) months of customer service experience
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Basic Internet
• Basic working knowledge of computers and related office equipment
• Effective oral communication skills including basic telephone and customer service experience
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Knowledge of automated system software (client databases, inventory etc.)
• Handling cash and use of a digital cash register
• Ability to work alone
• Attention to detail

Desired QSA Required Competencies

• Creating honest, trusting, and successful working relationships with others (inside and outside the organization) by consistently demonstrating competence and reliability in job performance, and representing what is best about the organization through demonstrated principles, actions, and communications...
• Taking the initiative to consistently meet or exceed (external and internal) customer expectations and specifications...
• Representing the organization to outsiders; participating in civic activities as the organization's representative, presenting the organization's position in difficult, issue-related areas and providing information to others/outside associations that enhances the organization's profile in the community.
• Developing and maintaining an effective and constructive network with others inside and outside the organization (partners, stakeholders, customers, vendors, contacts, peers, etc.,) who may be helpful in achieving work-related goals that contribute to organizational success.
• Working with others to share expertise and achieve outcomes that benefit the organization; stepping in to fill necessary roles that others are unable or unwilling to do; demonstrating strong communication skills to others on the team through active listening, summarizing, facilitating and "bridge building"...
• Taking responsibility for clarifying the expectations of others; acknowledging how personal decisions, actions, and standards of performance influence work accomplishments; accepting responsibility for work accomplishments; and recognizing changes required to achieve better results going forward...
• Demonstrating self-motivation; effective performance is driven from within rather than being conditional on pressure from external factors (e.g. boss, peers, subordinates, deadlines, crises, etc.).

Posting Supplemental Questions

• * How did you hear about this position?
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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

• List of Reference Contacts