Supply Library Technician

District School Board of Niagara; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a supportive and innovative community dedicated to student success as a Casual Library Technician. In this role, you will foster a welcoming learning environment, providing essential library services and support to students and staff. Your responsibilities will include cataloguing resources, operating library systems, and ensuring the library is a hub for creativity and collaboration. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage with a diverse student body and contribute to their educational journey. If you're passionate about library services and student engagement, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Hold a Library designation or demonstrate experiential equivalence.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and organize time efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Cataloguing library resources and delivering library services.
• Operating library systems and maintaining library facilities.

Skills

Library Services

Time Management

Word Processing

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Familiarity with Library Processes

Education

Library Designation from a Recognized Community College

Tools

Follett Automation System

Media Net

Job description

Working at the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) means being part of a supportive, innovative community that works towards doing what’s best for students, and helping every individual achieve success. We proudly serve over 40,000 students across almost 100 elementary and secondary schools in Niagara, located between Lake Erie in the South and Lake Ontario to the North. DSBN students are at the heart of everything we do, and we are excited to have you join our team.

The Library Commons is a welcoming space for all students and is the learning hub that fosters creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, socialization, engagement and exploration.

The Board is currently seeking energetic, compassionate, and student-focused Casual Library Technicians to work in our Secondary Schools on a casual basis.

Typical duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Cataloguing library resources;
• Operating the Follett Automation System, the library security system and Media Net;
• Delivery of library services to staff and students (e.g. circulation, shelving, cataloguing, filing, searching / locating information, maintenance of periodicals, maintaining inventory, ordering; repairing library materials and maintaining library computer facilities (i.e. Internet, Follett, etc) as well as demonstrating proper use of resources;
• Supporting an appropriate learning environment in the library;
• Liaison with ICT Department (Information and Communications Technologies - a component of Curriculum Services);
• All other library related duties as assigned by the Administrator of Information Communications Technologies and/or the school principal.

Skills, Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Hold a Library designation from a recognized Community College (CAAT) or demonstrate experiential equivalence;
• Ability to work under minimal supervision, to organize time efficiently, and to work well with a variety of people;
• Familiarity with library processes and the secondary school environment is essential;
• Good word-processing skills and previous experience in providing library services.

Please note that as a condition of employment, candidates will be required to provide an original Criminal Reference Check, including Vulnerable Sector Screening, dated within the past six months.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume and include three (3) professional references. We thank all the candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The District School Board of Niagara is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and hiring of its employees, who reflect the diversity of our community and students we serve. We encourage and welcome submissions from candidates from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. DSBN welcomes applications from: Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, women, persons with visible and non-visible disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. The DSBN is committed to “Achieving Success Together” and recognizes that increasing the diversity of its workforce supports this objective.

DSBN will make interview and employment accommodations during the selection process, based on any of the human rights protected grounds. Please notify us in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs. Applicants are thanked for making known their interest in working for the District School Board of Niagara. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Land Acknowledgement:

The land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and acknowledging this reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.