library technician
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Kamloops: 0.5 FTE Library Technician
Posted on April 23, 2024
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Catholic Independent Schools Kamloops Diocese
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help School <p>Kamloops, BC<p>0.5 FTE Library Technician <p>Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) School is located in Kamloops, BC. The school enrolls approximately 160 students from Kindergarten to Grade Seven. For the 2024 2025 school year, OLPH is seeking a Part-Time Library Technician. This position will commence September 1, 2024, until June 30, 2025. This position provides library services to students and staff such as assisting with research, demonstrating systems and equipment and retrieving materials. The incumbent uses and maintains a web-based integrated automated library circulation system to catalogue, find, and circulate library materials. The incumbent assists with supervision duties, reinforcing school guidelines and behavioural standards for students to ensure a safe environment. This position is under the supervision of the school Administrator, but work is performed independently and with minimal direction.<p>Major Duties and Responsibilities: Assists students and staff in research and other requests by providing information on learning resources and reference services, demonstrating the use of library equipment and cataloguing systems, assisting with research, and retrieving library materials.<p> Uses a web-based integrated automated library system to check in and out print and non-print items, maintain circulation records and data bases, locate resources, conduct bibliographic searches, and enter prepared data and information.<p> Generates reports such as inventory lists or lost materials as required.<p> In the absence of a teacher, monitors student behaviour in the library and maintains a positive, respectful environment.<p> Shelves and files print and non-print library materials.<p> Sets up displays of library materials, resources and special events.<p> Receives, unpacks, verifies order, catalogues, barcodes and prepares new library materials for shelving and circulation.<p> Performs minor repairs on library materials as required.<p> May assist in the purchasing of library materials.<p> Produces and distributes overdue book lists to teachers, parents and administrator.<p> Collects overdue fines and handles according to school procedures.<p> Monitors student use of the library when Teacher Librarian is unavailable.<p> Performs other job-related and clerical duties of comparable importance, difficulty and responsibility as required.<p> Qualifications : Grade 12 or equivalent plus a Library Technician Diploma from a recognized institution or equivalent combination of education and experience.<p> Extensive knowledge of computer library cataloguing software used in School libraries.<p> Ability to use Educational Software and the Internet.<p> Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with school staff and to assist students.<p> Ability to perform physical activities, such as lifting, moving and unpacking boxes of books and other library materials and pushing or pulling a loaded book trolley.<p> Ability to organize workload and perform duties with minimum supervision.<p> Ability to operate standard office equipment.<p>For further information about the position, please contact the School Principal, Mr. Brent Arsenault: brent.arsenault@olphschool.ca or phone at 250-376-2343. This position will be open to external candidates as of April 29th, 2024.Interested INTERNAL candidates should submit a cover letter noting their experience, an updated Pastoral Reference Form and resume. Please include the contact information of two (2) current professional references (one of which is from an immediate supervisor). <p>Interested EXTERNAL candidates should submit: a cover letter noting their experience, commitment to and philosophy of Catholic education;<p>
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LocationKamloops, BC
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SalaryNot available
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentPart time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
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Advertised until
2024-06-22
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