Librarian
Position Overview:
Reporting to the Library Director, Alexander College Librarians are responsible for ensuring that the libraries support the academic culture of Alexander College. The librarians are generally responsible for management, upkeep, and maintenance of one or more campus libraries, including curating the collections, and scheduling and supervising Library staff. The Librarians also perform duties related to circulation, information literacy instruction, liaising with faculty, collection development, cataloging, research help, and database management.
This position requires a Master’s in Library and Information Studies (or equivalent) from an ALA accredited institution. The ideal candidate will have a working understanding of librarianship in a postsecondary environment, including Library of Congress classification, ILS use, and management and records keeping. The successful candidate should also have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, and good interpersonal and service skills.
About the Alexander College Library:
The Alexander College Library plays a key role in achieving the educational directives of the college by serving as an information centre in which students engage in academic, cultural and social activities. The Library is dedicated to providing the highest level of resources (whether traditional or digital) and instructional services so students and faculty can perform research, study, and surf the web with confidence. Services are thus patron-oriented and are under constant re-evaluation to ensure they are up-to-date and responsive. In this way, staff and students can get the most out of the resources available to them. To fulfill its role in supporting the College’s educational mission, AC Library is committed to maintaining an environment conducive to study and research.
Reporting Relationship:
Library Director
Employment Type:
Full time, Permanent
Compensation:
The salary for this position is $60,000. AC Employees are eligible for a benefits package after the first three months of employment
Work Week:
The Employee will work during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, for 37.5 hours per week (not including a 30-minute unpaid meal break per day). Occasional overtime may be required.
Location:
The Burnaby and Vancouver Campus. Flexibility to travel between and work at both campuses will be required.
Education & Experience Requirements:
- Master of Library and Information Studies, or equivalent, from an ALA-accredited institution
- One-year experience working in an educational institution in a library setting preferred
- Experience working with international students desired
Qualifications:
- Excellent interpersonal & relationship building skills
- Knowledge of the BC College and University system
- Superior leadership and teamwork capabilities
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain professionalism and cordiality when working with others
- Strong ability to take initiative and complete tasks as assigned
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Excel
- Ability to maintain collegial relationships with other staff members
- Broad knowledge of academic library service issues
- Familiarity with current and emerging technology and information resources
- Demonstrated management experience
- Demonstrated instructional experience (preferably in ESL or academic settings)
- Demonstrated experience with website maintenance, and the operation of an Integrated Library System
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with users from a wide variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Supervise and Coordinate Library Staff
- Provide scheduling for library staff and student workers for library operations
- Supervise library technicians and student workers
- Conduct probation/annual performance reviews of library technicians
- Participate in and facilitate Library Unit meetings
- Assist with hiring within the Library Unit
- Represent Alexander College Library at internal and external events and meetings
- Library Campus Management
- Open campus library at 8 am, Monday to Friday
- Maintain library’s physical space and resources are safe, clean, and accessible for AC users
- Liaise with facilities and IT to ensure proper support of cleaning, opening and closing, and computer/Wi-Fi/printing/tech maintenance
- Create, update, and maintain student Papercut accounts
- Course Archives
- Create folder structure, collect, review, and digitize files for Course Archives
- Liaise with AC faculty and Administration to provide access to Course Archives for review
- Coordinate Course Archives process with other trained Library Staff
- AC ID Cards
- Coordinate with Operations and IT to produce and distribute AC staff and faculty ID cards
- Coordinate with Registrar and Student Engagement to produce and distribute AC Alumni Cards
- Other related tasks such as: contacting the vendor to order supplies, designing new ID templates when required, etc.
- Collection Development
- Performance collection development activities and maintenance, in accordance of Alexander College polices and guidelines
- Approve or deny material donations according to policy Assist with the acquisition and promotion of OER and OA sources at the College
- Reference and Research Services
- Plan and provide information services to AC students, staff, and instructors
- Provide reference services (e.g. in-person, online chat, AskAway, and Zoom)
- Provide library orientations and research workshops at in-person and virtual events
- Support instructors and staff with discovery and databases/digital resources
- Information Literacy Instruction
- Liaise with faculty to promote, design, and implement information literacy sessions for classes across all disciplines
- Collect and review IL sessions data from AC faculty and student to use for reporting and development purposes
- Interlibrary Loans
- Assist planning, implementing, processing, managing, and evaluating the ILL program at AC Library
- Liaise with Alexander Academy/Brighton College
- Support library staff at Alexander Academy/Brighton College on library related topics (cataloging, electronic resources, e-resource access, student IDs)
- Systems and cataloging
- Serve along with the other campus librarian, complete technical work in order to facilitate access to electronic resources (OCLC’s EZProxy), maintain the integrated library system (ILS) (Sitka’s Evergreen), and contribute to keeping the Library related sections of the Alexander College website up to date
- Supervise cataloging of physical and electronic materials
- Administration & Reporting
- Assist with research and writing Unit Assessment, term, and annual reports for the library
- Support the Library Director and other administrators with Degree Quality Assessment Board reporting
- Represent the Library/College at internal and external committees and stakeholders
- Contribute to program and policy development, including library-related student activities.
- Work with staff/faculty/administrators from outside the library on creating and implementing new initiatives at the College.
- Maintain professional development, associations, and memberships.
- Perform other duties as requested by the Library Director.
How to Apply
If you are interested in the above position and you would like to apply, please e-mail your cover letter and resume with the e-mail title being “[Your full-name]_Librarian 2024” to hiring@alexandercollege.ca.
Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be accepted. In your cover letter, be sure to tell us what you would bring to the team and why you’d be perfect for this role. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
No phone calls please.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Thank you!
