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Certified Library Technician (#072-RM)

Job Description

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CERTIFIED LIBRARY TECHNICIAN

HOURS: 3.5 Hours per day (Either AM or PM) Or 7 Hours per day on alternating days

START DATE: As soon as possible

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position focus

Under the supervision of the Principal and in collaboration with the Teacher-Librarian, the Library Technician is responsible for the continuous daily management of the library and maintenance of library resources to ensure that maximum use may be made of the facility by students and staff. The Library Technician performs a variety of complex, detailed, technical support duties within the school library. These skills require an understanding of established and emerging international library standards, procedures, and the use of specific library tools.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

A. Instructional Support Services

- A1. Provides bibliographic instruction to individual students and staff to locate reference sources and instructional materials, both hard copy and on-line resources.
- A2. Assists students in developing independent habits to locate reference materials and to develop skills in the use of reference materials, both hard copy and on-line sources.
- A3. Instructs staff and students in the proper use of instructional equipment and software in collaboration with the Teacher-Librarian.
- A4.



Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in selecting requested resources for students and teachers.
- A5. Provides Readers' Advisory services for both students and staff using such techniques as reading aloud and book talking.
- A6. Prepares bibliographies to support teaching and learning.
- A7. Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in the production and exhibition of presentations.
- A8. Collaborates with the Teacher Librarian to inform staff and students of current copyright legislation.

B. Acquisitions/Budgeting

- B1. Maintains request and consideration files, checking requests against holdings.
- B2. Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in the selection of resources to purchase for staff and student use.
- B3. Prepares purchase orders and keeps records of ordering and receiving transactions as delegated.
- B4. Receives recent materials, verifies against purchase orders and packing slips, forwards appropriate forms to Accounts Payable, and follows up on any problems by corresponding with suppliers.
- B5. Maintains accurate budget records of library-related monies spent as delegated.

C. Collection Development and Maintenance

- C1. Processes all recent library resources for shelving and circulation.
- C2. Catalogues resources, original or copy cataloguing, using current and emerging international library standards.
- C3. Adapts present cataloguing to comply with current Dewey and Sears Subject Heading requirements.
- C4. Ensures the library resources are properly maintained and repaired.
- C5. Assists in weeding the collection.
- C6. Performs the inventory of library resources at least once every two years, the reconciliation of missing materials, and the compilation of library statistics in collaboration with the Teacher-Librarian.

- D1. Assists staff and students in the technical troubleshooting of minor hardware and instructional software problems.
- D2. Makes arrangements to have equipment repaired using PTSD online work orders.
- D3. Collaborates with the Teacher-Librarian in the inventory of instructional technology associated with the library.
- D4. Arranges for and tracks all laminating requests for the school. &l;

📌 Certified Library Technician (Winnipeg)
🏢 Pembina Trails
📍 Winnipeg