Library Technician

Important messages

**Candidates ability to communicate effectively in writing will be evaluated throughout the screening questions. **

You must clearly demonstrate on your application, via the screening questions, how you meet each of the essential and asset merit criteria. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

When responding to screening questions, please be sure to provide comprehensive examples from your work experience that clearly demonstrate how you meet the identified education and experience criteria. Your answer should clearly identify your role in the noted example. A job title alone does not demonstrate that you have the requisite level of experience, so be sure to explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Failure to complete the questionnaire or failure to provide sufficient details to the questions will result in your elimination from this process.

Intent of the process

The purpose of this process is to staff one indeterminate part time position (3 days a week) in the Heritage Information Directorate within the Canadian Conservation Institute.

A pool of fully qualified or partially qualified candidates will be established to staff similar or identical positions at the EC-01 group and level, with various tenures (indeterminate, specified period, acting, assignment, secondment, deployment), various bilingual imperative linguistic profiles (CBB/CBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC), various security requirements (secret and reliability) within Canadian Heritage in the National Capital Region.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

Successful completion of two years in a post-secondary program in library/archival work.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience in the creation of bibliographic metadata, including original cataloguing, editing of derived bibliographic records, and authority files maintenance

Experience in conducting searches using electronic and printed sources

Experience in providing interlibrary loan and circulation services

Experience in using an automated library system for acquisitions, circulation and searching

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of cataloguing and metadata standards

Knowledge of library and information science systems

Knowledge of procedures related to the acquisition, control, and use of library materials

Knowledge of circulation and interlibrary lending services and procedures

ABILITIES

Ability to manage and track library materials

Ability to communicate effectively in writing

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Effective interpersonal relations

Attention to detail

Client Focus

Showing initiative and being action oriented

Innovation

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in processing and claiming serials

Experience in processing and coordinating serials renewals as well as library invoice payments.

Experience in using Inmagic DB/TextWorks software.

Knowledge of publishing practices and information suppliers and sources.

Knowledge of the mandate and services of the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Only jobs.gc.ca online applications will be considered. If accessibility to jobs.gc.ca is unavailable, please email your Cover letter and résumé to Eliane Chiasson by email at and indicate the reason why you cannot apply online. Verification/validation of your request will be required before your application is accepted.

Reference checks will be sought.

A written exam will be administered.

An interview will be administered.

Please note that asset qualifications may be invoked at any time of the selection process, including the screening stage.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

You must be prepared to provide the original, or a certified copy, of your educational credentials.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not wish to receive information by email, it is your responsibility to inform us.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.