Library Technician

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HOW TO APPLY

You must submit a complete application, consisting of a resume and answers to screening questions. These questions will be used as the primary tool in the screening process and your résumé will only be used to validate the information you provided.

The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. Use the Screening Questionnaire wisely, by demonstrating how you meet the Education and Experience Criteria listed under “Essential Qualifications” and “Asset Qualifications” (other qualifications).

In your response to the screening questions, please provide concrete examples and the following MANDATORY information:

1. Name of the employer where the experience was acquired;
2. Title of the position occupied and duration for which you exercised the functions;
3. Specific details of tasks, projects, or accomplishments demonstrating how you acquired the experience.

Please note that point form, “copy and paste" from your resume and comments such “refer to my attached resume” will NOT be accepted. Failure to provide this information in the requested format WILL result in your application being rejected. We will not contact you to obtain further information.

Assets qualifications could be invoked at the time of screening and/or appointment of candidates.

Duties

Catalogues and classifies library material (e.g. books, journals, CD-ROM) including maintenance and upkeep of library collection.

Performs bibliographic searches using library automated systems, the internet and online or CD ROM databases.

Develops and modifies internal procedures.

Performs interlibrary loans.

Supervises clerk-offenders and prepares budget submissions for library operations.

Processing acquisitions (purchasing, verifying, and receiving) for collection development, interacting with publishers and suppliers to coordinate services and resolve problems.

Responds to reference enquiries.

Work environment

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the courts. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

The library technician position is located at Atlantic Institution. Atlantic Institution is a maximum-security facility located in the rural community of Renous, 30 kilometres from the city of Miramichi, and 10 kilometers from the Village of Blackville, New Brunswick.

The library technician will be in direct contact with offenders, in a library setting.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff one (1) bilingual indeterminate part-time position (18.75 hours weekly) with - - B / - - B linguistic profile.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this process and may be used to staff future opportunities at Atlantic Institution.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION

• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with a specialization in the field of library science, library technology, sociology, education, criminology, criminal justice or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed; OR
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in a field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EX1. Recent experience and significant* in the operation of a library.
EX2. Experience in the use of various software programs (such as Microsoft Office or various library software applications)

*Recent and significant experience is normally gained over a period of one year (can be cumulative) within the last 3 years

KNOWLEDGE

K1. Knowledge of library management.
K2. Knowledge of Commissioner`s Directive CD 720 – Education programs and services for offenders.
K3. Knowledge of Commissioner`s Directive CD 764 – Access to expressive material.

COMPETENCIES

C1. Thinking things through.
C2. Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
C3. Demonstrating integrity and respect.
C4. Working effectively with others.
C5. Sensitivity to diversity

ABILITIES

A1. Ability to organize and implement awareness events or special activities.
A2. Ability to manage a library autonomously in a correctional setting.
A3. Ability to train and supervise inmate workers.
A4. Effective written and oral communications.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

EXPERIENCE

AEX1. Experience working with offenders in a federal or provincial facility.
AEX2. Experience liaising with community organizations.
AEX3. Experience training and supervising workers.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (--B/--B)

Information on language requirements

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness to work with federally incarcerated offenders.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

COMMUNICATION

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with applicants via email or PSRS for screening and assessment purposes. To that end, applicants must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users

ASSESSMENT

Considering the current situation related to COVID-19 and in order to accelerate the selection process, assessments may be conducted virtually through various means, including but not limited to interviews, written tests (take home assignments or other), references or a combination of these or other assessment methods. Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Recent and past performance evaluations may be used as part of the assessment. Accordingly, applicants may be required to submit a copy of their last two Performance Ratings/Evaluations as part of this selection process.

You must be able to provide proof of your education credentials.

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

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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