Senior Library Technician (Anticipatory)

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Work environment

Are you looking for a work environment where your knowledge, ideas, and professional opinions are valued? Do you want to be part of a collaborative, supportive team? Apply!

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is a federal department responsible to ensure the integrity and marketability of grain for the domestic and international grain trade, from producer to global customer.

The CGC is a significant part of Canada’s dynamic and diverse agricultural sector. We regulate grain handling in Canada, set grain standards and conduct research on grain. At the CGC, we strive to live our values of excellence, integrity, respect and accountability. We promote work-life balance. We have an Employee and Family Assistance program to support you and your family.

Intent of the process

The initial appointment from this pool will be for an indeterminate position.

The pool may be created to staff similar positions with various linguistic profiles and tenures (indeterminate, specified term, acting, deployment, secondment).

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in library/archival work, social science, statistics or a law-related field OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience*.

*Note: An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience is defined as a minimum of 2 years in a library setting within the last 5 years.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience in conducting research through a variety of information resources in a business environment.
- Experience in policies, practices and procedures regarding library cataloguing.
- Experience in providing training, information, advice and/or guidance relating to Library and/or Information Management in a business environment.
- Experience in using Microsoft Office applications and an Integrated Library System (ILS).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of acts, regulations and/or government policies relating to the administration of a library collection and interlibrary loans.
- Knowledge of principles and practices of Library and/or Information Management.

Competencies:
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Dependability
- Client Focus
- Effective Interactive Communication

Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work.

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

Education:
Successful completion of a library technician program from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience in digital asset management policies, practices and procedures
- Experience in conducting research through a variety of information resources in an agriculture related environment.
- Experience in providing training, information, advice and/or guidance relating to Library and/or Information Management in an agriculture related environment.

Organizational Needs:
In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, visible minority and women

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

You will be asked to complete a screening questionnaire when you apply online. Please clearly demonstrate in your screening questionnaire how you meet the education and experience criteria. You must provide concrete examples that illustrate how you meet the requirement.

A cover letter is not required as the screening questions will be used for screening purposes.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. All communication relating to this process,including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email such as SPAM).

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top-down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted. Depending on the requirements of the position being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of screening.

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.