Library Technician

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Work environment

We are located at Place Bell situated at 160 Elgin Street, an office complex in downtown Ottawa and next to the Rideau Canal and the Rideau Shopping Centre. This location offers easy access to restaurants, fitness facilities, walking/running paths and parks. We are conveniently located close to major bus routes making it easy to commute from all points across the city.

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) Library is looking for an independent, innovative and tech-savvy Library Technician. Reporting to the Law Librarian, the Library Technician supports the creation and maintenance of a library portal and provides cataloguing, acquisition, interlibrary loan and circulation services to our offices across Canada. If you would like to develop a broad range of skills and knowledge in library and information science, this is the job for you.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) position on an indeterminate basis.

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. We will accept candidates whose studies will be completed by May 2022.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Recent and significant* experience working in a library or other related field such as an archive or records centre.
- Experience in providing delivery of library or information management services.

*Recent and significant are defined has having worked in this area for approximately 6 months within the last 4 years.

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

Asset Qualification - Education:
- Successful completion of a two-year library technician diploma program.

Degree equivalency

Asset Qualifications - Experience:
- Experience working in a federal library.
- Experience cataloguing and classifying library material using international standards for bibliographic description and control.
- Experience providing interlibrary loan services.

Organizational Needs:
The organization is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified applicants who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

Operational Requirements:
- Ability and willingness to lift and/or move boxes of books weighing up to 10 kg.

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 the activities, principles and practices of libraries (for example: acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, and general reference).

Competencies:
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work autonomously and to plan and organize own work
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action oriented
- Client service orientation

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.