Ministry of the Solicitor General Looking for LIBRARIAN at Lindsay, ON Full Time

Are you an experienced librarian with demonstrated technical abilities and excellent communication skills? Consider this opportunity to provide library technician services for the Central East Correctional Centre!

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What can I expect to do in this role?

At a very large maximum-security correctional facility, you will:

• provide library services to 1250 adult male and female sentenced and remanded offenders
• organize and maintain the library’s collection of books, periodicals and publications
• provide circulation and reference services, and arrange inter-library loans
• assist users with inquiries and provide information on library stock, services and procedures
• maintain manual and/or automated circulation system consisting of books, periodicals, serials and other library materials by inputting and updating records
• shelving and rearranging books, preparing purchase orders, taking stock and perform minor book repaors
• supervise and instruct inmate helpers for a majority of working time, demonstrating library techniques and procedures, ensuring safety and security at all times

Please note:

• This position requires working with and providing direction to inmate helpers (and will be eligible for a Custodial Responsibility Allowance)

How do I qualify?

Knowledge:

• you have demonstrate knowledge of library procedures and practices pertaining to circulation, reference, cataloguing, minor book repair, inter-library loans and serials/publications management in order to provide library services
• you have knowledge of library policies and guidelines to operate, maintain and provide a variety of library services

Computer Skills:

• you have demonstrated experience with computers and software applications to utilize automated systems to input, update, retrieve and search data, prepare correspondence and reports

Analytical Skills:

• you have proven analytical skills to perform descriptive cataloguing of library materials, to search for books and other materials using the inter-library loan procedures

Communication Skills:

• you have effective communication skills to provide information to library users on stock, borrowing process, inter-library loan process and services and circulation services
• you can demonstrate tact and courtesy in your interactions with library users, to instruct and maintain control of offender helpers and in dealing with behavioural issues as they arise

Additional Information:Address:
1 Permanent, 541 Highway 36, Lindsay, East Region

Compensation Group: Ontario Public Service Employees Union

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Schedule: 3-7

Category: Administrative and Support Services

Posted on: Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Note:
The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.

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