Comp 26-385 School Library Worker

Original job posting

Assist individuals and groups with library activities, including ordering, processing, shelving, mending, inventorying, and weeding library materials. Maintain circulation and clerical records, assist patrons with library policies and databases, provide basic reference help, prepare displays, and may supervise students and volunteers.

Job details

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER CUPE 2745 MEMBERS 2026-2027 School Year Temporary Position Duties of Position: As per attached job descriptions. Essential and Desirable Qualifications: As per attached. Candidate must be capable of carrying out assigned duties and possess the ability to work as part of a team. Written and spoken competence in English is essential. School Library Worker I Location and Hours of Work: Dalhousie Regional High School-Competition #26-385 One (1) Temporary Position 21 hours per week. Until December 18, 2026. Wage Or Salary Rate $27.74 per hour /School Library Worker (as of March 1, 2026) All applications must be submitted through Apply to Education School Library Worker DEFINITION This is library work under the direction and supervision of a school administrator or School Library Assistant II that involves assisting individuals or groups in various library activities. Duties include ordering, processing, shelving, mending, taking inventory and weeding library materials; typing, filing and keeping various clerical records; purchasing, copying and revising catalogue records; maintaining supplies and operating electronic office equipment. Work involves establishing and maintaining circulation files, providing directional assistance with library policies and procedures, informational assistance to patrons in the use of manual and computerized data bases, basic reference assistance, preparing displays and simple finding aids. Work in the library may also include the supervision of students and volunteers. N.B. Other related responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as may become necessary to the operation of the school. QUALIFICATIONS Graduation from high school and some related work experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

What you’ll do

Assist individuals and groups with library activities, including ordering, processing, shelving, mending, inventorying, and weeding library materials. Maintain circulation and clerical records, assist patrons with library policies and databases, provide basic reference help, prepare displays, and may supervise students and volunteers.

Requirements

Applicants must have graduated from high school and have some related work experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. The candidate must be able to perform assigned duties, work as part of a team, and demonstrate written and spoken competence in English.

Listed skills

• Teamwork · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Library Materials Processing
• Shelving
• Mending Library Materials
• Inventory Management
• Weeding Library Materials
• Clerical Recordkeeping
• Cataloguing
• Circulation Management
• Database Assistance
• Basic Reference Assistance
• Display Preparation
• Teamwork
• Student Supervision
• Customer Assistance

Job areas

• Education
• Administrative