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About the role
Part-Time Library Technician
Part-Time Support Staff – 2 Permanent Positions (8 month/10 month a year)
Reporting to the Manager, Archives and Access Services, the Library Technician advances and enriches the library user experience by providing guidance and assistance to faculty, students and staff of Nipissing University and Canadore College and the community. Responsibilities include assisting library users with circulation services, access to information resources, guidance with information searching and effective search strategies, conducting library orientation sessions and may include provision of introductory information literacy instruction sessions.
Duties also include responding to telephone and email inquiries, patron library account registration, collecting fines, handling and securing cash, shelf reading, shelving books, displays, opening and closing procedures, assisting patrons in the use of printers and photocopiers, and other duties as library priorities change. The Library Technician may participate in library working groups. Works in consultation and collaboration with library staff, librarians, Manager, Archives and Access Services and Executive Director, Library Services.
The successful candidate will possess a Library Technician diploma from a recognized program and one year of directly related library experience; or a College diploma and two years of directly related library experience, preferably in an academic library; or an Undergraduate degree and two years of directly related library experience, preferably in an academic library.
The hours of work are typically up to 24 hours per week and will include days, evenings, and weekends. There are currently two permanent part-time Library Technician positions available: one is an 8-month-per-year position, and the other is a 10-month-per-year position. A comprehensive group benefits and pension plan is offered, as well as a tuition subsidy for eligible dependents.
Please submit your letter of application and resume in a single document, via email to careers@nipissingu.ca by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From $25.58 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 24 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Extended health care
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
About Nipissing University
While the roots of Nipissing University extend back to the 1900's with the North Bay Normal School, Nipissing University College was formed in 1967 as an affiliate of Laurentian University. Nipissing University received its charter as an independent University in 1992. Today, Nipissing is proud to be a primarily undergraduate university with a reputation for excellence in teacher education, arts, science and professional programs. Students will find themselves in a high quality academic environment that is student-focused and based on personal teaching practices, innovative approaches to learning, and a growing research culture. Nipissing is committed to playing a positive role in the educational, social, cultural and economic life in all of the communities it serves.
Top Benefits
About the role
Part-Time Library Technician
Part-Time Support Staff – 2 Permanent Positions (8 month/10 month a year)
Reporting to the Manager, Archives and Access Services, the Library Technician advances and enriches the library user experience by providing guidance and assistance to faculty, students and staff of Nipissing University and Canadore College and the community. Responsibilities include assisting library users with circulation services, access to information resources, guidance with information searching and effective search strategies, conducting library orientation sessions and may include provision of introductory information literacy instruction sessions.
Duties also include responding to telephone and email inquiries, patron library account registration, collecting fines, handling and securing cash, shelf reading, shelving books, displays, opening and closing procedures, assisting patrons in the use of printers and photocopiers, and other duties as library priorities change. The Library Technician may participate in library working groups. Works in consultation and collaboration with library staff, librarians, Manager, Archives and Access Services and Executive Director, Library Services.
The successful candidate will possess a Library Technician diploma from a recognized program and one year of directly related library experience; or a College diploma and two years of directly related library experience, preferably in an academic library; or an Undergraduate degree and two years of directly related library experience, preferably in an academic library.
The hours of work are typically up to 24 hours per week and will include days, evenings, and weekends. There are currently two permanent part-time Library Technician positions available: one is an 8-month-per-year position, and the other is a 10-month-per-year position. A comprehensive group benefits and pension plan is offered, as well as a tuition subsidy for eligible dependents.
Please submit your letter of application and resume in a single document, via email to careers@nipissingu.ca by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From $25.58 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 24 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Extended health care
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
About Nipissing University
While the roots of Nipissing University extend back to the 1900's with the North Bay Normal School, Nipissing University College was formed in 1967 as an affiliate of Laurentian University. Nipissing University received its charter as an independent University in 1992. Today, Nipissing is proud to be a primarily undergraduate university with a reputation for excellence in teacher education, arts, science and professional programs. Students will find themselves in a high quality academic environment that is student-focused and based on personal teaching practices, innovative approaches to learning, and a growing research culture. Nipissing is committed to playing a positive role in the educational, social, cultural and economic life in all of the communities it serves.