Library Technician

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The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services seek a dynamic, self-starter to provide a full range of library services to meet the professional needs of administrative, correctional and clinical staff as well as the leisure and therapeutic needs of inmates.

**Please Note: this position is a permanent, part-time position (working 24 hours per week)

The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services offers a comprehensive and competitive compensation package including:
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits
• A comprehensive health and dental plan
• Life and disability insurance
• A progressive work environment that promotes work/life balance
• Flexible learning and developmental opportunities including online, training and mentorship programs
• Opportunities for career advancement and specialization

The Ontario Public Service has been chosen as one of:
• Canada's Top 100 Employers
• Greater Toronto's Top 90 Employers
• Canada's Best Diversity Employers
• Canada's Greenest Employer
• Top Employer for Canadians Under 40

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About the job

In this position, you will:
• Operate, maintain and provide a variety of library services
• Utilize automated systems to input/update and search data, type correspondence and reports
• Maintain the safety and security of the library work area
• Plan and organize work and develop and maintain working relationships with inmates and staff
• Perform descriptive cataloguing of library materials
• Assist users in locating and retrieving information, books, periodicals and conducting straightforward literature searches
• Provide information to library users on library stock, borrowing process, inter-library loan process/services and circulation services
• Provide input into inmates disciplinary/performance reports
• Prepare correspondence, statistical reports on library activities and records of library stock
• Supervise residents using the area. Supervise and instruct inmates workers for a majority of working time

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What you bring to the team

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• You have demonstrated knowledge of and experience with library procedures and practices (including circulation, references, minor book repairs, cataloguing, inter-library loans, serials/publications management, etc.) in order to operate, maintain and provide a variety of library services
• You are able to understand and comply with institutional security policies/procedures in order to maintain the safety and security of the library work area
• You are proficient with software applications and automated systems to input/update/search data as well as to prepare correspondence and reports

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

• You are able to perform descriptive cataloguing of library materials by applying appropriate rules and procedures
• You can search for books and other materials for library users and provide assistance in locating and retrieving information, books, and periodicals
• You can conduct straightforward literature searches using manual and/or automated systems
• You are able to plan and organize work

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You can provide information to library users on library stock, borrowing process, inter-library loan process/services, and circulation services
• You can maintain working relationships with inmates and staff
• You have writing skills to prepare correspondence, statistical reports on library activities, records of library stock
• You have demonstrated tact and courtesy in order to respond to user requests, supervise inmate helpers, handle behavioural issues as they arise

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service Employment Screening Checks Policy, the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Please refer to the Additional Information / Address section above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  You will be responsible for obtaining the criminal record check at your own expense and provide it, along with your written consent, to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), HR Service Delivery Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional screening checks as indicated in the Additional Information / Address section above that were not obtained directly by you. (Note: If a Vulnerable Sector Screening/Check is required, it must also be obtained in person at your local police service.)
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• C-CL-107537/17

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.