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Library Technician
Organization:
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Division:
Ontario Correctional Institute
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
07944 - Library Technician 3
Salary:
$24.33 - $28.12 Per Hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
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
What can I expect to do in this role?
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
How do I qualify?
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
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent - Regular PartTime, 109 Mclaughlin Rd S, PO BOX 1888, Brampton, Central Region, General Screening Requirement
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Schedule:
3.7
Category:
Communications; Marketing and Creative Services
Posted on:
Monday, May 1, 2017
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
Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Monday, May 15, 2017 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
