Librarian

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Consider Your Next Career with the Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ontario Public Service!

The Ministry of the Solicitor General is embarking on a large-scale initiative to modernize Ontario's correctional system, with a focus on enhancing safety and security, infrastructure and services in institutions across the province. Consider a rewarding career in correctional services and join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals in custody and in keeping our communities safe.

Do you have a passion for literacy promotion? If so, consider this unique opportunity with the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre to operate and maintain the library program within the correctional facility that meet the leisure and therapeutic needs of inmates.

The Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre is located at: 711 Exeter Road, London (Please click on address link for a map of where the facility is located)

The Ontario Public Service is one of the largest employers in the province, with a wide range of exciting career opportunities. We believe in the core values of trust, fairness, diversity, excellence, creativity, collaboration, efficiency and responsiveness. We invite you to join our teams!

We offer:
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits which includes adoptive parents
• Comprehensive Health Plan
• Life and Disability insurance
• Collegial and professional work culture
• Career growth and development opportunities across multiple business areas
• We provide on-the-job training to support your success in the role

The OPS has been recognized as a top employer. We are proud to have been acknowledged as one of:
• Canada's Top 100 Employers
• Canada's Best Diversity Employers
• Greater Toronto's Top Employers
• Canada's Greenest Employers
• Canada's Top Employers for Young People

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About the job

• Provide a variety of library services including organizing/maintaining the institution's collection of books and other reading and reference materials
• Contribute to the development and implementation of new library services and reading programs
• Assist inmates and staff with inquiries, provide information on library services and programs, as well as deliver books to inmate units
• Maintain a manual and/or automated circulation system
• Maintain organization and coordination of facility's collection of books, take inventory, make purchases for the library, and perform minor book repairs
• Promote and align the library program with the goals of the institution
• Ensure the safety and security of the library work area
• Liaise with institutional and professional staff as well as supervise inmate helpers
• Other duties as required
(Click on "View Job Description" for details)

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What you bring to the team

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• You have demonstrated experience in operating, maintaining, and providing a variety of library services including knowledge of relevant processes and best practices
• You are able to coordinate a library program that meets the leisure and therapeutic needs of inmates
• You have experience with circulation, referencing, cataloguing, inter-library loaning, and minor repairs of library materials

Analytical, Research, and Organizational Skills

• You can assess inmates' library/reading needs and develop a library program that is aligned with the rehabilitative goals of the institution
• You are able to select suitable reading materials that meet individual inmate needs
• You can catalogue and maintain inventory of library materials
• You can effectively plan and manage own work

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You can maintain working relationships with inmates and staff
• You can provide information to library users on the borrowing process and reading programs
• You have writing skills to prepare reports, correspondence, and maintain library stock records
• You have demonstrated tact and courtesy to respond to user requests and supervise inmate helpers

Other Skills

• You are able to understand and comply with organizational policies and procedures in order to maintain the safety and security of the library program
• You are proficient with computer software applications to maintain and search for information as well as prepare correspondence and reports
• You can use automated library information systems

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Acquisition Branch (TAB), HR Service Delivery Division (HRSDD) to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  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 employment 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 employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• T-CL-165170/21

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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.