Library Technician, Nova Scotia

Reporting to the Business Development Operations Manager, you are responsible for selecting, acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials in an automated environment.

In this role you will:

• Include the application of the Dewey Decimal system or another library computer-based program.
• Coordinate trainings and inmate orientation as required.
• Organize and implement special events and displays within the library setting including, but not limited to, Black History Month, National Nutrition Month, and Canadian Red Cross Month.
• Recommend reading material for all cultural and visible minority groups, including but not limited to African Canadian, Indigenous, and Francophone populations.
• Ensure similar library services to inmates who are temporarily residing at the Regional Reception Centre.
• Submit reports, upon request from the Project Authority or delegate, based on visitation statistics and circulation data.
• Keep track of attendance and absences of inmates, and complete other data entry as required.
• Supervise inmates assigned to work in the library and write work performance reports.
• Action requests for purchasing magazines, newspapers, other reading materials, and inmate subscriptions for approval and signing by the Project Authority.
• Recommend purchasing of books, office materials, and equipment to the Project Authority.
• Supervise inmate computer access related to Acts and Regulations, CSC and government policies, and Institutional Standing Orders.
• Complete observation reports as required when observing questionable or inappropriate behaviour, as well as following an incident.
• Employ library management techniques and methods to ensure a clean environment and to protect and preserve library resources, including books, shelving units, and computers.
• Make recommendations to the Program Manager for disposal of surplus library material in accordance with the CSC National Guide for Institutional Libraries.
• Organize materials and information to reflect professional library standards.
• Support and promote institutional programming, education, employment, social, ethnic, and cultural development, and information resources.
• Maximize accessibility to all offenders and provide satellite collections to be refreshed on a monthly basis.
• Ensure compliance with the policy on donated books.
• Explain the proper use of the online database.
• Keep an updated inventory of all materials and books in the library.