Library Technician 

Job Title: Library Technician
Job Type: Temporary
Location: North York, Ontario. - Located at the northeast corner of Yonge Blvd and Wilson Avenue
Shift/Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pay: $23.00/hr

Assignment Information
The library technician will support the resource centre's daily operation.

We are looking for candidates who have a minimum of six months' work experience in a library within the last three years. This position would be starting ASAP until Friday, October 27, 2023. Successful candidates will meet the requirements below and also have a valid reliability security clearance. This client is a specialized library supporting both residential and distance learning strategic studies.

Job Description
Performs library duties including:
* Performing circulation duties, including check-in and check-out, using the SYMPHONY integrated library system.
* Using the Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Excel, to support library acquisitions, collection management, and library administration.
* Labelling and processing physical library material as well as adding copies in the ILS.
* Stack management, including shelving, and preparing signs for library collections.
* Preparing surplus library materials for disposal by creating and circulating lists of surplus library material; sending surplus library material to requesting libraries; boxes remaining surplus library material for disposal.
* Preparing library materials for binding by creating and maintaining binding lists of designated library materials; quality control when items are received and routing the materials to appropriate departments to ensure cataloguing/processing.
* Preparing material for digitization.
* General library support including shelving, retrieving and processing library mail, photocopying, and mailing out library material; and
* Other paraprofessional library duties as assigned by the manager.

Requirements
* Reliability Security Clearance (If you do not possess one we can start the process)
* Successful completion of at least two (2) years of approved post-secondary school training in library science or some other specialty relevant to the position.
* Minimum 6 months (consecutive) of experience in shelving library materials within the last three years.
* Recent experience in circulating library material using one of the following major integrated library integrated systems: SYMPHONY, HORIZON, Innovative Interfaces, or Ex Libris.
* Experience in performing general library duties.
* Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel
* Experience in using the Circulation system of the SYMPHONY integrated library system
* Experience in serials control using the SYMPHONY integrated library system

Work Conditions
* Business casual