Library Assistant

Company: IWK Health

Req ID: 192553 
Department/Program: Library Services, People and Organization Development 
Location: Halifax  
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (60% FTE) x 1 position(s)
 Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Admin Professionals Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $25.8503 - $29.2607 /hour
Closing Date: 11 December 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but we have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

The Library Assistant provides service primarily in the Family Library but may also be called upon to work in the Health Sciences Library.
Basic duties include, but are not limited to:
• Greeting library visitors
• Assisting library visitors (patients, families, staff, learners) with locating library resources
• Assisting with client health information requests by answering routine inquiries in person, by telephone, email, or mail
• Lending/signing out library resources to users (books, manuals, videos, games, etc.)
• Registering library users for borrowing privileges 
• Compiling usage and other library statistics as required
• Following up with non-returned/overdue library resources 
• Connecting with vendors/publishers regarding the ordering of books and resources 
• Connecting with IWK procurement staff to arrange the ordering of books and resources 
• Entering new resource information into the Family Library database as required
• Compiling lists of new resources (or other messaging) for the website or intranet as required
• Cataloguing and processing new resources for the Family Library as required
• Photocopying, shelving, shelf-reading, filing, checking DVDs, ordering office supplies as required
• Providing library tours/orientation/instruction, as required

Hours of Work

To be determined (Two days between Tuesday and Friday); 9 am-5 pm; with some flexibility required.

Your Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D. required. 
• Library Assistant/Technician Diploma OR Bachelor’s Degree plus two (2) years experience as Library Assistant/Technician required. 
• Previous experience using database management software is required. 
• Familiarity with the Dewey Decimal System, MeSH, and LCSH.
• Previous customer service experience is an asset.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required. 
• Demonstrated team player with initiative and attention to detail required. 
• Knowledge about and commitment to family-centered care required. 
• Must be flexible to meet workload demands. 
• Knowledge of medical information sources and popular fiction books for children, teens, and adults is an asset. 
• Knowledge/skills with Microsoft Office software, especially Word, Excel, Publisher, and Outlook is an asset.  
• Knowledge of medical terminology is an asset. 
• Demonstrated understanding of the Dewey Decimal System and copy cataloging are assets. 
• Experience working with children is an asset.  
• Competency in other languages is an asset. 

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.