9 Church Street, Ontario

Library Associate – Community Engagement, Youth Services

Halton Hills Public Library
  • Open Date: 01/23/2025

  • Close Date: 02/14/2025

Job Summary

Career Opportunity: Halton Hills Public Library
Library Associate – Community Engagement
Focus: Youth
One (1) Permanent Part-Time Position
Job Number: 202502

The Town of Halton Hills is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississauga of the Credit. Halton Hills, located 45 minutes from Toronto, is a unique and vibrant community with over 61,000 people and two well-established Library Branches. HHPL welcomes more than 250,000 visitors annually and more than 500,000 website visitors. We empower our patrons to learn, read, create, innovate, and experience at our Library. We strive to remove barriers and to foster an atmosphere of learning, support, understanding and inclusion. We employ over 35 professionally trained Library staff, who go above and beyond to provide stellar service to our patrons and deliver high-quality programs and relevant events. If this excites you, we’d love to continue the conversation.

Position Summary
The Halton Hills Public Library is seeking an energetic and innovative individual with exceptional technical skills and demonstrated ability to provide superior customer service to work as part of the Community Engagement team. Under the direction of the Youth Services Librarian, the incumbents will design and deliver youth programs for our community, including a Teen Advisory Council, and Maker and Creativity Centre programs, in addition to providing circulation assistance, reader’s advisory, and technology support to patrons of all ages at the service desk.

These positions work out of the Georgetown and Acton Branches and report to the Youth Services Librarian.

Position Responsibilities
These responsibilities indicate the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required by the incumbent. The incumbents may be asked to perform other duties as required and as the nature of library services evolve.

  • Plan, conduct and evaluate programs for youth that are responsive to community interests, cultural trends, and emergent technologies
  • Instruct the public and staff in the use of technology at the Creativity Centre, including 3D printing, Cricut, media preservation, iMovie and Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Provide in depth information, technology and readers’ advisory services to the public in person, by telephone, and electronically
  • Create social media promotions in collaboration with the marketing team
  • Represent the library at outside events and to community organizations
  • Work with community organizations to develop mutually beneficial programs and partnerships
  • Instruct the public and staff in the use of new technologies and social media
  • Instruct the public and staff in the use of the catalogue and the library’s other online resources e.g. website, databases
  • Direct and monitor Pages and Volunteers on tasks to be completed within the department
  • Act as the In-Charge Person (ICP) as required
  • Perform other job-related duties

Qualifications

Essential

  • Minimum education: Library Techniques diploma (2 years college) or equivalent undergraduate degree
  • Equivalent of two years’ experience working in a customer service or retail position
  • Superb customer service skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Well-developed skills in information service delivery
  • Well-developed programming and presentation skills
  • Strong knowledge of popular non-fiction, fiction and audio-visual titles
  • Familiarity with office software
  • Knowledge of an integrated library system
  • Able to accommodate a variable schedule
  • Able to organize time efficiently
  • Ability to interact pleasantly and courteously with the public and staff, and to promote a harmonious workplace
  • Strong communication skills

Desirable

  • An undergraduate university degree is an asset
  • Additional training in Library techniques or related disciplines
  • Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and cloud storage
  • Previous experience with automated Library system (e.g. Sierra)
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Access to a vehicle

Hours: Approximately 24 hours per week. Includes weekday, evenings, and weekends in both Acton and Georgetown Branches.

Salary: $34.46 per hour

Application Deadline: February 14, 2025, at 5:00pm

Start Date: February/March 2025

Compensation

$34.46 per hour

How To Apply

Qualified candidates may submit a detailed cover letter and resume in confidence to the library by February 14, 2025. Those candidates offered an interview will be required to provide the names and contact information of two references at that time.

Please identify the title of the position that you are applying for in your cover letter and on the subject line of your email.

Please apply using only one method of application below.

Online: Resumé Submission Portal: www.hhpl.ca/ResumePortal (preferred)

Mail:
Lori Mazza Brenton, Executive Assistant
Halton Hills Public Library
9 Church Street
Georgetown, Ontario
L7G 2A3
RE: Library Associate (Youth Focus) – Community Engagement

We thank all those who apply, but please be advised that only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Halton Hills Public Library is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. If contacted for an interview, please advise the Library’s Executive Assistant at 905-873-2681 Ext. 2523 of any measures you feel you need to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.