Student Engagement

2 months ago

Surrey, Canada Kwantlen Polytechnic University Full time

Employee Group:
**Faculty (Kwantlen Faculty Association)**
- Hours of Work (BCGEU):
- # of openings:
**1**
- Hours Per Week (BCGEU):
- Pay Level:
**Faculty Pay Scale**
- Days of Work (BCGEU):
- Employment Type:
**Faculty Contract**
- Internal Closing Date:
**Open Until Filled**
- Travel Frequency:
**Regular travel between campuses is required.**
- External Closing Date:
**Open Until Filled**
- Competition ID:
**3073**

**Kwantlen Polytechnic University**

KPU offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers. KPU strives to implement initiatives that will attract, support, engage, and retain KPU’s people and create an environment where all employees see themselves as contributing to student learning.

**Student Engagement & Community Outreach Librarian**
**POSITION TYPE**: Non-Regular Type 2 full-time (100%)
**POSITION START**: January 2024

**FACULTY OVERVIEW**

Celebrating over 40 years as an institution, KPU has five campuses located in the Greater Vancouver area South of the Fraser serving more than 19,000 students annually. KPU offers more than 140 diverse programs including career, vocational trades & technology programs as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees. Since 2007, KPU has been named a Top Employer in British Columbia, making it a leader in attracting and retaining quality employees.

KPU Library provides leadership, resources and expertise to empower its students, faculty and staff to engage in locating, creating, sharing and preserving knowledge. Our vision is to be an innovative, responsive and vital partner in the creative, academic and research pursuits of our educational community. We respect the cultural, academic and physical diversity of the communities we serve; we support and inspire confident skill development and self-sufficiency; and we respond to emerging challenges and the evolving needs of our communities.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

Reporting to the University Librarian, the Student Engagement & Community Outreach Librarian will:

- Coordinate and implement Library promotional campaigns within KPU and to the broader community
- Work with the Student Success Librarian as needed on student and high school outreach events and initiatives
- Provide reference, research and instructional services to our diverse student body and to our faculty
- Envision and create promotional material, in various print and online formats, in collaboration with KPU’s Marketing department when appropriate
- Provide guidance to the Library’s Documentation Technician on the creation of print marketing materials
- Plan, collaborate, and implement events and displays to engage with KPU and the broader community
- Create engaging promotional and informational content for the Library’s website and social media
- Provide reference service in all disciplines as a member of a team serving students and faculty in an active teaching and learning environment
- Work with other librarians and staff on project teams and committees
- Develop professional knowledge and skills on a continuing basis
- Act as the library’s liaison with the Anthropology Departments’ faculty, staff and students by:

- Promoting library services, collections and resources
- Responding to departmental requirements, involving others in the library as appropriate
- Developing and maintaining library guides related to the liaison area
- In collaboration with the Technical Services Department, selecting and ordering materials in liaison areas within guidelines, and providing support for other collection activities
- In collaboration with the E-Resources Librarian, selecting electronic resources in liaison areas within guidelines
- Providing instruction and assistance to students and faculty in the use of Library resources through instructional seminars and individual consultations
- Communicating with faculty and students in liaison areas about developments in the library and trends in scholarly communication and publishing, such as open access
- Providing these services to other liaison areas as required

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member is outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

Education & Experience Requirements:

- MLIS or equivalent from an ALA-accredited institution
- Broad knowledge of electronic resources & bibliographic tools, the reference interview, and academic information literacy concepts and skills

Preferred Requirements:

- Familiarity with relevant technology products (Moodle, MS Teams, LibraryH3lp software used to deliver chat reference service via AskAway and Springshare Libguides)
- Experience working on promotional initiatives in a university setting
- Experience successfully organizing events and programming
- Experience working

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