Librarian

Pointe-Claire is a city with a population of 34,000 located along Lac Saint-Louis and forming part of Greater Montreal. Recognized for its lifestyle, Pointe-Claire also has a distinctively rich architectural and historical heritage and provides services of outstanding quality to its population. Dedicated to the life of its citizens, the City's mission is to ensure that the quality of its social, cultural and economic environment is maintained for citizens today as well as future generations.

**Description**:
Reporting to the Manager - Youth Services - the incumbent must provide reference service and research assistance to children, teenagers and adults, as well as participate in activity-programming. She or he must also take part in developing the French and English collections.

**Departmental mission**:
The mission of the Culture, Sports, Leisure and Community Development Department is to improve quality of life by promoting accessibility, participation, and integration of all citizens through the provision of excellent community, cultural, sports and recreational facilities, activities, and services.

**General responsibilities and goals**:
The jobholder’s main responsibilities are as follows:

- Welcoming visitors and providing on-site and online reference service and research assistance;
- Initiating or assisting clients in the use of services, equipment, collections and various information resources (in all formats);
- Offering orientation sessions on digital reference tools, electronic devices (e-reader, iPad) and computer literacy;
- Offering reading suggestions and promoting use of the collection;
- Participating in developing the French and English collections (selection and weeding);
- In collaboration with his or her Supervisor and other Librarians, participating in scheduling activities for children, teenagers and adults in the library and offsite: planning and organizing workshops and conferences, animating workshops, etc.;
- Performing any other related task.

**Job requirements**:
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) or Master of Information Science (MIS) degree. This job requires one year of experience in a similar position or any other combination of education and experience found equivalent under the established policy.

Other requirements:

- Bilingual (spoken and written English and French);
- Knowledge of information technology and reference tools;
- Knowledge of various devices (e-book readers and tablets) for reading electronic documents

(e-books, e-magazines, etc.);
- Good client service skills
- Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.

**Schedule**:
Variable - 35 hours per week (days, some evenings and 1 weekend every 4 weeks)

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