Library Branch Coordinator

**Job Number**:2224

**Job Type**: Part-Time
**Temp Contract Length**:
**Location**: 137 Stanley St - Ayr Library
**Job Category**: Hospitality/Tourism
**Number of Positions**:1
**Department**: Region of Waterloo Library Branches
**Division**: Planning, Development and Legislative Services
**Hours of Work**: 35
**Union**: OTHER
**Grade**: Part Time/No Full Time Equivalent Grade 005
**Salary Range**: $28.21 - $31.92 per hour

**About Us**

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we focus on equity, inclusion, and sustainability. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core values emphasize caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

Dish with One Spoon Wampum:

- Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

- Recognizing our shared humanity and land
- Taking only what we need
- Leaving some for others
- Keeping the dish clean
- This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core values, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

**The Role**
- Provides public library services by organizing and coordinating the daily operations of a library branch.**Duties/Responsibilities**
- Coordinates daily operation of the branch, including opening and closing. Maintains the library’s collection per standard library practices and procedures. Ensures maintenance/security of collections, library building and grounds. Reports maintenance needs to supervisor. Recommends equipment and material purchases/replacement. Monitors to ensure computers, printers, and equipment are maintained in good working order. Performs basic maintenance.
- Provides customer service, and works to resolve issues as needed. Assists the public to find information/materials, including interlibrary loan requests. Selects and recommends reading materials. Provides basic technological assistance. Occasionally communicates with IT for technology support.
- Implements policies and procedures at the branch under management’s direction; explains same to the public as required.
- Circulates materials in/out of the library. Reserves materials. Processes memberships. Sends notices regarding reserved/overdue materials and deals with complaints, as required.
- Collects and processes fines/charges. Collects/records revenue from events and sales. Collects desk receipts monthly and sends to headquarters.
- Receives and prepares materials for shelving, assists to shelve, and participates in collection maintenance per guidelines.
- Processes mail. Compiles monthly data on program attendance and collects program evaluations and other information as required (e.g., surveys).
- Organizes and delivers adult and children’s programs, including those initiated by headquarters.
- Visits schools as needed.
- Identifies need for/requests volunteers. Regularly assists to provide training/guidance, and assigns work to volunteers, library pages and other staff, per established criteria.
- In supervisor’s absence provides oversight of volunteer activities, per volunteer policy to ensure health and safety compliance.
- Maintains relationships with community groups/businesses to promote services and fundraising.
- Creates bulletin boards/displays to promote themes/activities; selects and displays promotional resources from headquarters. Occasionally writes promotional articles for local newspaper. Occasionally prepares brief articles for the library e-newsletter.
- Participates in staff meetings. Communicates with other library staff regarding daily operations, resources, troubleshooting. cataloguing, collection development, programs and supplies.
- Reports problems (e.g., complaints, repairs, maintenance, vandalism to supervisor. Reports issues with janitorial staff/contract to supervisor or headquarters.
- Backs up the Supervisor of Branch Library (duties as assigned) and Library Assistants.
- Performs related duties as assigned.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Knowledge sufficient to demonstrate familiarity with library resources and library operations, acquired through a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field OR 2-year diploma in a related field OR EXCEL Certificate in Small Library Management, plus 2 years of related experience.
- Knowledge of the local community served by the branch. Knowledge of and ability to work according to established policies and procedures.
- Computer skills with ability to use programs such as Microsoft Office, library automation software (e.g., Sirsi Dynix Workflows), the internet, social media, mobile devices and digital resources. Ability to troubleshoot computer hardware and so