Library Technician

**Technician.**

We invite you to join the vibrant staff community of Canada's National Ballet School (NBS). NBS has _300+ _
- employees_ supporting programs ranging from professional ballet training, recreational and community dance
programs, and groundbreaking health promoting initiatives.

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our Academic department, with the talent, innovative
- thinking and passion to help NBS continue to share the transformative power of dance with people of all
ages, abilities, and aspirations. As an organization NBS is continually evolving and we are looking for a
professional with unique, new ideas to complement the School’s collaborative work culture.

NBS attracts students from across the country and around the world. The school seeks a dynamic and
respected Library Technician who brings passion and vibrancy to eager students.

**Major Duties and Responsibilities**
- Provide academic staff and students with support for library services at the School
- Maintain the catalogue, order library resources, label and process new acquisitions
- Supervise students and classes as needed
- Maintain security of library materials by administering book return policy, enforcing measures
- required to ensure materials are kept in good condition- Create inviting environment which generates an interest in and encourages students and staff to use
- the library- Collection development in accordance to NBS’ strategic plan as well as staff and student needs
- Understand and administer e-resources, such as video library, and communicate with vendors for
- the acquisition of new library resources.- Promote reading culture

**Qualifications/Skills/Experience**:

- Experience working in a library environment as well as with a team- Library technician diploma
- Experience with library cataloguing systems, such as Insignia
- Strong knowledge of computer systems, such as library cataloguing systems (e.g. Insignia), Canva,
- Microsoft Office, Google Suite, etc.- Ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information
- Team player, flexible, kind, knowledgeable, open minded, learner
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster a good working relationship with students

and staff; good teaching ability to help library users develop research skills
- Organizational experience to support maintenance and continuing development of library collection,

activities, and services
- Excellent ability to evaluate and implement requisite knowledge to select suitable library materials
- Physically capable of lifting and/or moving objects up to 20 kg

accordance with the School’s Child Abuse/Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy; this will be coordinated through
the Human Resources Department of NBS.
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About NBS

NBS is the largest dance training organization in Canada. At NBS, excellence, access and inclusion fuel our
belief in sharing the transformative power of dance to change lives for the better. For 60+ years, NBS has
been Canada’s leader for Olympic-calibre ballet training, with a track record for driving systemic, progressive
change; evolving dance education significantly over time. Our pursuit of dynamic inclusion constantly reveals
the life-changing impact of the power of dance. This is what drives our commitment to making dance a part
of all Canadians’ lives. NBS continues its focus on excellence in ballet training, while leveraging its artistic core
to expand NBS’ program offerings to engage more people than ever before.

To realize its mission, NBS strives to:

- Increase the relevance of the art of ballet in the lives of all Canadians
- Reflect a vision of leadership that touches more communities, more partners and greater breadth
- and depth of talent than ever before- Address the need to bring new faces to ballet - as prospective professional students and as future

enthusiasts for the art form - embracing and nurturing a more diverse spectrum of children and
youth to participate in dance and explore training at the highest level
- Deliver the broadest range of impactful, evidence-informed community dance programs of any ballet

school in the world

NBS is committed to the goal of being an equity-informed school. We invest heavily in work and practices
that foster positive change internally while driving a progressive evolution in the wider sector. We recognize
our responsibility as Canada’s largest arts training organization and one of its oldest, to address anti-Black
racism, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and systemic oppression in Canadian society. Building an
inclusive sense of belonging at NBS for every dancer and employee is the School’s primary imperative

At NBS, we can offer you the chance to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. This is a place where you can
realize and achieve your professional goals within a supportive and respectful environment.
Collaborating with talented artists and colleagues on deeply satisfying and rewarding w