Acting Children's Librarian, English

**CASUAL OPPORTUNITY**

**(up to 1 year)**
**New Brunswick Public Library Service
**Fredericton Public Library**

**ACTING CHILDREN’S LIBRARIAN**
**English, Full-time**

**(Pay Band 3)**
**Fredericton
**WHO WE ARE**:
The Fredericton Public Library is one of 63 public libraries that make up the New Brunswick Public Library
Service. As the resource centre for the York Library Region, it serves the City of Fredericton and the
surrounding area while providing support to the other libraries in the region and the rest of the library
system. The library aims to be a place where people of all ages and backgrounds can gather while they
pursue their educational, social, and recreational needs.

**THE POSITION**:
As the Children’s Librarian, you will participate in the development, provision, and evaluation of library
service for children in the library and in the region.

You will provide library service to children by: planning, promoting, delivering and evaluating library
programs and services, including outreach initiatives and services for special needs populations; you will
assist in delegating tasks and in assessing the work of employees in the Children’s service unit; you will
provide reader’s advisory and complex level reference service through traditional and electronic resources;
you will orient and assist patrons in information technology and information literacy; you will engage in
public, community and media relations; you will conduct research, write reports and compile statistics; you
will participate in the management of collections for the library and the region; you will shelve materials
and shelf read; participate in providing circulation services; and complete other duties as assigned.

Working with us will require daytime, evening, and weekend shifts (based on work schedules). Some travel
may also be required. Library work will involve lifting. You will report to the Head of Children’s Services.

**TO BE SUCCESSFUL**:
We are looking for people with diverse backgrounds that bring a combination of the following:

- **Behavioural Competencies**: Client Service Orientation; Effective Interactive Communication;
Relationship and Network Building; Strategic Thinking; Team Leadership.
- **Technical Competencies**: Specialized Subject Matter Expertise & Knowledge; Written

Communication.
- **Language**: Written and spoken competence in English is required.
- **Education**: Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Studies from an American Library

Association (ALA) accredited program.

Please ensure that your preferred language for assessment (English or French) is identified on your resume.
You must clearly demonstrate the essential qualifications to be given further consideration.

Prior to appointment, you will be required to obtain a criminal record check for work with the vulnerable
sector.

Resumes should be in chronological order specifying education and employment in months and years
including part-time and full-time employment.

**SALARY**: $49,166 to $68,718 per annum.

**HOW TO APPLY**:
Fredericton Public Library.

Administrative Assistant
York Library Regional Office

470 York Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 3P7

**A casual worker shall not be employed in any one department for more than 260 paid days in a 24-**
**month period.**

**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER**:
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the
registered with the Equal Employment Opportunity Program and veterans, who are among the most
qualified, will be given preference at the time of selection.
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