Supervisor, Casual Employees

**Job Description**:
**About MRU**:
Founded in 1910 and located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Mount Royal University grew into a vibrant college in the 1930s and became a mid-sized university in 2009. Today, Mount Royal offers 14 bachelor degrees and 38 majors, along with a wide range of diploma and certificate options. We boast a diverse community with nearly 16,000 credit students, more than 5,500 non-credit students and about 1,700 employees.

Mount Royal is located in the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina, and the Iyarhe Nakoda. The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation.

A student-focused undergraduate university built on teaching excellence, we are known for our top-calibre programs, high-quality teaching and learning experience, robust delivery of liberal education, scholarly teaching, experiential learning and undergraduate research. Learn more at mru.ca/AcademicPlan.

**About the Library**:
Housed in the Riddell Library and Learning Centre, the University Library is an integral part of the MRU experience. The services, facilities, programming and expertise available in the Library support innovative teaching, learning, and scholarship across campus. The Library includes the Archives and Special Collections, and specialized and technology-enriched teaching and learning spaces, including information literacy classrooms, a Maker Studio, audio production rooms, and a range of visualization, simulation, and immersive spaces.

The Library values a healthy inclusive workplace, encourages a culture of innovation and teamwork, and provides support for professional development. The Library team consists of approximately 60 employees.

**About the Role**:
The Supervisor, Casual Employees is a senior supervisory position responsible for leading, developing, hiring and supporting the Library’s casual student employees. The Supervisor is responsible for identifying opportunities for student hires, working in collaboration with unit and department leaders, and for providing support and coordination for employees in all Library units and the hiring and review process for casual employees (normally students). This position plays a role in building community among casual employees across the library and creating a climate of development and skills-building. As a member of the Public Services unit in the Library and as a member of the Public Services leadership team, this position also contributes to unit-level strategic planning, unit meetings, and process and procedure development in Public Services. This position is a member of the larger Library Leadership Team as well.

This position is responsible for ensuring an effective, responsive and robust program of casual hiring is in place across the library, and therefore the person in this position must possess the skills and knowledge to be able to understand and identify priorities and needs across library units, working closely with leaders in those units.

**This position is working full time (35 hours per week on-campus, Saturday
- Wednesday, including some evenings during the week). This is a 7-month replacement term position commencing on October 23rd and ending on May 23rd with the possibility of extension. If the previous incumbent in your position returns prior to the end of your term, Mount Royal University may choose to adjust the length of your term.**

**Responsibilities**:
**Casual Hiring, Performance Support and Training**:

- Responsible for supervision (including hiring, training, assessment, scheduling, workload assignment, etc) of approximately 5-15 casual staff in the library
- Responsible for supporting library units in casual / student hiring including advising on process, scheduling, time sheeting, etc. where workload is assigned by the units
- Coordinates required training for casual staff as well as provides leadership and delivery in training for other library employees (including regular staff and faculty)
- Ensures Library and University Policies and procedures are followed and that adequate controls are in place and maintained
- Maintains current knowledge of Alberta Labour Code, Human Resources policies and the MRSSA Collective Agreement

**Planning and Administration**:

- Participates in the development of procedures across units as they relate to the work of casual student employees.
- Provides advice and recommendations on the development and needs of Public Services and casual employees as part of the Library’s overall planning. Works collaboratively with other members of the Public Services Leadership team to ensure clear communication amongst staff and a high level of service provision
- Assists with the preparation of reports and gathering and analysis of statistics as needed
- Collaborates with other members of the PS leadership team and staff to make recommendations