Full-Time Library & Learning Commons Technician

Chinook’s Edge School Division invites applications for a full-time Library Technician, Monday to Friday 8:00am until 4:00pm at Penhold Waskasoo Middle School. Penhold Waskasoo is a grade 4 through 8 school, with a population of 410 students and 30 staff members.



The successful candidate will be actively involved in creating an environment that is dynamic and collaborative for inquiry, with unlimited accessibility, where all learners are welcomed, engaged and supported in their personalized learning pursuits both in the learning commons and within classrooms. This would also include: working with students through varying formats and roles, circulation, maintaining and updating the resources necessary for a school library, and providing research and resource support to students and staff at the school. The successful candidate would build and maintain Makerspace items to support project based learning, and our CTF option classes. The current learning commons currently houses a robotics set for hands-on learning and exploration.



Preference will be given to internal candidates, individuals who have Library Technician certification and those who have Technology and Destiny experience.



We ask that applicants prepare both a cover letter and resume, complete with the names and telephone numbers of three current work related references. Cover letters can be addressed to Mike Garrow, Associate Superintendent–People Services, Chinook’s Edge School Division. Applications for this posting will only be accepted through ApplyToEducation, by clicking 'Apply' link on this page, and will no longer be accepted by email.

Applications will be accepted until 11:5+ pm, Friday, April 11, 2025. The successful applicant will be required to provide a Criminal Record check and vulnerable sector check.



Chinook’s Edge is one of the largest school divisions in the province, serving over 11,000 students in 40 Central Alberta schools between Calgary and Red Deer. Our schools are located in 13 small communities that sprawl east and west from the Highway 2 corridor, conveniently providing Chinook’s Edge staff and families with the best of both worlds: a friendly, healthy and affordable small-town lifestyle combined with the proximity to big city amenities! Plus, the world famous Rocky Mountains are a short drive away. The Chinook’s Edge reputation for staff and student wellness, our family-friendly communities that boast easy access to exciting cultural and recreational opportunities, and our highly regarded quality learning environments make us a desirable division in which to live, learn, work and play! For more information on Chinook’s Edge School Division, please check our website ( ).