Library Services Coordinator

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(Internal Posting, Replacement Temporary, Full-Time)

The West Vancouver Memorial Library is well known as an innovative and award-winning library that prioritizes inclusion, a learning culture, organizational integrity, and enhancing community through our programs, services, and relationships. Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, West Vancouver is a vibrant community on the North Shore and home to parks, beaches, and to sports, recreation, and arts amenities.

The West Vancouver Memorial Library is seeking a creative, energetic, organized individual to take on a replacement temporary full-time supervisory role as Library Services Coordinator—Digital Experience for approximately 12 months. The WVML Technology Team is passionate, inspired, and known throughout the province for innovation, responsiveness, and leadership. Reporting to the Acting Head of Technology, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

Planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating service delivery specific to the Library’s Digital Experience Portfolio;
Planning, delivering, and evaluating public and staff flexible and engaging programming related to digital literacy and emerging technologies;
Monitoring, evaluating, and implementing the Library’s front-facing technologies such as circulating technology kits and the catalogue discovery layer;
Planning, assigning, checking, supervising & scheduling the work of professional librarians and clerical staff;
Interviewing and hiring new staff and volunteers; providing training and development; and conducting performance appraisals;
Participating in departmental planning and budget development, monitoring staffing budgets, participating in the formulation of departmental policies and procedures;
Providing information and assistance to the public;
Resolving problems concerning patrons, staff, departmental operations, services, and facilities; and
Performing related work as required.
The successful candidate will possess: Master’s Degree in Library Science from a program accredited or recognized as an equivalent by the American Library Association; three or more years of professional library experience; some supervisory experience and/or training; considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of librarianship; and sound knowledge of the methods, techniques, practices, and procedures related to the implementation of library programs, projects and services.

The successful candidate will be required to supply a police information check and a copy of their credentials.

This posting does not list all the duties of the position, nor does it fully detail the required skills, knowledge and abilities, licenses and certificates required of candidates. For details please refer to the Class Specification which is available for inspection in the Human Resources Department or on WestNet.

Position Status:


Union (WVMEA) – Replacement Temporary Full-Time (approximately 12 months)


Hours of Work:


37.5 hours per week (hours and days of work may vary)


Starting Rate of Pay:


$43.7+ per hour

(This position has a pay structure with five steps which increase annually.)


Closing Date:


11:5+ p.m. on Thursday, September 5, 2024.


To Apply:


Please visit the District of West Vancouver’s Career Centre at westvancouver.ca/careers to apply for this position.



We want to thank all applicants, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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If you have any questions please contact us at careers@westvancouver.ca

 
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