Librarian

JOB SUMMARY:
Consider joining our team at the College of New Caledonia as a librarian in the Learning Commons & Academic Success Centre.This role is critical in growing and maintaining strong connections with our students, faculty, staff and community users. The incumbent leads the change towards more digital library services and connecting students with wrap-around supports to nurture their well-being and academic performance. This position will support diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in everything we do.

Under the supervision of the Department Director, here is what you will do:

* Collection Development: You will be part of a librarian team that adds resources to support our academic programs and research. You will ensure our increasingly digital library collection is diverse and meets the needs of all students and faculty.
* Digital Librarianship: You will work on making sure everyone can easily access and find our library’s resources and services, primarily online. Doing this includes creating and updating guides to our collection (for example, LibGuides).
* Reference and Instructional Librarianship: You will be part of a librarian team that offers scheduled and on-the-spot lessons on how to use our library’s resources. These sessions should be welcoming and respect our diverse community of students, faculty, staff, and members of the public. These sessions should effectively leverage technology to expand our department’s reach so more people can benefit from our resources online or in person when convenient for them.
* Faculty Outreach: You will work closely with instructors to help them use the department’s resources, including Open Educational Resources (OER), and help them incorporate additional materials into the collection that responds to their teaching needs.
* Professional Development: You will keep up with the latest library services and digital tools. It is also essential to continually learn how to keep our library at the cutting edge of technology/materials and make it more inclusive for everyone.
* Coordinate with other Faculty (including Librarians) and Staff: You will work with other faculty (including librarians) and staff both in the department and the wider college and possibly with others in the broader community to nurture relationships, build partnerships and work to perform duties and provide students with the best possible experience while at CNC.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited school.
* Preferred experience in a library (preferably academic and as a librarian), in addition to knowledge of digital resources, and is a team player.
* The College of New Caledonia supports diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. The College supports the work to implement these calls to action for Truth and Reconciliation including Indigenization in its plans, practices, and programming to ensure reconciliation efforts are explicitly addressed in operational planning. This position is expected to take a role in recognizing and helping to lead and support the accomplishment of these goals.
* Excellent at working with and forming relationships with staff, students, faculty, and community members outside of the College.
* Must support life-long learning by nurturing the CNC community’s connection to our Learning Commons and helping make our institution a place where everyone feels welcome and supported. This position will be a valuable asset to our Learning Commons, the college community, and the region.
* This job is your chance to help make CNC Learning Commons & Academic Success Centre a leading example of how libraries can support academic success in the digital age.