Job Opportunities
The Invermere Public Library provides services to residents and property owners throughout the Columbia Valley, from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats. The library serves a population base of approximately 9,000 people with a seasonal population that swells past 20,000 in the busy summer months. Employees at the Invermere Public Library embrace the opportunity to provide our patrons with a wide range of services. From circulation desk assistance to reference inquiries to developing community programs, and more, employees gain skills in a variety of service areas. As staff members, we interact as a team and make the best use of each other’s skills, enthusiasm, and ingenuity.
If you are up for the challenge of working in a small-town library and meet the criteria listed in the postings below, we would love to hear from you!
CURRENT OPENINGS
Library Assistant 1: Front Desk and Summer Reading Club Co-Coordinator
Posted March 15, 2024
- Temporary Contract position from April 8-August 29, 2024
- 28 hours/week (0.8 FTE)
- Monday – Wednesday 10-5 pm, Thursday 1-8 pm
- Rate of pay: $21.61/hr +4% vacation pay as per CUPE 5139 Collective Agreement
Library Assistant I:
- Main front desk responsibilities include:
- Assisting patrons at the front desk
- Checking out materials and searching for titles
- Helping patrons use the library online catalogue and access electronic resources
- Providing assistance to patrons on their devices and on public computers
- Reshelving library materials and keeping bookshelves organized
- Summer Reading Club Co-Coordinator responsibilities include:
- Assisting staff with weekly Summer Reading Club activities
- Assisting with craft preparation and program planning
- Assisting participants with their weekly challenges and group management
Qualifications:
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to problem solve when patrons have concerns
- Work independently to complete tasks for programming staff
- High level of comfort with technology and assisting patrons with e-resources
- Experience working with youth aged 6-12
Information to Applicants:
- Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
- Job posting will be open until position is filled.
- Start date April 8, 2024
- Resumés and cover letters may be emailed to Anne Rogers, Library Director at librarydirector@invermere.net, dropped-off at the library (646 4th St, Invermere) or mail to Box 989, Invermere BC, V0A 1K0