Employment Opportunities

We are Hiring: Communications and Outreach Intern

Banff Public Library is looking for a temporary full-time Communications and Outreach Intern to join our team!

This is an internship position under Young Canada Works.
Before applying, please make sure that you meet the Young Canada Works Internship Requirements: You may be eligible for an internship if you...

• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible);
• are legally entitled to work in Canada;
• are between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
• are willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment;
• will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with the program;
• are unemployed or underemployed;
• are a college or university graduate; and
• are not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits while employed with the program.

For more information about Young Canada Works, please go to their website.

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Responsibilities of the Communications and Outreach Intern.

Library Assistant Duties:

• Provide excellent service to library patrons
• Be knowledgeable of library services and technologies
• Answer reference questions and provide readers’  advisory
• Assist patrons with the use of  technology
• Shelve and organize library materials
• Administrative and technical services such as data entry, maintaining library records, and statistics
• Interlibrary loans, overdue procedures, and cash handling
• Other duties as required

Communications and Outreach Specific Duties:

• Create and schedule social media content for the library
• Manage the library events website and registration forms
• Create and schedule the monthly library newsletter
• Assist the Programming Library Assistants with events as required
• Assist the Communications Library Assistant as required

Compensation: $21/ hour     

Hours: 35 hours / week

Temporary full time position: May 2023 - May 2024

This position may work weekends & evenings.
If you are interested in being part of our community library and providing excellent library service to our patrons and visitors, please submit your resume and cover letter to: applications@banfflibrary.ab.ca

We will take applications until the position is filled.

We are Hiring: Permanent Part-Time Library Assistant (Library of Things)

Banff Public Library is looking for a part-time library assistant to help manage the Library of Things!

Library Assistant Duties:

• Provide excellent service to library patrons
• Be knowledgeable of library services and technologies
• Answer reference questions and provide readers’  advisory
• Assist patrons with the use of  technology
• Shelve and organize library materials
• Administrative and technical services such as data entry, maintaining library records, and statistics
• Interlibrary loans, overdue procedures, and cash handling
• Other duties as required

Library of Things Specific Duties:

• Assist in the management of the Library of Things
• Complete feasibility studies for the Library of Things Partnership Projects

Requirements:

• Post-Secondary education or equivalent
• Experience working with tools is an asset
• Must be willing to learn about the 'Things' in the Library of Things
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong computer skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
• Ability to respond flexibly and effectively to a wide variety of public needs and changing circumstances
• Provide a Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sectors Check

Compensation: $21/ hour

Permanent part-time position. 

This position may work weekends & evenings.
If you are interested in being part of our community library and providing excellent library service to our patrons and visitors, please submit your resume and cover letter to: applications@banfflibrary.ab.ca

We will take applications until the position is filled.