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The NSCAD Library is hiring! We are looking for a NSCAD student to work regular shifts on the Circulation Desk beginning March 2025, and continuing for the 2025-26 academic year.

Preference will be given to applicants planning to be at NSCAD for two or more years.

Qualifications

Applicants should be reliable, friendly, self-starting, comfortable working independently and have excellent communication and time management skills. They should be familiar with libraries and their services to patrons and have experience working with the public, data entry, filing or shelving, and handling cash. Experience with medium to large-scale scanning and copying projects would be considered an asset. Please note, the successful applicants must be able to climb stairs as the library's entrance and second floor are only accessible by stairs.

Job Duties

Job duties include:

• Welcoming patrons to the library and showing patrons how to access library resources and referring them to full-time staff as appropriate
• Entering patron records and loaning, renewing, and returning books and reserve materials using the Library's circulation system
• Handling cash transactions
• Answering the phone and redirecting inquiries to full-time staff as necessary
• Shelving and tracking use of reference material (books and magazines)
• Tidying of the circulation and reference area
• Various other tasks and projects as assigned.

SHIFTS

Circulation Desk schedules are set for the length of the semester, and are based on course schedules and student availabilities. The Winter 2025 Circulation Desk schedule ends April 23, and the schedule for summer hours will be determined by the end of semester. Preference will be given to applicants who intend to work over the summer and into the Fall. In addition, student assistants are asked to fill in, back up, or switch shifts with other student assistants when necessary. Preference will be given to applicants who have some availability for evening and weekend coverage.

Circulation shifts are scheduled in 3 to 5-hour increments, and cover our regular opening hours:

Monday - Thursday: 9am-8pm

Friday:  9am-5pm

Sunday:  12pm-5pm

Student assistants are normally limited to 15 hours per week of work on campus. If your desk shifts add up to less than 15 hours per week, there is the potential for additional hours of other work.

Pay rate

The current base pay rate is minimum wage + 4% vacation pay and then adjusted based on the number of credits: Please see the NSCAD Student Employment Policy for more information.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit:

1. A brief cover letter/letter of intent - tell us why you want to work at the Library!
2. A copy of your CV/resume
3. A completed copy of the Student Assistant Job Application Form
4. A completed copy of the Student Assistant Availability Form

Please send applications to librarycirc@nscad.ca.
Applications can also be dropped off in person at the NSCAD Library Circulation Desk.

Deadline

The Library will accept applications until Friday, Feb 28 at 5pm.

For More Information

Visit: NSCAD Library Circulation Desk
Email: librarycirc@nscad.ca
Call: 902-494-8229

Thank you for your interest in working at the Library! Please note that only those who are invited for an interview will be contacted.