STUDENT LIBRARY WORKER
Library Services
Location: Lac La Biche Campus
Position type: Casual
Posting date: July 3, 2025
Salary: $15.50 per hour (+ 11.2% for vacation/holiday pay)
Closing date: Open until suitable candidates are found
ABOUT THE POSITION
Portage College’s Library Services Department is hiring Student Library Workers to work on a casual basis at the Lac La Biche campus branch. Student Library Workers are responsible for:
- Using logbook to check out materials, track questions, add gate/head counts, and make note of any issues for day-time library staff to follow up on.
- Shelf-read and track physical items to ensure they are in order.
- Assist students and employees with navigating library website, guides and forms.
- Refer reference/citation questions and off-campus login questions to library email/chat.
- Provide photocopying, scanning and printing assistance when required.
- Issue guest logins.
- Must be available Sundays: 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Strong customer service skills are essential.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Proficient with computers, especially MS Office.
- Ability to work evenings and weekend shifts.
HOW TO APPLY
Portage College is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society.
Please note we do not accept third-party resume and cover letter submissions.
The College appreciates the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.