Law Library Technician

Role Responsibilities

Do you enjoy the responsibility of managing varied job duties requiring a high degree of accuracy in a busy, challenging atmosphere? Do you feel accomplished by contributing your skills to the efficient functioning of an organization that is key to providing access to justice for Albertans? If so, Alberta Law Libraries has an exciting opportunity for a Law Library Technician – Acquisitions, located in Edmonton.

In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out acquisition-related functions, collection maintenance, surplus procedures, and completing related special projects. 

• Acquisitions: Working with the Information Resources and Technical Services Manager to place, process, track, verify and receive all new book orders. The monitoring of invoices and accounts through the integrated library system and establishing vendor relationships are all features of this role. 
  
  
• Collection Maintenance: Manage duties relating to the day-to-day maintenance of the collection, and/or for specific locations. Processes, and maintains accurate records for all materials (print or electronic resources) distributed to Alberta Law Libraries users. 
  
  
• Surplus: Working with team members, and identified GOA contacts, to conduct inventories, assist in developing and implementing efficient procedures relating to surplus material handling, and processing identified surplus collection materials in all library locations based on library’s retention policies and procedures. 
  
  
• Other Duties as Required: Creates and maintains additional inventories, prepares reports and undertakes special projects, as requested. 
  
  

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the following:  

• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail and accuracy. 
• A willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies in a fast-paced, evolving work environment.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with vendors, staff, and library users. 
• Strong attention to detail, accurate record-keeping, and the ability to manage multiple tasks are crucial.
• Maintains positive working relationships with colleagues, publishers and other book vendors and suppliers.
• A strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration, as well as the ability to work independently when required. 
• A problem-solving approach that reduces barriers and improves efficiency and effectiveness.
• Physical ability to handle library materials, including lifting and unpacking boxes of books or moving items between shelves. 

Why Join Us?  
We prioritize collaboration and innovation. We are committed to creating a workplace where every team member is empowered to contribute to our shared goals. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by delivering essential legal information services to our communities.

If you’re ready to bring your skills, enthusiasm, and passion for client service to this important role, we encourage you to apply!  

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Develop Networks - proactively building networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different vendors and publishers.
• System Thinking – able to understand the broader impact of your work and to anticipate outcomes. 
• Creative Problem Solving – able to assess options and implications that will reach the best solutions. 
• Build Collaborative Environment – contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes. 

Qualifications

Two-year Library Technical Diploma and a minimum of two (2) years of library experience. 

Equivalencies that may be considered: Directly related experience or education considered based on one year of experience for one year of education; or one year of education for one year of experience.

Required:
Please outline how your experience as it relates to the qualifications in detail in your cover letter. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

Assets:

• Experience with legal publishing industry and book publishers/vendors.
• Knowledge of library cataloging principles and standards. 
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles.
• Experience using technology applications including word processing, spreadsheets, video-conference systems, Teams, integrated library systems or other database applications, searching online databases and the Internet.
• Experience applying library procedures and applicable system-wide plans and policies.

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Hours of work: Monday – Friday, 8:15 am -4:30 pm (36.25/week)

Positions Currently available: One (1) permanent salaried position

Location: Law Courts Building, 1A Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB, T5J 0R2

Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service – https://www.alberta.ca/advantages- working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Pension plans: Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) – https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information –  https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits 
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-human-resource-directives
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool –  https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca   
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.