Summer Reading Club Assistant
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
- Job title:
- Summer Reading Club Assistant
- Organization name:
- West Vancouver Memorial Library
- Job location:
- West Vancouver, British Columbia
- Length of assignment:
- 2018-06-11 to 2018-08-11 (9 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $16.50
Summer Reading Club Assistant
Term of position: June 11 – August 11, 2018
Hours of work: 35 hours/week for 9 weeks. The successful candidate will work Monday-Friday in June and July and Tuesday-Saturday in August.
Rate of Pay: $16.50/hour + 4% in lieu of benefits
The West Vancouver Memorial Library is seeking a post-secondary student to assist with the Library’s Summer Reading Club and Book Buddies programs. Designed to promote reading and libraries over the school break, the province-wide summer reading club attracted over 1900 West Vancouver children and teens last year.
The successful candidate will assist Youth Department librarians, register youth in programs, plan and implement drop-in or take-home activities for youth, create promotional materials/displays and interact with hundreds of kids and teens each day. The successful candidate will also take a leadership role in facilitating our established Book Buddies program involving teen volunteers.
The successful candidate will possess:
-passion and enthusiasm for books, reading and working with youth
-the ability to communicate effectively with staff, children and parents
-the ability to follow written and oral instructions
-the ability to work creatively, independently and as part of a team
-facility with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and similar cloud products (ex: Google Docs/Sheets)
-excellent organization and time management skills
-completion of grade 12
-experience working with youth and familiarity with children’s and teen literature would be an asset
-experience with mobile devices such as tablets, e-readers and smart phones would be an asset
-experience or an interest in visual arts, crafts and/or maker activities would be an asset
The Young Canada Works program sponsors this position and applicants must currently be enrolled in an education program to apply (and returning to school in September 2018). Other restrictions associated with this program apply; please visit www.youngcanadaworks.ca for more information.
Applications are due by noon on Friday, April 27, 2018. To apply, please visit the District of West Vancouver’s Career Portal at www.westvancouver.ca/careers. Please note that all candidates must apply through the Career Portal in addition to applying through Young Canada works; we do not accept applications via email or hard copy.
We want to thank all applicants, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
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