Library Director

Date Posted:
January 22, 2021

Location:
Three Hills, Alberta, Canada

Hiring Institution:
T. S. Rendall Library, Prairie College

T. S. Rendall Library Director

Hours: Full-Time

Wage: To scale with benefits

Starting Date: July 1, 2021 (some flexibility on start date)

Contact: Nicolle Ioanidis

Email: Please submit your CV to [email protected].

Phone: (403) 443-3030

Position Mission

This full-time position exists to support the mission of Prairie College “to establish God’s kingdom by equipping and mentoring individuals through biblically integrated education for life and careers that will meet the greatest needs of the world.” This specific role is to provide excellent leadership in the College Library, the T. S. Rendall Library.

Context

Prairie College has a one hundred-year heritage of excellent biblical, theological, and missional training. Maintaining an excellent theological library is therefore critical to our mission, as the library provides textbooks, research material, and student supports necessary for achieving the College’s overall mission. The library, in many ways, is the academic heart of the College. The library director is a co-curricular faculty position.

Duties and Responsibilities

Overall library administration:
Personnel management of all library staff

Policy and procedure development and evaluation

Implementing policies and procedures using the automated library system — this includes some systems administration functions

Planning short and long-term goals for the library that are aligned with the vision and mission of Prairie College

Working collegially with faculty and administration to advance library excellence

Direct daily operations of the library

Maintains library usage statistics necessary for Prairie’s ABHE accreditation

Communicates relevant and accurate information to faculty, staff, and students regarding library policies and operations

Budget:
Recommendations to administration on library budget amounts and distribution of amounts

Responsible for purchasing books and materials

Responsible for other library expenditures

Responsible for maintaining supporting budgetary paperwork

Collection management:
In consultation with faculty expertise, provides strategic guidance for the library collection, which includes the selection of books, periodicals, and other library materials to meet the needs of its primary clientele

Withdrawing library materials

Placement and accessibility of materials in the library

Ensures the security and safety of the collection

Archives — Institutional and Missions Archive:
Administration of budget

Selection and retention of suitable materials

Oversees processing of and access to materials

Recommends policy and procedures

Copyright:
Maintains files and provides information regarding Prairie copyrights

Serves as a copyright officer to be a source of information on Canadian copyright law and its application, to inform students and faculty, and to ensure institutional compliance

Textbooks:
Determines number of books to purchase to sell, working with both the faculty to determine textbook need, and with distributers to determine textbook availability

Administers all invoices and deposits

Keeps all records of financial transactions

Maintains an inventory of textbook holdings

External Liaison:
Maintains the College’s registration in various groups

Represents the College to external organizations of which the library or archives are institutional members

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Excellent computer skills

Highly organized

Enthusiastic endorsement of Prairie’s focus and approach to teaching the whole Bible

Passionate about preparing college students enrolled in a broad span of biblical, ministry, and vocational programs for ministry and work

Understanding of academic rigor appropriate to post-secondary education

Ability and skill to relate well to college-age students as well as community members

Qualifications

Mission: Knowledge of and adherence to Prairie’s mission, vision, core values, statement of faith,

and Community Covenant

Church: Understanding of and commitment to the local church

Education: A minimum level of a Masters degree in Library and Information Science, with preference for Bible/Theology at either the graduate or undergraduate level

Experience: Two or more years of library administration experience preferred. Experience in library services including circulation, cataloging and classification, library research methods, and supervisory experience.

English Language: Excellent knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including composition and grammar

Team attitude: Must have the ability to work in and contribute to a team

In accordance with the standards of the government, preference will be given to qualified applicants who hold Canadian citizenship or are a permanent resident of Canada.

Prairie’s goal is to begin review of applicants by February 15, 2021, and to complete the hiring by April 1, 2021. However, applications will be received until the position is filled by a qualified person.