Canadian Library Assistant Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $35,000.00 Annually
Location : St. Thomas/ St. John, VI
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 201905458
Department: |Department of Planning & Natural Resources- STT|
Opening Date: 09/02/2026
Closing Date: 9/17/2026 11:59 PM Atlantic (Canada)
Description
Under the general supervision of the Director of Library or designee, this is the lead level class in the library technician series. Work involves performing duties related to cataloging, shelving, distributing books, magazines newspapers, and other publications to assist professional librarians. Provides instructional support to a diverse population and serves as lead for other support staff when needed. Works closely with a professional librarian on the day-to-day operations of a library facility.
Duties and Responsibilities
Initiates the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to circulation.
Interprets and enforces the library policies; maintains confidential patron records.
Provides assistance to a professional librarian with coordinating the archive collections from acquisition to preservation; prepares archives materials for access and exhibits; serves as a resource for the archive collection; and assists with website and social media updates related to the archive collections.
Provides assistance with the circulation of library materials; prepares and distributes notices for overdue library materials and unresolved library charges.
Resolves patron conflicts and issues; maintains a safe environment and enforces rules of conduct; ensures the security of the book collection.
Maintains and provides patron instruction for copiers and network systems; troubleshoots public workstations to ensure network accessibility.
Adapts standard materials for training in conjunction with the Librarian or Senior Staff in the libraries.
Uses the current ILS to perform functions that support patrons' use of the library collections, such as creating and updating library patron accounts, checking library materials in and out, and placing traces on lost or missing items.
Prepares logs of data collected for reporting purposes.
Provides assistance for special projects as needed by management. Serves as the lead to provide guidance to lower-level technicians with their daily work assignments.
Performs other related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or its equivalent from an accredited institution supplemented by three (3) years of non-professional library work experience.
OR
Two (2) years of work experience as a Library Technician II, not below the completion of a High School Diploma or its equivalent from an accredited institution.
Position Factors
FACTOR 1- KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION
Knowledge of library administration, objectives, functions, routines, and procedures.
Knowledge in the operation of one or more modules of an automated integrated library system.
Knowledge of standard record formats for archival descriptions.
Knowledge of library terminology, rules, and procedures.
Knowledge of standard office productivity, software and relational database management systems.
Knowledge of the Library of Congress.
Knowledge of federal laws regulating copyright and inter-library loans.
Skills in oral and written communication.
Skill in using various computer-related equipment.
Skill in customer service.
Skill in administrative work.
Skill in technical work.
Skill in organizational concepts.
Ability to act as liaison between professional and non-professional library employees.
Ability to analyze and diffuse disruptive situations.
Ability to set priorities.
Ability to maintain a cooperative working relationship.
Ability to work both in a team and independently.
Ability to use judgement and initiative.
Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to and respect for a diverse population.
Ability to use scientific library databases.
Ability to work in an academic library.
FACTOR 2- SUPERVISORY CONTROLS
Works under the supervision of a librarian or higher-level officer. Works independently to carry out the successive steps, handles issues and deviations in the work assignment in accordance with instructions, policies, training, or accepted practices. Work is periodically checked for progress and conformance to establish policies and practices.
FACTOR 3- GUIDELINES
Guidelines include federal and local laws applicable to library science, departmental policies and procedures, rules and regulations, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
FACTOR 4- COMPLEXITY
Work is repetitive in nature but involves a wide range of administrative and technical tasks associated with library services. Each situation is analyzed to determine the appropriate action within standard practices. Performs procedural tasks to carry out technical operations of a routine nature with minimal supervision.
FACTOR 5- SCOPE AND EFFECT
The purpose of the work is to perform lead technical functions and paraprofessional services in libraries, archives, and museums. This includes cataloging, shelving, and distributing books, magazines, and other publications to assist professional librarians, as well as providing instructional support to a diverse population and leading other support staff as needed.
FACTOR 6- PERSONAL CONTACTS
Contacts are managers, co-workers, patrons, students, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public. Contacts are made in-person, email, or via telephone.
FACTOR 7- PURPOSE OF CONTACTS
Contacts are made to provide library services to the public, respond to requests, and offer appropriate referrals in alignment with the library's mission. Contacts with patrons are made to resolve problems, select, organize, and access information that meets the needs of library services.
FACTOR 8- PHYSICAL DEMANDS Work is primarily sedentary but involves pushing a cart, lifting and reaching for books, bending, crouching, stooping, kneeling, standing, and carrying library materials.
FACTOR 9- WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed in a library facility, an air-conditioned bookmobile, or in a field environment. Some disagreeable conditions may be present while working in an open-air environment and while on the bookmobile. Some travel to off-site locations is required for outreach activities.
The Government of the Virgin Islands aspires to provide the highest level of comprehensive benefits, services and programs to eligible employees, retirees, and their dependents which:

• Meet and anticipate their individual needs;
• Assure the GVI's competitiveness with other employers to attract and retain employees;
• Maximize cost effectiveness; and,
• Assure optimal health and productivity of employees.

To achieve this goal, from time to time, the carrier for the GVI's insurance may change. Please contact the Group Health Insurance Office of the Division of Personnel in St. Thomas and St. Croix at for more information regarding carriers.
Medical and Dental Coverage
Enrollment
The Virgin Islands government offers to full-time employees and their eligible dependents, a group health and dental insurance plan.
Full-time employees must enroll within thirty-one (31) days of hire unless they can provide proof of medical coverage from another source. An employee who does not enroll within 31 days of employment will be automatically enrolled in the health insurance plan with single coverage.
If an employee fails to enroll dependents within the initial eligibility period he/she must wait until a period of "open enrollment" is announced or have a qualifying event as determined by the health insurance carrier to enroll dependents or make changes to their coverage.
Effective Date of Coverage
If enrollment forms are received on or before the 6th of the month, coverage will be effective on the first day of the first month following the receipt of enrollment forms. If enrollment forms received on the 7th of the month or later, coverage will be effective on the first day of the second month following the receipt of the enrollment forms.
Example:
Date Forms Received May 1st May 8th January 6th February 7th
Coverage Effective Date June 1st July 1st February 1st April 1st
Dependent Coverage
Dependents of eligible employees may participate in the Group Health and Dental Insurance Program according to the terms and conditions imposed by the Health Insurance Board of Trustees and/or the carrier. Eligible dependents are the employee's:

1. Legal spouse;
2. Natural children;
3. Adopted children; and
4. Step children.

When a new dependent is acquired, you must enroll them within thirty-one (31) days after acquiring such dependent. When enrolling a dependent at any time, the following may be required:

1. Birth certificate;
2. Marriage certificate;
3. Adoption papers; and/or
4. Legal papers of appointment.

Various other documents may be required to determine the eligibility of the dependents.
Cost of Coverage
The GVI contributes toward the cost of Health Insurance for each employee enrolled under the Group Health Insurance Program. The GVI reserves the right to change the amount of the employee contribution when necessary for financial or other reasons.
Waiver or Discontinuation of Benefits
An employee may opt to decline coverage, or discontinue coverage under the Group Health and Dental Insurance Plan at any time. An employee who waives coverage upon employment, or who drops out of the program must provide proof of medical coverage and will be subject to the eligibility requirements imposed by the carrier in order to re-enroll in the program. This provision also applies to dependents that are dropped from the plan.
Coverage discontinues on the last day of the month following a qualifying event or on the date of an employee's separation.
After separation, an employee or dependent may be eligible to convert their group policy to an individual policy within 30 days, depending on the insurance carrier. If an employee would like to convert their policy to an individual policy a notice of conversion must be sent to the insurance carrier. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation (COBRA) coverage is not available in the Virgin Islands after loss of coverage.
Dental Insurance
As a condition of participation, all employees must enroll in medical coverage to qualify for Dental Insurance.
Leave without Pay
The GVI will maintain group health insurance plan coverage for employees on leave without pay. This coverage will remain at the level and under the conditions for which coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued employment continuously for the duration of the leave. However, employees on leave must arrange to pay into the Group Health Insurance Fund the employee's share of their health insurance premium to maintain coverage.
Retirement Benefits
Retired employees and their dependents are eligible to continue to participate in the Group Health and Dental Insurance Program. Retirees must provide updated contact information to the Group Health Insurance Division to maintain coverage.
Life Insurance
The government provides a complementary basic non-contributory $10,000 basic life insurance benefit. In order for the benefit to be effective, an enrollment form must be forwarded to the Group Insurance Office at the Division. The enrollment form must be signed, dated and must indicate a designated beneficiary.
Employees may also select additional life insurance in either 1x, 2x, 3x or 4x base salary or $10,000, $15,000, $25,000, $50,000, $75,000, $100,000 or $150,000 amounts as supplemental contributory coverage. The employee pays the cost of this additional insurance, and may be required to submit evidence of insurability when increasing coverage after initial enrollment. Insurance enrollment forms and booklets explaining in detail the plan of benefits, as well as claim forms and a schedule of costs may be obtained from the Group Health Insurance Office.
Upon retirement life insurance benefits may be reduced.
Upon death the designated beneficiary will be eligible to receive the life insurance proceeds of the insurance participant, the Division must be notified of the death in order to initiate the claim process. Life insurance benefits are payable by the contracted insurance company and a subject to the limitations established by the insurance company.
Supplemental Insurance
The GVI has several supplemental insurance plans that provide for coverage over and above the regular medical, dental and life insurance coverage.
These plans are voluntary and are not contributed to by the GVI. A list of the current supplemental insurance plans is available through the Group Health Insurance Office. An employee who does not wish to enroll in medical coverage is eligible to enroll in supplemental insurance.
Moving and Relocation Allowance
It is the policy of the GVI to provide a reasonable relocation allowance inclusive of airfare, to eligible employees, based on their employment contract, to help defray the costs associated with relocation from outside the Virgin Islands to accept employment with the GVI. This allowance is made in lieu of any and all claims for reimbursement of relocation and moving expenses.
This policy applies to new employees recruited from off-island and who are approved by the Department Head to receive the benefit of a relocation allowance for moving and relocation expenses.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The GVI will provide confidential and voluntary assistance through its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to all employees and their family members who may be faced with dynamic challenges of financial concerns, legal issues, alcohol or drug problems, marital problems, illness of a family member, emotional worries, child care problems, etc. For the welfare of employees as well as effective business