QPIRG Concordia Alternative Library Contract Position Job Offer
Deadline for Applications: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
Salary: $21 per hour. Please contact QPIRG Concordia for details (info@qpirgconcordia.org)
To apply: Please send a CV and cover letter to info@qpirgconcordia.org. Indicate the job position(s) you are applying for in the subject line. OR – Drop off a CV and cover letter during office during business hours (Monday to Thursday, 12-6pm).
Contract Position: Short-term contract, approximately 70 hours, beginning immediately. (For full salary and hours details contact us at info@qpirgconcordia.org)
ABOUT THE POSITION:
This position will concentrate on the development, organization, and outreach of QPIRG Concordia’s Alternative Library. The Alternative Library Coordinator will coordinate the overall activities of the QPIRG Concordia Alternative Library, including liasoning with other alternative libraries on campus and off campus to update the online, searchable database of resources.
SPECIFICALLY, we are looking for: A developer to fix an issue with our Alternative Libraries website and integrated library management system: http://www.alternativelibraries.org/. There is a problem with the way the login functions. Library users are supposed to be able to log in and sign out books through the homepage but currently only the admin login works (from the admin page). The Alternative Libraries database is built using PMB, an open-source integrated library management system. Specifications are here: http://www.sigb.net/index.php?lvl=cmspage&pageid=2&id_logiciel=18.
The developer will also seek out and put in place a library collective of volunteers whose work it will be to expand and oversee the library, as well as advertise the Alternative Library students through outreach, events, online presence, etc.
For more information about the Alternative Library visit https://qpirgconcordia.org/librarycirculation.
Required Skills
• Good research and data management skills
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• Computer Skills
• Skills in database creation and maintenance
• Web design
• Ability to work independently and with groups
• Ability to communicate with people of diverse backgrounds
• Skills in volunteer recruitment, retention, and coordination
• Proven organizational and time management skills
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Commitment to social justice and to QPIRG’s mandate to counter discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, religion, colour, dis/ability, size, and class
• Understanding of anti-oppression framework in the workplace
• Experience working in a Mac environment
• Skills in MS Word, Adobe Photoshop
Assets
• Knowledge of local social justice milieu
• Knowledge of other languages, including sign languages
• Volunteering experience and/or working within a volunteer organization
Purpose of job: To coordinate development, organization, and publicity of QPIRG Concordia’s Alternative Library, an alternative publicly-accessible library of magazines, videos, books and pamphlets covering issues such as anti-racism, global economics, political theory, gender, environmentalism, health, and community organizing skills.
Primary Duties:
• Recruit and work with volunteers for the Library Committee
• Work with QPIRG staff and volunteers to identify gaps in the QPIRG Alternative Library (e.g. French language materials, materials on issues faced by students with disabilities, etc.)
• Train volunteers in data entry and database maintenance
• Organize a user-friendly and accessible system for borrowing and returning materials
• Organize training sessions for QPIRG staff and volunteers on efficient use of the system
Secondary Duties:
• Use and improve database to catalogue Alternative Library materials
• Develop strategy to publicize the Alternative Library to Concordia students and the broader
community
• Work with committee to research and order new materials (books, magazines, tapes/CDs,
videos, etc.)
• Budget for purchasing of new materials
Employment Equity: QPIRG Concordia recognizes and welcomes the unique contributions that individuals from marginalized and oppressed communities bring to our organization, and invites these individuals to apply. We encourage applicants to describe the unique contributions they, as individuals with diverse experiences, would bring to QPIRG Concordia in their cover letter or resume. Please indicate clearly in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for Employment Equity. A full copy of the employment equity policy is available upon request. A full copy of the employment equity policy is available upon request. You can contact QPIRG Concordia at (514) 848-7585, email us at info@qpirgconcordia.org or visit us at 1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, #204 (Monday-Thursday, 12-6pm).
ABOUT QPIRG CONCORDIA: The Quebec Public Interest Research Group at Concordia is a resource centre for student and community research and organizing. We strive to raise awareness and support grassroots activism around diverse social and environmental issues. Our work is rooted in an anti-oppression analysis and practice. We seek to make campus-community links and inspire social change through engaging, inclusive and non-hierarchical approaches. For more information about QPIRG Concordia, visit www.qpirgconcordia.org
You can contact QPIRG Concordia at (514) 848-7585, email us at info@qpirgconcordia.org or visit us at 1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, #204 (Monday-Thursday, 12-6pm). For more information about QPIRG Concordia, visit www.qpirgconcordia.org and for more info about the Alternative Library visit: https://qpirgconcordia.org/librarycirculation