Employment and Volunteer Opportunities at Red Deer Public Library
Working at Red Deer Public Library
Any open positions will be posted below. If you'd like to leave a resume with us, you can drop it off at the Circulation Desks of the Dawe or Downtown Branches. Or you can send it by email to Jannie Ypma, Executive Assistant, jypma@rdpl.org. We'll keep your resume on file for a year, and we will contact you if a relevant job comes up.
Interested in volunteering at Red Deer Public Library? Check out the Volunteer Resources Page.
Current Openings:
Coordinator
Reading Pals: The Adventure Continues
Winter 2012
Family Literacy at Red Deer Public Library is seeking an organized, enthusiastic and creative individual to fill the above Coordinator position. Candidates must have completed a minimum of one year at a post-secondary institution, preferably in Education, Arts, Social Sciences or Early Childhood Services. Good computer skills, including Microsoft Word & Publisher, good oral and written skills, and knowledge of children's literature are required. Experience working with elementary school age children, parents, and school staff would be assets.
This is a pilot program aimed at continuing to provide help to students who attended the Summer Reading Pals program. The Coordinator will also work with staff from both Red Deer school systems to include other elementary school students who can benefit from the program (based on space availability). An expected outcome is that this program will serve as, or be used for the creation of a model/template for ongoing programming of this nature.
Duties include: planning, developing and implementing literacy- based after school programs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons to enhance the reading and comprehension skills of students; training and supervising high school student volunteers; scheduling students; maintaining records, completing evaluations and a Final Report; and other duties required for the effective delivery of this program.
This is a project position consisting of 10 hours/week for 6 weeks, with an additional 10 hours for orientation and reporting. This individual will work under the supervision of the Family Literacy Manager, beginning as soon as possible and continuing until May 2012, with some flexibility. Rate of pay is at the LA 111 Level of $21.90 per hour, paid bi-weekly. RCMP and Child Welfare checks are required.
Please submit your resume, with cover letter, to Celia Jaipaul, Dawe Branch Library, 56 Holt Street , Red Deer, AB T4N 6A6 (email: cjaipaul@rdpl.org in Word or PDF format ) by noon on Saturday, February 4, 2012. For additional information contact Celia at 309-3488.
We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Paging at Red Deer Public Library
Pages return books and audio-visual materials to the shelves once they've been returned. With 3/4 million items coming back from loans each year, that's a big job.
Most pages are high school or college students looking for an after-school and weekend job. For more information on working at Red Deer Public Library, please contact Trish Klein at 403755-1136 (pklein@rdpl.org,), Laural Grimes at 403-342-9121 (lgrimes@rdpl.org) or talk to someone at the Circulation Desk of the Downtown Branch. Once you've worked as a page for one year, you're eligible for a $500 Dickson Bursary - more information here.
Fun Fact: Bill Gates started his career as a Library Page in the Seattle Public Library system. Another famous page: the great comedian Fred Allen began as a page in the Boston Public Library. Rich and funny are your two choices.
Updated 2011-01-13