Job Advert Summary
Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a Learning Resources and Centres Assistant Temp at our Mowbray campus.
The Position:
- To manage the campus resource centre.
Position Type:
- Fixed Term Contract
Minimum Requirements
Minimum qualification:
- BA Library/ B.BiBL Information Science degree or Diploma
- Relevant Post Graduate qualification will be an advantage
- Registration with LIASA will be an advantage
Experience:
- At least two to five years’ relevant experience in the higher education sector
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
As the Learning and Resource Centre Assistant , you will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Collection Development
- Build a collection to support the academic goals of the programmes
- Ensure that all prescribed and recommended resources (e.g. journals, books, newspapers) are available – student and lecturer resources
- Review stock on hand and determine what stock is needed
- Obtain quotes for required stock
- Prioritise stock in collaboration with Academic Manager and relevant lectures based on budget and need
- Review old stock for selling/donation
- Co-ordinates, prepares and motivates/ makes recommendations for annual Resource Centre budget and submits to General Manager
- Technical processing of material according to Eduvos process
- Add holding (already catalogued stock) and items to the library system
- Label and classify books
- Cataloguing of campus stock
- Manage the day-to-day activities of the Resource Centre
- Manage and control facility (study rooms), computer usage
- Provide a space for students to join virtual workshops and webinars
- Assist with managing all auxiliary services such as the use of the printer and computers
- Refer students to the relevant stakeholder when queries are received
- Issue and return books using the LIS (ALMA)
- Pull up report of patrons’ overdue book records and follow up on their returns
- Pull up and send out reports of overdue fines of students to the finance department at the end of the year
- Offering online support (myLMS) to end-users
- Reporting and maintenance of administrative records
- Conduct bi-annual stocktaking and compile a report
- Prepare and provide Bi-weekly reports to the National Resource center Manager
- Provide feedback to the Academic Manager on all Resource Center related issues
- Induction and training of users
- Facilitate the Resource Center Induction and orientation of all new students, and general and academic staff
- Market the resource center, its databases, Open Access Resources, information Literacy course and the online catalogue to all students and Academic staff
- Train students, Academic staff on how to use the Information databases and online catalogue
- Provide guidance to students on methods to use to enable them to do information searches for research and accessing the information required
- Provision of Information Services and User Information (Library)
- Support students and academic staff with necessary information resource requirements
- Communicate all library activities to users
Functional and Behavioural Competencies
Functional competencies:
- Understanding of library related technology (e.g., ProQuest, Integrated Library systems)
- Knowledge of library policies, procedures and practices
- Knowledge of research methodology
- Knowledge of principles and practices of library materials acquisition
- Expertise in using online database services and virtual reference services
- Knowledge of conservation and preservation techniques for library materials
- Data collection skills
- Fully computer literate with a working knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office
Behavioural competencies:
- Initiative and responsibility
- Constructive teamwork
- Effective communication
- Analysis and judgment
- Systematic approach (planning and organising)
- Execution