Ngā Puna Mātauraka | Library

• Permanent full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Hours of work are Monday 8.30am-5.00pm, Tuesday 10.00am-6.30pm, Wednesday 7.45am- 4.15pm, Thursday 7.45am-4.15pm, Friday 8.30-5.00pm

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
You will work in collaboration with other providers to ensure an integrated and seamless service to students, staff, and community in one of three focus areas: Library engagement and promotions, Library facilities and services, or Learning Spaces including Te Rua Makerspace.

Working with the Team Leader and the Engagement and Learning Librarian, you will assist with the development and maintenance of physical and digital learning spaces, including makerspace, student study areas, and learning contents and platforms on our website.

You will assist with the makerspace operations, coordinate, and deliver events and activities. Maintenance of equipment and machinery, such as 3D printers, vinyl printer, and sewing machines, as well as ensuring safe and efficient operations of them will be part of your day-to-day jobs.

You will work collaboratively as part of UC and the Library team to adopt the best practice for service delivery and be a go-to person for library queries from staff, students, and visitors and having the knowledge to either answer queries or know who to pass on to. You will also support the development of competencies and skills of staff in library resources, services, technology, and equipment.

Mōu | Who You Are

You have significant Library or Administration experience in a large organisation, preferably in the tertiary sector environment. You have experience of supervising staff/volunteers and have a level knowledge of Library policies, systems, and procedures. You have a proven ability in collecting, sorting and visualisation of information for analytics reporting. You have excellent computer literacy skills, with proven ability to learn and grow knowledge for relevant software and technology.

You have a high level of initiative that allows you to work collaboratively and independently. Your excellent oral and written communication skills, ensure that all communications are clear, accurate, and concise. You are highly organised with excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Additionally, you have an active commitment to upholding the values, tikanga (protocols and processes), kawa (rules) of cultural practice and traditions as guided by mana whenua, Ngāi Tūāhuriri, and valuing te reo Māori.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
You will work alongside a diverse professional Library team who provide a range of services, resources and expertise that support undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching, and that enhance world leading research and innovation. They do this through the provision of information resources, reference and information services, digital literacy programmes, e-learning support and academic liaison, research support including repositories, Māori and Pacific support, and through our heritage collections.

For more information about our team, please visit us @ UC Library

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora – Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

Our values are manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and these uara (values) guide our decisions and behaviour. Our values provide a roadmap for how we do things, affirming our commitment to the oranga (health, safety and wellbeing) of our students through mana-enhancing pastoral care and support. Ngā Uara (our values) challenge and inspire us to be the best we can be. They make UC a great place to work and study.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit www.canterbury.ac.nz

The closing date for this position is: 15th August (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed after the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.