Manager, Pioneer Park Community Library

Full-time 

Kitchener Public Library welcomes our community to engaging spaces where people connect, ideas flourish, and lives are transformed. Our goals are to work together, foster belonging, ignite community conversation and provide bold leadership. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse framework where our behaviours and actions reflect our values of trust, mutual respect and dignity for all individuals. In this environment we respect each person has an opportunity to participate fully in creating success and is valued for their distinctive skills, experiences, and perspectives. 

The Pioneer Park Community Library is co-located with the Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre in south Kitchener. This newly renovated facility provides unique opportunities to work cooperatively in building and strengthening neighbourhood relationships and developing partnerships within the Pioneer Park community. You will engage with the community and actualize ideas through program planning, outreach and partnerships. You will develop a strong customer service team, provide leadership in the overall management of the library system through standing committees and strategic projects and ensure that the library’s resources are accessible and meet community needs and interests. 

The successful candidate for this role possesses an MLIS or MLS and two to three years of professional experience with at least two years at the supervisory level. The position also requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong planning and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to direct motivate and assess employees. Our ideal candidate also possesses excellent public service skills to interact positively and build relationships with customers in a way that meets their unique needs, regardless of age, background, or ability level. The candidate will also have a strong ability to show sensitivity and respect for all customers that includes those with complex needs.   

For more information about responsibilities and qualifications, go to www.kpl.org/jobs.

Posting open until filled. Review of applications begins Monday, November 23, 2020 
Please quote Manager, Pioneer Park Community Library in the subject line.

Kitchener Public Library is committed to and strives to be a leader in equitable workplaces. To this end, we encourage all interested applicants to self-identify.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward a cover letter and résumé to  

Senior Manager, Human Resources
Kitchener Public Library
85 Queen Street North 
Kitchener ON  N2H 2H1
Email: resumes@kpl.org
Fax: 519-743-1261
TTY: 1-877-614-4832

Salary range $80,167 – $92,980

No telephone calls please.  

Kitchener Public Library is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace where our behaviours and actions reflect our values of trust, mutual respect and dignity for all individuals. 

Accommodations are available upon request for applicants with a disability. Please contact Human Resources Staff by phone 519-743-0271 ext. 239 or TTY 1-877-614-4832, or by email at hr@kpl.org.

We thank all applicants in advance and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. A police information check may be required as a condition of employment depending on the nature of the position. We will retain your application for a period of six months. Personal information on your résumé is collected under the authority of the Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990 and will be used to determine eligibility for employment. For questions, please contact the Human Resources Department.