
Website Edmonton Public Library
Manager – Heritage Valley Branch (Heritage Valley Branch is scheduled to open summer 2025)
Job Number: 51651
Are you an innovative leader who can inspire staff and customers alike? Are you knowledgeable and passionate about public libraries and about community? If so, EPL is the place for you! EPL is looking for an enthusiastic branch manager with a passion for making a difference!
As the ideal candidate, you are an experienced manager with superior communication and leadership skills who can motivate staff, model excellent customer service, lead projects, and build community connections. Diplomatic and collaborative with others, you are committed to establishing an environment of respect and accountability. As one who seeks and sparks creative contributions from others, you possess coaching and mentoring skills that enable your staff to develop and excel!
Using your superb organizational and leadership skills, you will manage the new Heritage Valley Branch, ensuring that the facility, collections, and services best meet the needs of the community. As the manager, you are accountable for 25 full-time and part-time positions. You are familiar with trends in library service delivery and related technologies and you will promote a learning environment, working with staff to develop their leadership capacity.
You are committed to upholding the Canadian Federation of Library Associations position statements on Intellectual Freedom and Diversity and Inclusion. Working as a member of a system-wide team environment, you will make a real difference in people’s lives every day.
Job Requirements
- Master of Library and Information Science degree from an ALA accredited library school and a minimum of 2 years professional library experience and 3 years supervisory or directly related experience. Note: Equivalencies will be considered for those with a relevant undergraduate degree, at least 7 years of related management experience, and a commitment to complete a Master of Library Information Studies degree (within 5 years).
- Satisfactory background screening is required for this position, which includes a Criminal Record Check/Police Information Check.
About the Branch:
Please click HERE to view information about the branch.
Who we are:
The secret ingredient for making EPL a magical place is no secret at all; in fact, it’s very simple: We share. We share stories, ideas, and experiences. We share with our customers, our communities, and ourselves. We are Edmonton’s largest lender of all manner of information and entertainment.
Salary: $106,307 – $132,883 per annum
Total Hours per Week: 35
Classification Title: Manager 2
Posting Date: Jan 31, 2025
Closing Date: Until filled.
Number of Openings (up to) : 1 – Permanent Full-time
Union : Management
Department: Public Services Department (Edmonton Public Library)
Work Location(s): Heritage Valley, 2755 119A Street SW
Edmonton T6W 3R3
To apply for this job please visit edmonton.taleo.net.