Program stream: Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Job title: Summer Program Assistant
Organization name: Hanover Public Library
Job location: Hanover Public Library, ON
Length of assignment: 2025-06-09 – 2025-08-29
Hourly wage: $19.37
Summer Program Assistant (Young Canada Works) at Hanover Public Library.
Hanover is a town in Grey/Bruce, with an approximate population of 7,967. It serves the surrounding rural communities and is a social and commercial hub for the area. The Hanover Public Library is a busy community library, open 6 days a week providing services and events for all ages and needs. The library is located within the Hanover Civic Centre, the cultural and information centre of our town.
During the summer months we employ Summer Program Assistants who help engage our kids in educational programming, challenges and contests. These student assistants will also work with staff on local festivals, events, and workshops highlighting literacy, arts, and First Nations heritage and culture.
Working hours for the Program Assistant will be primarily week days between 9 and 3 however, shifts may include the occasional evening or weekend.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Assist the Children and Youth Services Librarian with the annual Summer Reading Club, providing a variety of programming, literacy-based activities and reading support for children and youth.
- Work directly with children and families, helping them take part in literacy activities, select books and track their reading.
- Assist in planning for, and running a variety of events for families.
- Help arrange and run local cultural events and workshops.
- Develop and implement contests and challenges to help keep kids engaged over the summer months.
- Teach technology skills, like how to use smart devices with different operating systems, to library users including youth and seniors.
- Create and assist with distribution of ‘take-home’ materials to extend online and in-house activities.
Our preferred candidate:
- Must enjoy, and have experience working with children.
- Must have excellent computer skills; be familiar with internet services, smart devices and social media platforms; be comfortable communicating online and creating online media content.
- Must be able to plan for and implement a variety of programs for children of all ages.
- Must be patient, calm, confident, creative, and able to communicate well and teach people of all ages.
- Must possess good time management and organizational skills.
- Should be working towards a qualification in library services, early childhood education, teaching or a related field.
- Some graphic design talent would be an asset.
- Ability to work as part of a team is valuable.
- A clean police vulnerable sector check is required.
The candidate MUST be: (As required by Young Canada Works)
- A Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
- Between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
- Willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment
- Not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW
- Have been a full-time student (as defined by your educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW job
- Intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW job
- Registered online with YCW
Position:
Duration – 12 weeks; flexible; mid June to end of August
Hours – average 30 per week, must be willing to work occasional evening and weekend hours if necessary
Pay Rate – $ 19.37 /hour
This position’s duration may vary, subject to grant funding confirmation.
Please apply BY end of day, Friday April 18th 2025 to:
Attention: Carolyn Caskanette
Hanover Public Library, 451 10th Ave, Hanover ON N4N 2P1
Tel: 519-364-1420 Email: ccaskanette@hanover.ca
Fax: 519-364-1747 Web: www.hanoverlibrary.ca
EDI statement: The Hanover Public Library is an equal opportunity employer and we support a diverse and inclusive workforce. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.