Learning Resources and Centres Lead

Eduvos


Date: 1 day ago
City: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
Contract type: Full time

Job Advert Summary

Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a Learning Resources and Centres Lead at our Mbombela Campus .


Position Type:

Permanent


Pupose of the role:

To manage the campus resource centre and to ensure effective communication and support for the employability hub

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 Lead, 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
Post a CV