Coordinator of Technical Services

The Student Services department’s role in student success is to create a culture and environment that unleashes the full potential of all the students at SAIT. Our primary goal is to support Student-First Culture, by focusing on student success and mobilizing all campus community members in this shared goal.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Collection Development Librarian, the Coordinator of Technical Services is a member of the Collections and Technical Services Library team, as part of the Student Services department. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising the acquisitions and cataloguing technicians, and all areas of Technical Services. As the lead for the library’s systems, the Coordinator of Technical Services will be responsible for the administration of the integrated library system (Alma), the library’s course reading list system (Leganto), and any other systems the library may implement that support Scholarly Activity, Research Data Management, and other initiatives as required. Responsibilities also include participating in acquisitions, developing and implementing policies related to ordering, receiving, cataloguing and processing of Library materials, and completing other duties and assigned projects.

 

The Coordinator of Technical Services is a member of the library’s leadership team and works directly with the other leads and the Manager, Library, Archives, and Copyright. The successful candidate also supports the School of Transportation as their Library Liaison and works closely with other departments including ITS and Purchasing.     

 

This position would appeal to a library technician that requires minimal supervision, has a growth mindset approach to work, and has strong interpersonal, supervisory, technical, problem solving, and analytical skills.

Job Classification : Technologist IV

Salary Range : $69,613.05 - $76,059.75

Hours per week : 36.25

Posting End Date : June 4th, 2025

About SAIT

 

SAIT is a global leader in applied education. Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers , we offer the chance to work with a purpose — preparing the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates and explorers.

 

Building on our 100+ year history, we’re looking for innovative, bold and collaborative employees who embrace change and deliver world-class customer experiences. Your future starts now at SAIT.

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is essential to achieving SAIT’s vision to be a global leader in applied education. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Learn more about EDI at SAIT. 

At SAIT, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding diverse perspectives to SAIT - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.

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