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Skate Loan Assistant (2 positions)
@ Colchester-East Hants Public Library
Truro, Nova Scotia
Overview
Colchester-East Hants Public Library is hiring two Skate Loan Assistants for a 13-week term from December 21, 2026 to March 22, 2027, at LS1 pay of $17.00 per hour. The role runs the Town of Truro skate loan program at the Truro Branch: registering patrons, lending and receiving skates, cleaning them, and keeping waiver records. Positions are part-time, with set evening and weekend shifts totalling 8 to 8.5 hours per week.
Pay:
$17 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate circulation of skates, including registration and lending
- Manage waiver record keeping
- Clean returned skates and set aside those needing maintenance
- Answer directional questions and refer patrons as needed
- Perform other related tasks as assigned
Requirements summary:
- Grade 12 plus relevant post-secondary studies, or equivalent experience
- Strong computer skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Tactful, patient, courteous communication
- Criminal record, vulnerable sector and child abuse registry checks
- Ability to push or pull a 200 lb skate rack
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-13
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Customer service |
| Hours per week | 8.5 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Seasonal | Yes |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 200 lb · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Check, Child Abuse Registry Check |
| Background checks | criminal record, vulnerable sector |
| Education | High school (required), College diploma (preferred) |
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Colchester-East Hants Public Library
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Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Director of Adult Services, the Skate Loan Assistants facilitate the Town of Truro Skate Loan Program at the Truro Branch of the Colchester-East Hants Public Library. These are term positions, that will run approximately from December 21, 2026 to March 22, 2027 (13 weeks).
LS1 $17.00/hour
Work Schedule: Position A: Tuesdays, 4:30pm–8:00pm and Saturdays, 9:30am–2:30pm (8.5 hours/week)
Position B: Wednesdays, 4:30pm-8:00pm and Fridays, 12:30pm-5:00pm (8 hours/week)
Duties
• Facilitates circulation of skates, including registering and updating patron files, explaining waiver to patrons, lending and receiving skates, removing returned items from drop-off bin, cleaning used skates, and setting aside skates which require maintenance
• Manages record keeping of waivers
• Answers directional questions, referring and/or consulting when necessary
• Performs other related tasks as required and assigned
Qualifications
• Grade 12 and relevant post-secondary studies OR an acceptable combination of education and experience
• Strong computer skills with willingness to upgrade skills as required.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of the community an asset .
• Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills, including the ability to communicate effectively, tactfully, patiently, and courteously with people from a wide variety of cultural, social, and education backgrounds.
• Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector’s Check, Child Abuse Registry Check (required).
• Ability to push and/or pull a wheeled skate rack weighing approx. 200 lbs.
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