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Our FabLab is GROWING!

We hope YOU will be the next member of our FabLab Team.

Do you like Technology and Art? Are you interested in industrial and technical design, learning new skills, and enriching our community’s knowledge base with an assortment of interesting activities and workshops? If you have Excel knowledge, time management, interpersonal and database learning skills – we’d like to meet you!

We Need Someone Who Can:

-Compose, prepare, and ensure timely responses to a variety of routine written inquiries.

-Learn and utilize software related to room rentals, program registration, and data management.

-Work independently — potential to work some hours from home.

-Tally attendance and gather detailed feedback about programs for statistical use.

-Track budgets, calendars, and program schedules, referring to existing community calendars as possible to avoid conflict.

-Be a first point of contact for arranging for FabLab program meetings.

-Liaise regularly with the Library administer to ensure data and other transactions meet Library reporting standards.

-Manage promotion of the FabLab and programs through social media, and website.

-Report weekly to the Assistant Library Director with updates on programs for adults and children, statistics and feedback from all parties.

Learn about and support current FabLab offerings in an assistant role.

Note: This position may be blended with other work opportunities for the right candidate; hours worked from home may also be considered.

Contractor Position Details:

This is a term contract for 6 months duration, with the possibility of extension.

Expected Hours per week:

15

Salary:

$23-26 hour based on experience

Diversity Statement:

Salt Spring Island Public Library upholds the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our Library environment. In support of these values, the Library strongly encourages applicants from people experiencing barriers to equity, including: First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples; members of groups that experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; persons with visible or invisible disabilities; persons who identify as women; and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

 

Job Description: FabLab Administrator

  1. Arrange for and manage all program, event, and workshop bookings through the FabLab. This will include learning, populating, and database maintenance.
  2. Launch all created programs, workshops, and events to the website, to the exchange, to social media and via the Children’s Programs Mailing list. Use software to facilitate applicant registration.
  3. Applicants should have their registrations confirmed, should have a reminder email sent prior to the start of their program, and should be able to access a calendar they can check on to confirm their booking. Any and all changes to registration made by applicants should be updated accordingly by the administrator.
  4. FabLab administrator must field and respond to all emails pertaining to the event/program/workshop/camp/mini-camp, and respond to all phone messages accordingly. Details pertinent to Assistant Director or Fab Lab Facilitators should be shared promptly.
  5. Records and statistics of FabLab related happenings should be kept and shared with the Assistant Library Director and the Library Administrator accordingly.
  6. The FabLab Administrator will provide accurate FabLab budget management. These numbers should be shared with the Assistant Director and reported monthly, and shared with the Library Administrator. Budget management includes all aspects of FabLab expenses from materials, to personnel salary expenditures, to new or replacement equipment costs.

Send Your Resume To:

jwagner@saltspringlibrary.com

Questions: 250-537-4666 ext 225

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Bookkeeping Contractor Opportunity – please see link below

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