The Assistant Music Librarian works closely with the Music Librarian to maintain and develop CJSR’s extensive music library, archives and digital content. This position will be looking at CJSR’s current physical and digital library organization and developing a plan to ensure its ongoing maintenance, searchability and accessibility.

Tasks

• Work under the guidance and mentorship of the Music Librarian to organize, maintain, develop and grow the CJSR music library.
• Assessing current library (physical and digital) organization and developing strategic plan to ensure ongoing maintenance and sustainability
• Organization of music in an accessible and effective way, particularly with genres that can be difficult to organize (such as language minority music, local music, experimental/neo-classical music, jazz and others)
• Addressing issues of imbalance or underrepresentation, especially in language minority genres, Indigenous peoples, local and Canadian music genres as well as other historically important recordings
• Developing and maintenance of library database and catalog to improve searchability and programming efficiency
• Make the catalogue accessible to people with a wide variety of abilities, needs and technological fluency
• Digitally convert, and catalog materials, especially local and Canadian materials, for future access and posterity, and potentially make these materials available to the public based on cultural relevance

Qualifications

• Experience using Word and Google Docs
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, reliable with a strong work ethic
• Strong communicator (open, fun and professional approach)
• Ability to work in a dynamic, hectic environment with a minimum of supervision
• Track record of meeting regular deadlines
• Prior experience volunteering with CJSR is an asset, but not required

Terms

• 30 hours a week (through summer)
• Position begins as soon as a successful candidate is found (as soon as May 11, 2026)
• $18/hour
• This position is contingent on funding from the Canada Summer Jobs program. You must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment. International students do not qualify under this funding program.
  ***Please indicate how you meet these criteria in your cover letter.***

Application Guidelines

Please email the following items to: admin@cjsr.com with subject: Assistant Music Librarian application – Your Name:

• resume 
• cover letter 

Deadline

May 4, 2026

Only candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted. Interviewing may commence prior to deadline for submissions.

CJSR is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or (dis)ability. You must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment. This position made possible by funding from Service Canada.