Library Support Specialist Substitute List

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education is accepting applications for the Library Support Specialist Substitute List for the 2026-2027 school year.

The Library Support Specialist is responsible for coordinating the operation of the library facility with direct service to students and/or teachers. During classroom instructional time, the Library Support Specialist will coordinate library activities and the use of library facility while teachers maintain responsibility for student supervision. They will process, store, loan, maintain materials and provide support and direction to volunteers in the library. Working in a team environment, the Library Support Specialist will report directly to the School Principal or designate

Substitute employees are eligible to accept day-to-day and short term assignments to provide support to schools when permanent employees are away. HRCE has 136 school locations so, depending on where you live, there is potential for steady and frequent substitute work.

Applicants MUST meet the following criteria:

• High School Completion Certificate or equivalent;
• Diploma in Library Information Management or equivalent training and experience.

Rate of Pay is $26.22 per hour.

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Should your application be considered, qualified candidates will be contacted by the Halifax Regional Centre for Education for a confidential interview. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Following completion of a successful interview and positive reference checks, candidates will be contacted and required to provide the following before being added to the substitute list:

• Current Vulnerable Sector Check - available from your local Police or RCMP detachment, please print and submit it with your VSS application to the Police/RCMP detachment or online via ). Must be issued within the past six months. Please wait until after the interview process to apply for a Vulnerable Sector Check.
• Current Child Abuse Registry Search results - issued within six months of employment start date (you will be mailed your CAR results to provide to HRCE as part of your new hire package). CAR applications may be made online

You do NOT have to be a substitute to apply and be considered for term and permanent job postings with HRCE.

Please refer to job description for further details available .

LSS Substitutes are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 5047 (CUPE). The CUPE collective agreement can be accessed by clicking

Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.

Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.