Biblioteca Inc – Technical Library Consulting

Services or benefits range from:

Personal/life balance coaching

Biblioteca Technical Library Consulting meets these criteria by providing continual access to personal/life balance coaching through ongoing communication to determine need within the team. Biblioteca’s philosophy to “quality of life, fairness of employment and family first” creates a true corporate culture of kinship. Therefore, we are generally able to know what and when we need to actively or passively support our team members to meet their personal/life balance. The very nature and structure of our business allows everyone to work in a low-stress, autonomous, flexible, supportive environment – this alone we believe contributes to a balance of life and we have proven result in the loyalty and dedication of our staff, contractor recruitment through staff reference, an outstanding record of satisfied clients, and sustained growth within our industry. We organize social events for our teams and there is no limit to holiday or off time. Further, we provide peer support and access throughout Canada and without the constraints of a 9 to 5 work day or 5 day week. The Human Resources manager provided information on courses and activities of interest to the team.

Information and access to daycare facilities in your area

Our Human Resources Manager will provide in-depth research and a database of available daycare facilities and coordinate assistance within our team for intermittent and emergency child care solutions, if required.

Access to emergency childcare

While we do not have an established childcare on hand in any city to facilitate emergency child care, Biblioteca staff rarely need emergency childcare because if any urgent situation arises, a Coordinator simply rearranges her schedule and attends to her family first. A call to another Coordinator is made (if something cannot be rescheduled by her) and the substitute coordinator attends to the Client for that day or week or month. We are also very supportive; and with notice another Contractor is always happy to help with childcare – this is part of our commitment to the “Biblioteca Family Philosophy”.

Gradual re-entry after maternity leave

Everyone working with Biblioteca makes a choice regarding when they work, how many hours, which hours they will work and works part of their contract out of a home office. Therefore returning from Maternity leave and gradual re-entry into the stream is comfortable, supported and self-directed. If someone, finds that they need more time at home with the kids, then they are encouraged to do so and we try to support this effort by finding more projects or tasks which can be done at home until they choose to return.

Flex-time

Biblioteca fully supports all staff having flex-time, everyone is able to use flex time at their discretion – there are no restrictions.

Part-time or contract positions

This is the only type of employment Biblioteca offers – Part time and/or Contract work; hence this is very attractive to moms and parents as a whole.

Job cooperatives / job sharing

Biblioteca meets this criterion because our Contractors are all interdependent – through constant communication; we are notified of anyone needing time off or assistance with their clientele. If someone needs vacation time, sick time, to work reduced hours or just to take a break for whatever reason, another person fills in until that Contractor is able to return to their regular schedule or job-sharing is organized indefinitely. Further, if anyone requires help to meet contractual obligations, then another team member is provided to assist them until that help is not longer required. We also support each other by being available for telephone calls or e-mails outside of regular business hours. Because our work schedules are non-traditional (generally) and we maintain home offices, someone is always available to provide support or assistance even at 10pm.

Self-directed work schedules

This is probably the most significant and definitely one of the most alluring aspects of this company – every person working with Biblioteca Technical Library Consulting is able to create an individualized work schedule, this is totally flexible and allows for most of us moms to work around family schedules and commitments without the added stress of having someone else to authorize that schedule. Contractors are required to maintain the Client contract and meet those obligations but can do so within their own schedule. For instance, one contractor may choose to work only mornings or from 10am to 2pm daily or three times a week or what ever fits her life.

Ability to work from home

A portion of our work is completed from home every month and each Contractor maintains a home office, this work is also done according to their individualized schedule.