Librarian/library educator for Hertsönns library
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Librarian
Work model On location
Application due date 17 September 2024
Are you the one?
LULEÅ + FUTURE OF THE WORLD + GREEN INDUSTRY + CAREER + UNIVERSITY CITY + DREAM JOB + SECURITY + MIDNIGHT LIGHT + ARCHIPELAGO + PROXIMITY + LIFE PUZZLE + PLAY A ROLE + YOU Do you also want to play a role? Luleå municipality is one of Norrbotten's largest employers and is a city with great faith in the future. All our professions have something in common; we have great importance, we make a difference, we create the conditions for a sustainable society and quality of life for today's and tomorrow's Luleå residents. Are you a relationship-building, social, creative and caring person who wants to work under freedom with responsibility. If you want to be part of a small team that together runs, develops and works for a pleasant and vibrant library for the citizens of Hertsön, a neighborhood in transformation, then this may be the role for you. WORK TASKS In the role, you will work with your two colleagues at Hertsön's library as a librarian or library educator with the libraries' basic assignments around reading promotion, democracy and digital participation. The reading promotion work takes place through the meeting with visitors and through physical / digital activities and programs. You work to meet both groups and individuals in the library and work outward to build up a good knowledge of the local community and work for collaboration between residents, associations and other local actors. This role has a focus on adults, but in your work you will meet all target groups and ages. At Hertsön's library, the team agrees together on who is responsible for various administrative tasks such as: scheduling, media planning, purchasing, invoice management, error reporting and business follow-up. The Hertsön area is undergoing a major transformation and the library will move to newly built premises in 2026. Together with colleagues and the manager, you will be very much involved in the move and design of the new premises. As an employee at Hertsön's library, you are part of, in addition to the small team at Hertsön, also in the large organization Libraries in Luleå, a workplace with about 46 colleagues where collaboration and cooperation are important and take place in various constellations and forums. The libraries in Luleå consist of the city library in Kulturens hus, five smaller unit libraries (Råneå, Gammelstad, Björkskatan, Porsön, Hertsön) and 2 bookmobiles. You work primarily at Hertsön's library, but weekend and summer service occurs at other library units. QUALIFICATIONS Basic requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Library and Information Science or other degree deemed equivalent by the employer. - Fluency in Swedish, both spoken and written - Be able to navigate and work in various digital systems, apps and digital tools. Meritorious: - Experience of working in a public library - Knowledge of literature and experience in promoting reading. - Language skills beyond Swedish and English As a person, we would like to see that you are social, easy and enjoy creating relationships in meetings with citizens and colleagues. You are creative and proactive and work well under your own responsibility. You have the ability to put yourself in the shoes of others and show consideration and consideration. You are a team player who thinks about the good of the whole team and the library. You are an organized person who likes change and wants to help create a new library on Hertsön. OTHER Together we play an important role. Every day, all year round, for Luleå. We want to create good conditions for you and a sustainable working life. With us, it is important that you develop, thrive, feel good and feel job satisfaction. We have many benefits such as wellness allowance and the opportunity to rent accommodation in Riksgränsen and Stockholm. Together we work for the Luleå of the future with room for at least 100,000 Luleå residents. Right now, a transition and new establishment of industry is underway here in the north. Industries are switching to fossil-free production and the conditions are here with us. This means great opportunities for our municipality to create more Luleå for more Luleå residents and increase the pace of social development. We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Luleå municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli, as these national minority languages are common in our operations. Tips! Curious about Luleå? www.flyttatilllulea.se Curious about jobs? www.lulea.se/ledigajobb Follow us on Luleå municipality's LinkedIn