Librarian

In Ljungby Municipality, we shape the future together with 35,000 residents. We who work here are open-minded, forward-thinking, and driven. Through commitment and collaboration, we create a municipality where people and businesses can grow and develop. Do you want to join us? Trust-based governance and leadership form the foundation of our organization—and are key to our success together. Learn more about us as an employer at www.ljungby.se/jobb. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are looking for someone who wants to work as a librarian at Kungshögsskolan and possibly at other schools in our catchment area. As a librarian, you are an integral part of the pedagogical activities at the schools. Your responsibilities include, for example: • monitoring and developing operations in dialogue with the principal, other librarians, teaching staff, and students in accordance with the curriculum and municipal goals and guidelines • designing an appropriate library collection and programs based on school type, student age, prerequisites, school focus, or programs • collaborating with and supporting teaching staff in reading and language development and literacy promotion methods in order to inspire students' reading interest and share your expertise in information seeking, search skills, source criticism, and source reliability • providing support for students in need of accommodations or special support and providing materials that facilitate student learning and reading interest, and promoting students' need for reading in their native language and making students' multilingualism and national minority languages visible • protecting student privacy in school library operations in accordance with applicable legislation • when needed, providing support to teaching staff to encourage guardians to read together with their children • handling practical tasks such as lending and returning materials, guiding and helping students with practical information and literature searching, placing orders, organizing. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who preferably has a degree from higher education in library and information science, or alternatively a degree from another relevant higher education program. It is desirable that you have experience working in libraries. It is desirable that you are communicative, sociable, and flexible, with good interpersonal skills. Computer skills are a merit. The Education Committee wants to leverage the qualities that equal gender distribution, ethnic and cultural diversity bring to our operations. Employment type: Fixed-term employment. Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: The position is a substitute role at 75–100% until December 22, 2027. Start date October 26, 2026; earlier dates are negotiable. You apply for the position through Offentliga Jobb. Certificates and documentation should not be attached to your application but brought to any interview. For us, work-life balance is important! Here you can combine work with family and leisure. We offer flexible working hours and remote work in operations where it is permitted. We offer subsidized annual transit passes with Länstrafiken, wellness allowances, and much more. You also have free membership in the staff club, which provides access to free fitness and swimming facilities as well as the opportunity to participate in other activities. Through the initiative "A Municipality Free from Violence," we work actively to prevent and counter violence in society for a safer future. As part of this, some positions may undergo enhanced background checks and may require extraction from the criminal record register. Our operations have equality representatives who work actively for a good work environment and support managers in equality matters. In this way, we ensure that everyone works under equal conditions and receives equal treatment. Our most recent employee survey showed that: • 93 percent feel their work is meaningful. • 93 percent experience that their manager trusts them to perform their duties well. • 78 percent look forward to going to work. Results are high regarding respectful treatment (93%) and workplace safety (94%). As part of our work to help Ljungby Municipality grow, we offer In- and New Resident Services that make it easier to change living environments and move to our municipality. Email [email protected] if you want to know more about what we can help you with in connection with a move to Ljungby Municipality. In Ljungby Municipality, we maintain smoke-free working hours. The Municipality is responsible for the entire recruitment process and therefore declines calls from recruitment firms and advertisement sales representatives.

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