Librarian – Children's Services Specialist

Welcome to us You now have the opportunity to become part of Stockholm City Library. Our forty libraries are filled with important and exciting activities, and you will have 400 engaged colleagues. We work together with Stockholm residents to create an inspiring operation that meets the needs of our visitors. The libraries exist for everyone! At Stockholm City Library, we work for the development of a democratic society by contributing to knowledge sharing and free opinion formation. Those of us who work in Stockholm help shape a sustainable Stockholm where everyone can grow. You will work at the Järva Unit. The unit consists of five libraries: Kista, Tensta, Rinkeby, Husby, and Spånga. The unit has an extended-hours library where our visitors can receive service outside regular opening hours. The unit has extensive and well-developed programming and several major events throughout the year. Järva has been one of Stockholm's focus areas for several years, and it is an area where we work to tailor our services to meet our users' needs. The unit has approximately 70 employees and is led by a unit manager and two team leaders. What we offer With us, you get meaningful work where every interaction with our users is filled with purpose. Stockholm City Library offers everyone free access to culture, education, information, and public services. Those of us who work in Stockholm help shape a sustainable Stockholm where everyone can grow. Together, we create a climate-smart city characterized by social, economic, and democratic sustainability. Stockholm is one of Sweden's largest employers, and Stockholm City Library is Sweden's largest public library. This means you become part of a larger context where there are opportunities to learn new things, develop, try new ideas, and engage in various initiatives. Within the organization, you are offered skills development: both digitally through a learning portal and physically through training courses, conferences, and exchanges. Through UX methodology, we promote a creative approach to development where users are always in focus. Being an employee of Stockholm means that you have the role of a public servant. This means you have a responsibility to do your best and to deliver on the mission we have been given by the city's political leadership. This is the foundation of the democratic mandate we have received from citizens. Everyone contributes – everyone is important. Your role We are seeking a Librarian – Children's Services Specialist for the Järva Unit and Husby Library. Your daily tasks include meeting and helping visitors of all ages, working with the library's books and periodicals, and guiding and supporting visitors in digital services and technology connected to the library's offerings. You have a good understanding of the library's social mission, and you are comfortable working to promote reading among children, young people, and adult Stockholm residents. The tasks include performing administrative duties related to the library's operations. You are service-oriented and have a warm, inclusive, and professional approach. You have the ability to contribute to positive interactions with the library's visitors, whether they need book recommendations, information guidance, or help with the copier. You thrive in a changing environment where you help the library's activities and physical spaces reach their full potential. You work in a structured manner and have the ability to plan and manage your work, but you also thrive in an environment where you can improvise and seize opportunities. You are a calm and stable presence in the library and a team player in your work group. As a librarian with us, you have a key role in developing the library's reading promotion work and information services. You work with the library's books and periodicals, and you conduct public programs and activities. You plan, implement, and evaluate the work with a focus on development and improvements. You will be part of a team focused on children and young people, but you also support work with other target groups as needed. As part of your role, you collaborate within Stockholm City Library, and you may participate in one of our networks. You also collaborate and cooperate with people and organizations outside the library, such as district offices, educational providers, or local associations. Your competence and experience Beyond your competence and experience, we place great importance on personal qualities and suitability for the role in every recruitment. We are looking for someone who has: A bachelor's degree in library and information science or other education that the employer deems equivalent. At least two years of experience as a librarian with a focus on children and/or young people. Basic digital competence (e.g., using a computer and mobile phone, searching the internet, using apps and digital systems). Very good skills in Swedish, both spoken and written. It is a merit if you have: Experience in reading promotion, information services, or literature mediation. Worked with service and customer interaction to support, guide, and help people. Additional language skills besides Swedish. To succeed in this role, it is very important that you have the following qualities and skills: Engaged Self-driven Good collaboration skills Relationship-building Communicative Service-oriented Other information Evening and weekend shifts are part of the position. Parts of the work time are scheduled. The work can periodically be physically demanding due to lifting and moving of media. This is a permanent full-time position (100%) with work mainly at Husby Library. In connection with potential employment, we want to see an extract from the criminal records register.

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