Vacant job

Smedjebacken municipality is beautifully situated at the start of the Strömsholm Canal and offers a unique combination of the tranquility of the countryside and proximity to both the city and nature experiences. Here, there are great opportunities for those who want to work and live in an inspiring and growing environment, where community development and sustainability are in focus. With a strong sense of community, a rich cultural offering, and beautiful nature, Smedjebacken provides both a pleasant workplace and a place to grow and thrive. Welcome to become a part of us!

Smedjebacken's public and school library is looking for an engaged and service-oriented school library assistant for 50% who will staff the school library at Kyrkskolan. The position combines practical library tasks with pedagogical work and collaboration with the school's staff. As a school library assistant, you will also be part of the school library resource in Smedjebacken municipality, where you, together with colleagues, develop the municipality's school library operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Staffing in the school library – Kyrkskolan.
• Manage and carry out media purchases in consultation with the operation.
• Organize and manage media, including cataloging and labeling.
• Contribute to making literature accessible, inspiring, and visible in the school library.
• Participate in relevant meetings and activities at Kyrkskolan as needed.

MIK and Pedagogical Work

• Be jointly responsible for the work with MIK – media and information literacy.
• Register users in Legimus and support students in need of audiobooks.
• Hold book talks, storytelling sessions, and reading promotion activities.
• Participate in and drive reading projects for the upper secondary school.

Subject Area Monitoring

• Stay updated within relevant subject areas and contribute to a current and qualitative media collection.
• Perform other tasks that occur within the school library operations.

Qualifications

• If you have education or experience in library operations, we see it as a merit.
• Have a strong literary interest.
• Have good digital skills and preferably experience from libraries or schools.

Knowledge of the library system Quria is an advantage.

Personal Attributes

• Have a strong interest in literature, children's and young people's reading, and pedagogical work.
• Be structured, self-driven, and thrive in an environment with many contacts.

We Offer

• A creative and meaningful workplace where you contribute to strengthening students' reading motivation and information competence.
• Close collaboration with colleagues in the municipality's school library resource, with staff from both public and school libraries, as well as with the school's staff.

We offer a workplace in a welcoming municipality with commitment, security, and faith in the future. We believe in dialogue as a tool for development and value short decision-making paths and an unpretentious approach. The work environment is a focus where the goal is for working life to be sustainable, healthy, and safe for all employees. You can read more about the benefits we offer at smedjebacken.se.

We kindly but firmly request no contact with advertisers and staffing companies in the recruitment process as the selection of recruitment channels has already been determined for this recruitment.

Read more on smedjebacken.se about how we handle your personal data according to GDPR. All recruitment takes place digitally and via our external link to the recruitment system Webcruiter. If you have problems registering your CV, please contact Webcruiter support. If you have protected personal data, please contact the HR department through the municipality's switchboard for assistance with your application.

Warm welcome with your application!

Contact Information

Marie Larsdotter Nordin, Library Manager, [email protected]

Workplace

Malmgatan 4
777 31 Smedjebacken