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2 positions.

Do you want to help shape and develop the school libraries of the future in primary schools? We are now looking for two dedicated and qualified school librarians for central positions where you will play a key role in supporting, developing, and strengthening the school library operations in Uppsala Municipality's primary schools. Here you will have the opportunity to make a real difference for students' learning, reading interest, and knowledge development. Apply today!

The positions are located at Valsätraskolan, where the principal is your direct supervisor. A large part of the work also takes place in collaboration with other schools, together with the respective school library coordinators. Collaboration can take place both on-site and digitally via Teams.

The positions involve close collaboration with other librarians, school library coordinators, and other central functions, with a common focus on developing and strengthening school library operations.

We are now looking for two central school librarians who work in a supportive and developmental capacity towards the municipality's primary schools:

• One position focused on lower grades
• One position focused on higher grades

Description of Duties

As a central school librarian, you have an overarching development assignment and work closely with the schools' school library coordinators, principals, and our school library coordinator. The work is varied, independent, and collaboration-oriented.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Supporting schools in school library development
• Providing competence development for non-specialist school librarians
• Supporting and guiding schools' school library coordinators through workshops and network meetings, for example
• Collaborating with the primary school's school library coordinator
• Driving and contributing to development within MIK (Media and Information Literacy)
• Conducting and supporting reading promotion activities
• Providing support in collection development and selection of media, including book boxes based on schools' needs.
• Participating in municipal collaboration and networks
• Documenting, following up, and evaluating implemented measures together with the principal and/or school library coordinator.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in Library and Information Science, as well as a good understanding of the school's mission and the pedagogical role of the school library. You are accustomed to an outward-looking, supportive, and development-oriented working style and thrive in close collaboration with others.

You readily take initiative, launch activities, and drive the work forward with a focus on results. At the same time, you have good collaboration skills and work attentively and smoothly with others, communicating clearly and contributing to constructive solutions. You are also development-oriented and easily absorb new ideas, methods, and working styles, as well as implementing them in practice to contribute to improvement and change in the operations.

Information

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, contact: Tomas Rylander, Principal, 018-727 62 30.

Union representatives: Vision, Lena Carlberg, 018-727 53 17.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, contact the Recruitment Area: 018-727 23 02.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve being placed on the war establishment.

Salary: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.