Vacant job

Description

Schillerska Gymnasium has approximately 1,100 students and 110 employees, operating as a modern school in a historic setting under the motto "Here, learning lives." Close collaboration between students, staff, and the outside world provides relevant and sought-after education where every student's development is at the center. Student influence is central to the school's work, and we have an active student council. The school is located in culturally listed premises in central Gothenburg, near Vasaplatsen, offering many opportunities for study visits and collaborations with other institutions. Visit our website www.goteborg.se/schillerska for more information about Schillerska Gymnasium.

Job Responsibilities

As a librarian within the Education Administration, you play a central and driving role in the school. You work in close cooperation with teachers, principals, and other professional groups to make the library a safe, accessible, and inspiring learning environment, as well as a social meeting place for our students.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Pedagogical work and teaching

You play a key role in student learning and integrate the library into the teaching. You conduct library introductions for new students in year 1 and provide in-depth support, as well as leading workshops before and during the upper secondary project work (gymnasiearbete).

• Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and information seeking

You manage the school library's democratic mission by teaching Media and Information Literacy (MIL). This includes strategic information seeking, source criticism, source trust, reference management, and giving students tools to navigate social media and AI.

• Reading promotion activities

In collaboration with teachers, you work to strengthen students' linguistic abilities and spark a love for reading.

• Media management and administration

You have system responsibility for our library systems (Quria and WeLib), which includes cataloging and error reporting. You handle the selection and purchase of fiction and non-fiction literature as well as digital resources based on the needs of the operation, and are responsible for collection management such as weeding and handling educational materials.

• Collaboration and development

You drive the library's strategic work by writing and following up on library and operation plans. You represent the library in subject conferences, pedagogical development groups, and networks within the administration, while keeping up to date with developments in the surrounding world and the school.

Qualifications

Requirements and Education

You are a trained librarian with a degree in Library and Information Science. The role also requires good IT skills to effectively manage the library's digital environments.

Experience and Merits

It is meritorious if you have experience in outreach activities or have previously worked with children, young people, or young adults.

Pedagogical and Literary Interest

You are driven by working with reading promotion and have a strong interest in both literature and pedagogical work in a school environment.

Collaboration and Team Spirit

You find it very easy to collaborate and see yourself as a natural part of a work group. At Schillerska, every employee is an important puzzle piece, and we share a collective responsibility for the overall operation.

Personal Competencies

As a person, you are pedagogical, cooperative, and driven. We place great emphasis on your personal suitability and your ability to create a safe environment for our young people.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Other Information

For your interview, you need to bring a passport/national ID and, if you have citizenship outside the EU/EEA, proof of residence permit. This is because, as employers, we need to verify your identity and ensure you have the right to work in Sweden.

In reference to laws regulating register checks, anyone offered this position must present an extract from the criminal record register before an employment contract can be drawn up.

About Us

Our vision is for Gothenburg to be an internationally leading city of education and knowledge. The Education Administration in Gothenburg operates municipal upper secondary schools, adult education, university colleges, adapted upper secondary schools, adult education centers (KOMVUX) as adapted education, as well as study and career guidance.

In our work, we have a clear student focus that places knowledge and skills in a context where internal motivation, co-creation, and a desire to learn are important ingredients. We work based on the equal value and rights of all people. Together, we create a work environment where both students and employees are involved and work for each other's success.