Mobility School Librarian at Borlänge Municipality

Primary schools in Borlänge Municipality offer a dynamic and development-oriented workplace where you work closely with both students and colleagues, with a shared focus on learning, safety, and inclusion.

The municipality offers a wide range of schools – from smaller units to larger F–9 schools – creating variety in working methods, environments, and collegial contexts. Here, you will meet students with different backgrounds and needs, providing a meaningful and stimulating role where you can make a real difference every day.

Work in Borlänge's schools is characterized by collaboration. Teachers, student health services, and other staff often work in work teams and subject teams with a shared responsibility for students' development. The team spirit is strong, based on contributing to the whole and learning from each other in daily life.

Borlänge Municipality actively works with systematic quality work and the development of teaching and results. Support is available from central functions within the education administration that work with analysis, follow-up, and improvement work throughout the operations. As an employee, you are given the opportunity to participate in development processes and contribute to strengthening equality between schools.

The work is based on a common value base that permeates the entire organization:

• We are here for the people of Borlänge
• We like challenges
• We meet every person with openness

This means that as an employee, you work in a culture characterized by respect, curiosity, and a desire to develop – both as an individual and together with others.

1 Position(s)

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a mobility school librarian, you are part of the Language and Competence Centre and work across several schools, playing a key role in the development of school library activities. You support students and staff in both reading promotion work and information seeking, source criticism, and media competence.

You move between different school environments and adapt your work based on local needs and conditions.

Tasks:

• Plan and implement reading promotion initiatives
• Support students in information seeking and source criticism
• Collaborate with teachers in teaching and projects
• Develop school libraries as pedagogical resources
• Contribute to digital competence and MIK (media and information literacy)

We offer:

• A meaningful and developmental job
• Opportunity to influence and develop school library activities
• A varied job with great independence
• Collaboration with engaged colleagues

The position involves work at several schools, which may require travel.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic requirements for the position:

• Adequate education for the assignment.
• Experience working in school libraries or educational activities.
• Pedagogical education or teaching experience.
• Valid driver's license (Category B).
• Very good oral and written skills in Swedish.

Personal qualities:

• Independent, structured, and flexible.
• Good teamwork skills and ease in building relationships.
• Strong commitment to reading and learning.

Meritorious qualifications:

• Education in library and information science or equivalent.
• Confident in meeting children and young people of different ages.
• Experience working across multiple units or in development assignments.
• Knowledge of digital tools and library systems.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
• Duration: Fixed-term employment for 6 months, starting 2026-08-01 or as agreed.
• Working hours: Daytime.

During the interview process, candidates must provide proof of citizenship in Sweden/EU/EES or a valid work and residence permit.

For those offered employment, a certificate of good conduct (extract from the police record) is required according to the Act on Register Checks from 2001-01-01.

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We look forward to receiving your application!

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