Do you enjoy the challenge of ensuring that the Veldhoven Library also becomes the place where multilingual children between 0 and 12 years old enjoy coming to read, discover, learn and participate in fun activities together? And do you want to support them in their language development? Would you like to fulfill this (partly) new role independently? Then we are looking for you!

Over ons

The Veldhoven Library is an inviting place in the center of Veldhoven. It is an accessible library, continuously open six days a week and welcoming an average of 500 visitors a day. The staff and volunteers enthusiastically dedicate themselves to enlarging and enriching the world of the residents of Veldhoven. Personal, social, inspiring and accessible are our core values.
Because the Veldhoven community is growing and becoming more international, we are looking for a Community Librarian Youth / Front Office employee for 14 to 18 hours per week.

What you will do?

• Just over half of your working hours will be focused on reaching, inspiring and supporting multilingual children ages 0 to 12 and their parents and caregivers. You will do this through three pillars: collection, expertise and programming.

• Together with (regional) colleagues and local communities you shape an international collection. You find out what the needs are in order to build and maintain an attractive, up-to-date and varied multilingual collection. You will analyze usage figures and make adjustments if necessary.

• You develop and organize activities around the collection. You will work with the international communities, colleagues from the Youth and Education team and the Programming team as well as regional colleagues. You share your expertise on multilingualism and multilingual collections internally and externally.

• In addition, you will work 2 shifts per week in the Front Office of the Veldhoven Library. You will be the first point of contact for visitors and ensure an inviting and inspiring atmosphere in the library. You will assist visitors in finding their way, give advice and help with digital questions. You will encourage people to read and continue to develop their digital skills. In doing so, you will also learn about visitors and society, using this knowledge to optimize your role as a Community Librarian and vice versa.

What do we ask of you?

• You enjoy helping, sharing information and inspiring others. You have a broad cultural and social interest and affinity for the library.
• You have an open, enthusiastic and inquisitive attitude.
• You enjoy working with and for multilingual children ages 0-12.
• You have experience with multilingualism.
• You are communicative, solution-oriented and proactive.
• You have knowledge of books, the digital world and new media and know how to handle them.
• Besides proficiency in Dutch (at least level B1) and English, you preferably have proficiency in another language.
• You are independent and flexible regarding work content and working hours.

What do we offer?

• An appointment for a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 18 hours per week. Initially for one year, with the intention of employment for an indefinite period. Working hours to be agreed upon.
• A varied and challenging position within an enthusiastic and committed team in a dynamic and professional organization.
• Salary according to CAO Public Libraries, scale 5 (Front Office hours) and 7 (Community Librarian hours).

More information and respond

If you recognize yourself in the above and are enthusiastic.we would like to receive your application (motivation letter and C.V.) before Tuesday, May 7. You can send it to Jacqueline Cox, Front Office Manager of the Veldhoven Library, via e-mail: j.cox@bibliotheekveldhoven.nl. If you would like to know more about the position, you can also call her at 040-2532466.

Initial interviews are scheduled for Monday, May 13, starting at 1 p.m.