Museum Educator

Now there is a great opportunity for those of you who want to convey and make cultural experiences available on equal terms for everyone, as we are looking for a museum educator for a temporary position, from October 2, 2024 to May 31, 2025.

Job duties

As a museum educator, you are part of our team for public activities, with colleagues who have extensive knowledge of the museum's operations. Together and on your own, you are responsible for planning and implementing the educational activities at the Jönköping County Museum.

The main task is to hold screenings for different groups. Children and young people are important target groups, but also other users of different ages who participate in screenings or educational activities.

The tasks also include producing data for digital lesson plans.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a teaching degree and have documented work experience as a teacher/pedagogue. It is advantageous if you have studied art or cultural history at university and have experience from similar tasks in the museum industry or other cultural, hospitality or tourism industry.

You have knowledge of the school's curricula and the ability to develop, plan and implement educational programs. Of course, you are good at engaging, inspiring and creating participation as well as adapting messages/treatment to individual conditions and needs.

Very good ability to work both in a team and independently is required. You must also be able to work when there is activity and movement in the work environment, work structured and prioritize when the workload is high.

• The tasks require good general IT knowledge, mainly Office 365.

• We attach great importance to the personal competence for carrying out the tasks.

• The service also requires:

• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, in speech and writing.

• Excerpt from load register for work in school or preschool or for work in activities other than school and childcare.

• B driving licence, is meritorious

Miscellaneous

• The working hours are normally weekdays 8 – 17, but work in the evenings and weekends may occur.

• Interviews are conducted on 21 and 22 August.

• If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Mona Netterström, unit manager for Public operations, tel. 036-301804 (available from 29 July) or Henrik Johansson, union representative for the Academics' Association, tel. 036-301812 (available week 25 - 26 and 30 - 31).

• The workplace

• The county museum offers a safe, inclusive and flexible workplace that benefits society in a changing time. Of course, we also promise engaging tasks in an eventful environment, with good skills development, active work environment work, lovely colleagues and good working conditions.

Application

No later than August 11, you send in your CV and personal letter via our recruitment system. In the application procedure, you also answer a number of selection questions. For a faster recruitment process, we ask you to attach relevant certificates and grades to the application.

A warm welcome with your application!

Jönköping County Museum is an art and cultural history museum that builds knowledge and through participation makes available, preserves and develops cultural heritage in the county.

Jönköping County Museum works for the development of democratic society by contributing to research and free opinion formation as well as cultural experiences on equal terms for everyone.

In the middle of Jönköping, our visitors meet the link between history, the present and the future. A wide range of exhibitions in beautiful halls with light and space. A wide range of programs – from cocky to creative and fact-filled. We are approximately 50 employees who work throughout the county with everything from object care to exhibitions, contemporary documentation, archaeology, building care and conservation.

• Form of employment: Special fixed-term employment

• The employment is terminated: 2025-05-31

• Scope of employment: Full time

• Access: October 2, 2024, or earlier.

• Salary form: Monthly salary

• Number of vacant positions: 1

• Employment rate: 100% Contact

• Mona Netterström: 036-301804

• Union representative: Henrik Johansson, 036-301812

• Published: 2024-06-11

• Application deadline: 2024-08-11