Specialist Librarian - Youth at 75% (6 months)

The Municipality of the City of Prilly is committed to ensuring a qualitative and harmonious urban development of the commune and the region, thereby guaranteeing a high level of services for the entire population.

The Culture & Integration service of the City of Prilly is responsible for proposing and developing a cultural policy representative of the population's diversity with the aim of creating connections, fostering a sense of belonging, and reducing sociocultural disparities. Public diversity and broad participation in cultural life are fundamental challenges for cohesion within society.

A place of life and meeting, the Municipal Library contributes to the cultural dynamism of the commune. It welcomes a diverse public, offers varied documentary resources, and develops activities promoting reading, learning, and social connection.

As part of a maternity leave, the municipal library, attached to the Culture & Integration service of the City of Prilly, is seeking its future specialist librarian (youth) at 75% on a fixed-term contract of up to 6 months.

Your main duties:

• Welcome, advise and inform users, both on-site and remotely, and assist them in their information searches as well as in the use of resources and equipment made available to them
• Present the Library, its operation and its range of services to the public
• Manage the lending service at various counters, according to the established schedule
• Participate in the development and organisation of a programme of cultural activities aimed at all audiences
• Plan and conduct group visits, notably for classes and nurseries
• Collaborate in promoting the Library’s resources and services
• Manage youth documentary resources as well as youth collections and ensure their development in accordance with the collection policy
• Select documentary resources intended for the target audience and manage the purchase of new items
• Catalogue and index documentary resources according to bibliographic description standards and current reporting procedures
• Evaluate the content and physical condition of collections, and apply sorting and conservation measures
• Maintain documentary monitoring in your field of expertise to identify developments to follow and meet the needs of the target audience.
• Participate in the general operation of the Library as well as in the administrative tasks necessary for the overall functioning of the services

Your profile:

• HES training as an Information Science Specialist or equivalent qualification
• Proven experience in the field of public reading
• Good command of electronic resources and professional IT tools
• Excellent command of French, both spoken and written
• Welcoming, service-oriented and attentive, with good interpersonal skills
• Rigour and precision
• Excellent organisation and analytical mind
• Autonomy and flexibility

Start date: Early December

Application deadline: 31 October 2026