Kvenish Language Worker - Norway

Kvenish Language Worker

Storfjord Municipality
Johan Becks väg, 9143 Skibotn, Norway

Position: Kvenish Language Worker
Employment type: Permanent employment, full-time 100%
Number of positions: 1
Working language: Norwegian
Apply by Sunday 6 December.

About the position
Storfjord Language Centre is a multilingual language centre that works to strengthen the Kven/Finnish and Sami languages and cultures in Storfjord Municipality. Children and young people are the language centre’s main target group.
We work to ensure that children and young people have the opportunity to learn languages and about culture, gain knowledge of multicultural Storfjord and proudly show their cultural and linguistic identity. The language centre also organises language and culture courses for adults.
Storfjord Language Centre works with other language centres and takes part in regional and local networks.
We now want to strengthen our language centre by hiring a new Kvenish language worker.
The position is a permanent appointment at 100%, starting as soon as possible after the application period has ended. There is also the possibility of adjusting the working hours slightly if desired.

Duties
.Work on projects that strengthen language, culture and identity in collaboration with preschools, schools, the school of arts, libraries, other partners and networks.
.Plan and run courses, language activities and initiatives to strengthen culture.
.Promote and raise the profile of language and culture in various settings, including through the use of social media.
.Work on language and cultural development projects at local and regional level and within various networks.
We offer
.Salary in accordance with the collective agreement (kollektivavtal) and local agreements.
.Friendly colleagues and a creative working environment with competent staff.
.A workplace with varied and exciting duties.
.Good pension terms through KLP.
.Opportunities for courses and further training that contribute to the development of our services.
.Office premises at Nordkalottcentret in Skibotn.

Qualifications
Requirements:
.You must be able to use IT actively as a work tool.
.Good spoken and written skills in Kven, Meänkieli or Finnish.
.Written skills in Norwegian or another Nordic language.
.Knowledge of language and cultural conditions in the North Calotte.
.Good communication skills and the ability to convey knowledge.
.Good collaboration skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team.

We would also like you to:
.Have relevant higher education.
.Have a considered approach to good communication and sharing knowledge.
.Be flexible, creative and able to work both independently and in a team.
.Be development-oriented.

General information
For questions about the position, contact: Bård-Gunnar Hansen
Telephone: +47 400 28 861
Email: bard-gunnar.hansen@storfjord.kommune.no

The application and CV with references, together with certified copies of certificates and employment references, should be submitted electronically via the link in the advert.

If you have questions about completing the application form, you can contact Jobbnorge by telephone on 755 42 220, weekdays 08.00-16.00, or send an email.

Storfjord Municipality does not wish to be contacted by advertising salespeople.
Contact person: Bård-Gunnar Hansen/Head of Department
Telephone: +47 400 28 861
Email: bard-gunnar.hansen@storfjord.kommune.no

About the employer
The border municipality of Storfjord is looking for you to become our new colleague in our small, big and unique municipality!
We are a small municipality in Nord-Troms with just over 1,800 residents. Our landscape stretches from Lyngenfjord, up through the valleys and across the open expanses to mountain peaks over 1,500 metres high.
We are proud of our unique history as a meeting place in the North Calotte and actively safeguard our Sami and Kven cultural heritage and history.
As a power municipality, we want to offer good services to our residents while also focusing on development. Our contrasting natural surroundings, good climate and exciting geographical location shape both community and business life.
Tromsø is just over an hour’s journey away, and as a border municipality we have Finnish and Swedish partners right nearby.
Private healthcare services, tourism, construction and civil engineering, and border-related activities such as customs, police, transport and freight forwarding are important areas of work here, alongside traditional industries and municipal services.
We would love to welcome more community builders to our team! Would you like to join us?
You can find more information on Storfjord Municipality’s website.
Sector: Public sector
Website: https://www.storfjord.kommune.no/