A 5% to 10% permanent game librarian - Ludothèque de la Servette

Publication date:16 December 2025
Workload:5 – 10%
Place of work:Genève

Job summary

The Geneva Foundation for Sociocultural Animation promotes social cohesion. Join a supportive environment dedicated to community engagement.

Tasks

Welcome users and manage game loans at the Ludothèque.
Create and organize thematic spaces for play and learning.
Plan and animate community activities related to games.

Skills

Required training in leisure activity management or equivalent.
Strong creativity and hands-on skills are essential.
Good interpersonal skills with all generations are necessary.

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Company Description

The Geneva Foundation for Sociocultural Animation is a partnership institution, funded by the Canton and the municipalities, whose mission is to promote and maintain social cohesion in the canton of Geneva, that is to ensure the quality of the relationship between individuals and society. Through socio-educational, sociocultural, and associative field actions carried out by centers and outreach teams, the Foundation meets the population's needs in terms of meeting, exchange, solidarity, citizenship, quality of life, with a general objective of preventing social exclusion.

A position for a 5% to 10% game librarian at the Ludothèque de la Servette is open for application, starting as soon as possible.

Job Description

Participate in the activities of the ludothèque, particularly in the following areas:

a) welcoming users and lending games;
b) creating and arranging thematic spaces;
c) animations in the ludothèque and outreach (ludothèque festivals, neighborhood festivals, summer activities in the square, Family Game Day…);
d) research, handling, classification of games/toys
Design, carry out and propose an animation activity in the field of play, in connection with the neighborhood and other existing reception structures.

Qualifications

The training for Leisure Activity Supervision Functions (FFETL - CEFOC) is a prerequisite: if you do not have it, module 1 must be started within the first 6 months of activity. The entire training path, that is modules 1, 2, and 3, must be completed within 18 months from the contract date.
or hold a CFC ASE or a certified game librarian training or any training deemed equivalent;
A strong creative and manual sense;
Good contact with all generations, a taste for play and the desire to develop it in others;
At least 5 years of experience in the social and/or associative field;
Successful experience working in a team;
Volunteer game librarian experience would be an asset;
Good knowledge of the social system and the Geneva associative network;
An innate sense of social and human relations, a taste for working with multiple partners;
Integrate within a small team (7 people);
Good knowledge of basic computer/office tools.

Additional Information

The position requires some flexibility and availability for presence during specific off-hours animations;
Hours: some Thursday mornings and every Saturday morning
Salary according to the Geneva State pay scale: maximum class 6/8.
Application deadline: December 21, 2025
Start date: as soon as possible