Youth Recreation Leader at City Recreation Center

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Ref: 20261704 Job Responsibilities Are you passionate about working with young people and creating meaningful recreational activities? We are now seeking an engaged youth recreation leader for our recreation center in the City. We are looking for someone with a strong focus on youth who wants to help develop safe, inclusive, and inspiring meeting places for young people. With us, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in young people's daily lives through relationship-building work, creative activities, and exciting projects. Qualifications You will contribute to making the City recreation center a well-functioning and well-visited meeting place. You will meet young people using a coaching approach in order to support their ideas and projects and guide them toward meaningful leisure time and a rich cultural life. Within the recreation center unit, you will also collaborate with other meeting places and recreation centers for both large and small events as well as during school holiday activities. Collaboration with other actors, both municipal operations and civil society, is an important part of the assignment. Your schedule includes regular daytime, evening, and weekend shifts. Qualifications We are looking for someone who: Has a youth recreation leader diploma from a folk high school, or alternatively other relevant post-secondary education combined with experience working with our target group (young people aged 12–18 years). Has good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. It is advantageous if you: Have previously worked with our target group (young people aged 12–18 years). Have documented knowledge of norm criticism, gender equality, and participation. Have training in coaching methods. Have been engaged as a volunteer in an activity or organization. As a person, you are driven and well-organized. You take your own initiative and enjoy organizing things, both independently and with others. You spread warmth and joy and show that you care about the recreation center's visitors. Additionally, you are a good listener. You have good collaboration skills and find it easy to make contact with new people, both young people and other professionals. For us, it is also important that you are someone who wants to do things together with the young people who visit the recreation center. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Does this sound like something for you? Then we warmly welcome your application! About the Workplace The Workplace - The Recreation Center Unit Under the Recreation Department's recreation center unit, approximately 20 recreation centers operate throughout the city with activities directed at the target group aged 12–18 years. The recreation centers offer meaningful leisure time for young people and help provide children and young people with the opportunity to be included and engaged in their leisure time. The Recreation Department Do you think meaningful leisure time is important? If so, you are welcome to apply for a job with us at the Recreation Department. Our activities include the city's recreation centers, operation of sports and leisure facilities, organization of small and large events, and not least support and service for the city's associations. At the Recreation Department, we all work together to make a difference for the residents of Malmö, and our ultimate ambition is that all Malmö residents have the opportunity for meaningful leisure time. Malmö city's operations are organized into 14 departments. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the residents of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; diversity, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here. Read about Malmö city as an employer here http://www.malmo.se/jobb Job Information Employment Type: Permanent Position Scope: Full-time Number of Positions: 1 Start Date: By agreement Other Information As a candidate, we recommend you check your spam folder during the application period to ensure you do not miss reply emails from Malmö city. Please note that Malmö city has removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this is for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you as a job applicant with us. Your answers will be an important part of our selection process. Malmö city strives for employees to represent the diversity that exists in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer being able to meet the needs of Malmö residents.Ref: 20261704 Job Responsibilities Are you passionate about working with young people and creating meaningful recreational activities? We are now seeking an engaged youth recreation leader for our recreation center in the City. We are looking for someone with a strong focus on youth who wants to help develop safe, inclusive, and inspiring meeting places for young people. With us, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in young people's daily lives through relationship-building work, creative activities, and exciting projects. Qualifications You will contribute to making the…

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Malmö

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16. 7. 2026

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