Street Warden for the Traffic Office

Stockholms kommun · Full-time

Fleminggatan 4, Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm – our capital with millions of dreams, expectations and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we're looking for you who wants to think big, new and different with us – for the people of Stockholm. The Traffic Office is responsible for maintaining and developing Stockholm's public spaces so that they are safe, attractive, accessible and sustainable. The mission includes everything from caring for the existing urban environment to implementing strategic investment projects and planning for tomorrow's growing metropolis. To accomplish our mission, we have approximately 500 colleagues, primarily located in the newly renovated facilities of the Technical Committee Building on Kungsholmen. Together we ensure that Stockholm continues to be a city at the forefront with sustainable transport solutions and vibrant environments, both today and in the future. Welcome to Us The Urban Environment Department consists of approximately 90 employees. The department is responsible for the urban environment on streets, squares and parks – an important role in creating an attractive, safe and secure environment for our residents. The department consists of 8 units, and this position belongs to the Supervision and Operations unit, which currently consists of 18 dedicated employees who perform important work with direct connection to citizens' daily lives. Within the unit's mandate lies inspection and management of the urban environment. The unit is also responsible for inspecting street operations and managing about ten operational agreements. The unit also houses the city's own bicycle service, which consists of three operations technicians and one coordinator, plus one street warden who will now become two. On Supervision & Operations, we value quality, commitment and collaboration highly. What We Offer You We value quality, commitment and collaboration highly. We offer you a secure workplace where we help and support each other in daily work and care for a good work environment. Work environment and health are important to us. We offer wellness allowance, wellness hours and the opportunity to participate in wellness activities. Read more about our benefits here. Your Role As a street warden, you will cycle and walk through selected parts of Stockholm's inner city, inspecting, reporting and addressing minor faults and deficiencies in the urban environment. This could include moving minor obstacles, removing litter, repairing potholes and trimming protruding vegetation, as well as reporting faults in the street environment to the city's fault reporting system, "Tyck-till". You will collaborate with the other street warden and the city's three bicycle wardens (bicycle service), as well as work together with the unit's bicycle service coordinator and street inspector. Together with these dedicated colleagues, you contribute to ensuring that Stockholm residents and visitors encounter a safe, clean and functioning urban environment. You will work from our office in the Technical Committee Building on Kungsholmen, and the city's streets and squares are your workplace. Transportation is by e-bike/velomobile. Your Competence and Experience We are looking for someone who has: - completed upper secondary education or work experience we assess as equivalent, such as bicycle courier, cycling mail carrier, sanitation work, environmental work etc. - experience from service professions - extensive experience cycling and walking in Stockholm - good local knowledge of Stockholm's inner city - a B driving license - good computer skills - good physical fitness, as the work is physically demanding - good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing It is a merit to have: - experience with operations management - good knowledge of English in speech and writing You are a representative of the city and will meet many people during your workday. It is therefore important that you are professional, attentive and accommodating in your interactions. Having an interest and willingness to help others we see as a given. To succeed in the role, you are accustomed to independently driving your work forward while having the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. You are experienced in making trade-offs and prioritizations, and showing good judgment in statements, actions and decisions. We also believe you are genuinely interested in improving conditions for the city's residents and visitors. Since the work is conducted outdoors, it is important that you are comfortable being outside in all weather conditions and seasons. We place great emphasis on personal qualities, motivation and commitment to the position. We warmly welcome your application! Other Information We recruit without a personal letter in this recruitment to strengthen focus on the competencies and experience required for this role. In assessing your application, we will base our evaluation solely on your CV and a number of questions you will answer when applying for the position. We ask that you answer the questions concretely and concisely, and that there is a clear connection between your answers and your CV. In this recruitment process, occupational psychological tests and tests to check physical function may be used. We see diversity as enriching and welcome all applicants. Stockholm City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus preventing discrimination. Remember never to upload a criminal record extract from the Police (General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR) with your application.