Do you want to make a difference in young people's lives and contribute to an inclusive and active leisure time? We are looking for an engaged person who wants to help create meaningful leisure activities for children and young people!
About the Position
We are now recruiting a Youth Coach for our open youth activities in Tidaholm! The open youth activities are part of the Culture Unit, which is part of the Culture and Recreation Administration. The Culture Unit also includes the library and general cultural activities.
We are part of the network for open youth activities, KEKS, and work based on promoting initiatives and youth participation. For a period, the meeting place for open youth activities has been paused to investigate the future direction of open youth activities. Now such a political strategic decision has been made and following the summer, there will be a restart of the open youth activities with the meeting place EnTrappaNer and other initiatives. We now need a Youth Coach with knowledge and experience in open youth activities to continue developing the content of our activities. Together we want to contribute to making young people's free time filled with meaningful activities, participation, and positive community.
The open youth activities are co-located with the library in the Library Building. The facilities offer opportunities for various activities involving games, music, film, crafts, and reading. Collaboration will take place with the library activities, which contributes with various initiatives and activities directed toward children and young people.
In your role as a Youth Coach, you will help create safe, equal, and inspiring environments where young people not only feel welcome but also want to stay, grow, and develop together with us.
Qualifications
Post-secondary education as a leisure leader, social pedagogue, or other education that the employer deems equivalent. Experience working in open youth activities according to the KEKS method is a major advantage.
We see that you are good at creating relationships, are creative and solution-focused, as you will plan initiatives and activities based on participants' interests.
You can also create collaboration and cooperation between different actors in the municipality, such as social services, public health, and schools, in order to offer young people early coordinated initiatives and an opportunity for meaningful leisure time.
What We Offer
Great scope to shape and develop the activities with other colleagues to together enable young people's initiatives and participation. You will also receive a well-thought-out introduction so that you feel secure in your role.
As an employer, Tidaholm Municipality values a health-promoting work environment, good working conditions, and engaged leadership that supports your development. Those of us who work here are driven by creating a positive difference for our residents and being proud ambassadors for our municipality. Welcome to become part of our community and contribute to a sustainable and forward-looking municipality.
Application and Employment
The position is a permanent full-time employment. Evening work is included and weekend work may occur.
Selection may take place continuously during the employment period, so apply today but no later than 2026-08-17.Do you want to make a difference in young people's lives and contribute to an inclusive and active leisure time? We are looking for an engaged person who wants to help create meaningful leisure activities for children and young people!
About the Position
We are now recruiting a Youth Coach for our open youth activities in Tidaholm! The open youth activities are part of the Culture Unit, which is part of the Culture and Recreation Administration. The Culture Unit also includes the library and general cultural activities.
We are part of the network for open youth activities, KEKS, and work…