Youth Coach for Ung Zon

The position is located within the Culture and Leisure Administration, which is one of eight administrations in Linköping Municipality. We offer all residents and those working in Linköping a wide and varied range of cultural and leisure activities. Do you want to enrich everyday life and improve the quality of life for the people of Linköping? With us, you can make a significant difference and help make Linköping a better place. Welcome to us!

Your Responsibilities

We are now looking for a committed and driven Youth Coach who wants to help create meaningful leisure activities and support young people in their personal development.

In the role of Youth Coach, you will be responsible for enabling participation among young people and giving them influence and self-determination over their leisure time. The assignment includes coaching young people in HBTQI+ activities and motivating them towards self-organization. You will collaborate with municipal operations, associations, and organizations to organize sustainable activities for our target group. Furthermore, you will be involved in developing and advancing Ung Zon and the HBTQI+ activities. With us, you will be part of a small but dedicated team that is passionate about working with young people in HBTQI+ activities and has a strong belief in their abilities.

The working hours are arranged based on the needs of the youth, which means that the main working hours are in the afternoon, evening, and weekends. In practice, this means three evenings a week.

Your Workplace

Ung Zon is a newly established youth activity where young people aged 13 to 18 can meet, create, and develop together. Ung Zon is a merger of various youth activities aimed at creating a stronger and more unified voice for young people in Linköping. By offering a wide range of activities and opportunities, all young people, regardless of background or interest, should have a place where they can develop and feel safe. Through collaboration with associations, community organizations, and civil society, we open up new avenues and create conditions for young people's self-organization. The foundation of the operation is a supportive environment where we place great emphasis on safety and security work.

Ung Zon is located in Berga, Ekholmen, Lambohov, Linghem, Ljungsbro, Malmslätt, Ryd, Skäggetorp, and the Arbis house. We are now looking for a youth coach for the team at Arbis, focusing on the youth within HBTQI+. The core of the operation is to offer a safe social arena where visitors can be themselves outside societal norms, making the role of youth coach a key position in promoting mental health and identity-strengthening community.

We are an open activity-driven organization where participation is voluntary and largely free of charge. We place great emphasis on ensuring that young people are active and co-creators in the activities.

We will continue the change work, and we are looking for someone who finds new working methods exciting and wants to contribute to creating Sweden's leading youth activity.

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Who You Are

We want you to have a post-secondary education (at least two years) relevant to the assignment, examples of education could be social pedagogue, leisure leader, or social and cultural analysis. To succeed in this role, we see that you have documented previous experience working with youth. You have knowledge of human rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since the work involves many social contacts and collaboration, you need to have good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form.

We value that you have experience coaching young people in self-organizing activities. It is also a requirement that you have knowledge of HBTQI+ and can work from a norm-critical perspective. You may have experience with MVP (method for violence prevention). For this position, it is particularly positive if you have experience and a strong interest in working specifically with HBTQI+. You should also be updated on the latest research in youth and leisure activities and have knowledge of the European principles and guidelines (the Charter).

To succeed and thrive in this role, you need to be secure in yourself and have the ability to distinguish between the personal and professional. You have good self-awareness and are well aware of your strengths and areas for development in your interactions with young people. You collaborate well with others and listen and communicate constructively. You have a good ability to handle conflicts and maintain your composure under pressure. The work involves many contacts with both young people and other actors, which requires you to take initiative and be socially active in professional contexts. To thrive with us, you need to have a good ability to adapt to changing circumstances, as no day is the same.

Last but not least, you should have faith in young people's abilities, see their strengths, and be driven by the desire to support young people in their personal and social development.

Are you also passionate about youth activities? Welcome with your application!

Other Information

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Start date: as soon as possible

Employment form: Temporary position from 2026-01-10 to 2026-09-30

Employment rate: 75-100%

Number of available positions: 1

In this application, you do not attach a personal letter.

Together we shape the city of the future

Linköping is one of Europe's most innovative cities and a municipality of opportunities. With energy, courage, and heart, we make our city even better. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to find new solutions. And by enriching everyday life and improving the quality of life for our residents.