Position as Sports Custodian

The position is placed 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 brighten 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

As a sports custodian, you will work with the maintenance and operation of our sports facilities, both indoors and outdoors. The work varies throughout the year and includes everything from lawn mowing, lining, and weeding to cleaning and caring for the facilities' equipment. You will also participate in simpler property maintenance and preparations for various events, such as ensuring that the technology works and that the field and arena are ready for a match.

Since much of the work takes place outdoors, you will have the opportunity to move around and work in different environments. Operating machinery such as lawn mowers, tool carriers, and tractors is part of the job, but no prior experience is required. We provide on-the-job training.

You will work both independently and together with colleagues in a team where collaboration and communication are important parts of everyday life. In this role, you will also have close contact with the unit manager and operations leaders. As a new employee, you will receive thorough training alongside a colleague.

Working Hours

Working hours vary within the range of 06:00–19:00 according to a rotating schedule. Weekend work occurs to some extent.

Your Workplace

You will be part of the Culture and Leisure Administration, where our mission is to develop cultural, sports, and leisure activities for the residents of Linköping Municipality. The administration consists of about 250 employees and is organized into a staff and four departments: Culture, Library, Youth & Leisure, and Sports & Outdoor Life.

The position belongs to the Sports & Outdoor Life department, the Facility Operations unit, where we are responsible for the operation, maintenance, and development of the municipality's approximately 55 sports facilities. We are based at Linköping Arena and consist of a unit manager, two operations leaders, and about 20 custodians.

We value diversity in our workgroup and welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences.

Who You Are

We see that you have a high school diploma and previous experience in outdoor maintenance, such as in gardens, parks, sports facilities, golf courses, or cemeteries. If you also have work experience in property maintenance, that is a plus. We would like you to have experience in maintaining sports equipment or in service and customer contact in similar operations, but this is not a requirement.

You need to have good knowledge of Swedish, be accustomed to using digital tools, and have a B driver's license with a manual transmission, as you will be moving between different facilities.

You are a responsible person who structures your work efficiently and drives it forward. As a sports custodian, you serve the municipality's schools and sports clubs with maintenance and operations, which means you need to be attentive and accommodating in your interactions. You have a genuine interest in helping others, strive to deliver solutions, and ensure high quality in everything you do. Since the position involves many points of contact and collaboration within the workgroup, it is important that you are responsive, flexible, and have a good ability to work well with others. You bring energy, create participation and consensus around the operations, and contribute new ideas and approaches.

The position involves working in environments where children are present. Therefore, you will need to provide a criminal record extract, so please order this first if you are called for an interview.

Welcome with your application!

Additional Information

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Start date: By agreement

Employment type: Permanent position

Employment rate: 100%

Number of vacancies: 1

Ref. no: 16473

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 brightening everyday life and improving the quality of life for our residents.