Recreation Consultant Wanted at Örnsköldsvik Municipality

We at Örnsköldsvik Municipality are looking for an engaged recreation consultant for a permanent position.

Here you will have the opportunity to become part of a creative and collaborative team that works to provide young people, primarily aged 13-19, with a meaningful leisure time and strengthen their participation in society.

What do we offer?

With us, you will have the opportunity to work in an inclusive and dynamic work environment where your work truly makes a difference. Together with five other committed colleagues, you will work in an environment that values collaboration, innovation, and a strong commitment to youth development. Here you will use your creativity and pedagogical skills to support young people in taking responsibility, developing, and growing, while also contributing to a meaningful operation that aligns with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and our guidelines for open leisure activities.

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Job Responsibilities

As a recreation consultant, you are an important part of young people's everyday lives, both through leisure center activities and mobile youth activities. You meet young people where they are - at the leisure center, in public spaces, and through mobile outreach activities.

The role is flexible, independent, and developmental, with great opportunities to influence the content of your work. Working hours are varied and may sometimes change; the position includes about 2-3 evenings a week, and there may be occasional weekend work.

In this role, you will:

• Build trusting relationships with young people and be a supportive adult.
• Work independently with significant responsibility for planning, implementation, and follow-up of your work, but also collaboratively with your colleagues.
• Take initiative and contribute new ideas and methods together with colleagues and other partners.
• Plan, implement, and lead activities, events, and projects together with young people.
• Encourage youth engagement and participation and support them in realizing their own ideas.
• Actively contribute to the development of mobile leisure activities and see opportunities in the role of mobile recreation leader and leisure leader in open activities.
• Be responsible or, in collaboration with colleagues and partners, drive projects within the operation from idea to implementation.
• Collaborate with other operations, authorities, and actors, especially in crime prevention and mental health.
• Be responsible for projects within the operation.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with training as a recreation leader, social pedagogue, or equivalent education deemed comparable by the employer.

Experience working with youth or youth activities is an advantage, as well as having worked with a norm-conscious and inclusive approach.

As a person, you are self-assured, have a genuine interest in youth leisure, and a strong understanding of people's diverse backgrounds and circumstances. You are creative with the ability to create engagement among young people and support their participation and influence.

You are a problem solver and a good team player who can also take responsibility and work independently with good collaboration skills and a structured work style.

Being multilingual is an advantage, as we work with a diverse target group.

A valid driver's license (category B) is required.

Upon potential employment, a police record extract must be presented to the employer. Selection and interviews may occur on an ongoing basis, so do not wait to apply.

Attach your CV and cover letter with your application.

Inspiration Örnsköldsvik (http://inspiration.ornskoldsvik.se/)

The mission of the Community Planning Department is to actively work towards building a safe, secure, and sustainable municipality with a good environment for all who live, work, and visit Örnsköldsvik.

We welcome language skills in Finnish and/or any of the Sámi varieties as Örnsköldsvik Municipality is part of both Finnish and Sámi administrative areas.

In our municipality, several positions are classified in security class, so security clearance may be required. These positions require Swedish citizenship.

In this recruitment, we have made our choices of advertising channels and kindly decline contact from recruitment agencies or ad sellers.