Vacant job

About Us

The Swimming Unit within the Culture and Leisure Department includes Högevall, a unique facility featuring an adventure pool, a competition pool with a 10-meter diving tower, a 50-meter training pool, and two teaching pools. We have approximately 9,000 visitors per week, around 15 clubs operating with us, about 20 schools using Högevall for swimming lessons, and a team of around 30 employees. The unit also manages all outdoor swimming pools and Källby Camping. Högevall is an HBTQI-certified workplace.

Job Responsibilities

Together with your colleagues, you ensure that our visitors feel welcome and have a safe stay at Högevall. The safety of our visitors in the water and at the facility is our top priority, but to thrive at Högevall, you also need a high level of service orientation and a passion for providing excellent customer service. Cleaning and maintenance of the premises are part of the job, and we believe you will take as much pride in a spotless facility as you do in riding our water slides. The work is varied, and during a workday, you will perform several or all of the following tasks:

• Pool surveillance
• Greeting and assisting visitors
• Facility cleaning and maintenance
• General operation of the swimming facility

Additionally, you will participate in staff meetings and have ample opportunity to engage in various working groups based on your personal interests. Your work at Högevall is important, sometimes demanding, and always developing.

We are looking for you who

... enjoy working with people and get a kick out of providing excellent service. Proficiency in both Swedish and English is required. As a person, you are highly service-oriented and have good initiative. It is also important that you thrive with varied tasks and have the ability to quickly identify what needs to be done. Flexibility is one of our key values.

You have:

• A high school diploma
• Experience in a service role
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong teamwork abilities

An important part of the employment process is completing a swimming test approved by the employer, which includes:

1. Swim 200 meters followed by 50 meters of backstroke with arms above the water surface.
2. Water treading for 5 minutes with arms above the head and at the sides.
3. Long-distance dive – swim at least 12 meters underwater.
4. Pick up 6 rings from a depth of 1.8 or 5 meters in a single dive.
5. Perform towing, head hold, one-arm hold, and firefighter's grip with correct technique.
6. Pick up a dummy from a depth of 1.8 or 5 meters.
7. Throw a lifebuoy followed by swimming 25 meters, diving at 1.8 meters, and towing a person with the lifebuoy for 25 meters.
8. Rescue from the edge using correct technique.
9. Perform consciousness check, breathing check, and raise the alarm.
10. Perform the stable lateral position (recovery position).

Our instructors will go through the exercises and explain them.

Working hours are scheduled during the day, evening, and weekends. Please submit your application directly. We conduct rolling selections, and interviews may take place during the application period.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a certified extract from the criminal record register.

The employment may begin with a probationary period.

We offer you

As an employee, you are offered a range of benefits focused on balance, security, and health. Lund Municipality is a large organization with many exciting operations and opportunities for employee development. As an employee, you also have access to our benefits portal where you can easily view and manage your benefits.

What we give you as an employee

About the Workplace

The swimming operations belong to the Sports Unit, which is part of the Culture and Leisure Department. The Swimming Unit staffs and operates Högevall and the municipality's outdoor pools. Högevall is a unique facility filled with an adventure pool, diving tower, training and teaching pools, centrally located in the heart of Lund.

Sports activities should create opportunities for everyone in Lund Municipality to engage in activities, experience, express themselves, develop, and socialize. This has intrinsic value while also creating added value such as quality of life, education, community, security, and a democratic society. Lund Municipality's sports life should be characterized by participation, influence, and co-creation. It should be accessible to everyone regardless of background and prerequisites and be long-term sustainable, meaning meeting today's needs without jeopardizing future generations' opportunities to meet theirs.

The approximately 370 employees of the Culture and Leisure Department work to create opportunities for everyone in Lund Municipality to engage in activities, experience, express themselves, develop, and socialize. This has intrinsic value while also creating added value such as quality of life, education, community, security, and a democratic society. Lund Municipality's culture and leisure life should be characterized by participation, influence, and co-creation. It should be accessible to everyone regardless of background and prerequisites and be long-term sustainable, meaning meeting today's needs without jeopardizing future generations' opportunities to meet theirs.

Here you have room to grow. Within Lund Municipality, we place knowledge at the center and create opportunities for development in working life. We offer an inclusive work environment and the chance to make an impact and create change. Do you want to join us?