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About the Job

The youth centre Pilen is located in Askim at Pilegårdsvägen 25 and operates in collaboration with the municipal school of music and arts for middle and upper secondary school students. As a youth centre assistant at Pilen, you are a relationship-building adult who promotes safety, trust, and positive development. Your assignment includes planning and implementing activities for youth in the middle and upper secondary school age group at Pilen. This is done in dialogue with the young people to contribute to participation, development, and learning, as well as to promote inclusion and democratic values. Your role involves creating conditions for youth participation and influence in the activities through various participation forums. This also includes coaching young people in participation processes, helping them develop their ideas, plan, implement, and evaluate activities, thereby supporting young people in contributing to their meaningful leisure time. You collaborate daily with staff from the School of Music and Arts. One to two evenings a week, you work together with staff from Passalen, who are on-site to facilitate participation for young people with functional variations.

You will drive the daily work at the meeting place/youth centre; plan and implement activities together with colleagues and/or young people, and take responsibility for related tasks such as purchasing, marketing, etc. You will also conduct outreach activities at, among other places, nearby schools.

Your role is multifaceted, and your assignment also includes, among other things:

• Supervise and give feedback to youth leaders, interns, "Ung Extra" (extra youth workers), and holiday workers.
• Work actively with violence prevention methods, for example through norm critique, gender equality work, and conflict management.
• Identify needs among young people and refer them further if necessary (e.g., to school, youth clinic, social services).
• Report in the joint documentation and follow-up system, The Logbook.
• Collaborate with schools, other activities at Pilen, civil society, and other youth activities in the South West district.
• During school holidays, collaborate in new work groups in the South West to offer a rich opportunity for leisure activities in sustainable work teams.
• Participate in development work with other colleagues in the South West, e.g., by participating in a responsibility group or network.

With us, you have the opportunity to make a difference, create positive meeting places, and give young people a meaningful leisure time. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

About You

For this position, a two-year post-secondary education as a youth leader or social pedagogue, or education with equivalent competence, is required. We also want you to have experience working in open activities aimed at young people aged 10–20. Special competencies in music, creative arts, or gaming are meritorious.

A approved background check is a requirement.

You take responsibility for your and the group's tasks. You think about those we are here for and their best interests. You do your best to complete all tasks correctly and follow up on how it went.

You are friendly and helpful towards other people and can set boundaries in a respectful way. You are inviting and positive. You work to ensure that those we meet get what they need.

You work well with others by listening, showing interest, and respect. You understand the common mission and work to make it as good as possible.

Other Information

In this recruitment process, we will not ask for a cover letter. Instead, during the application process, you will answer a number of questions relevant to the position. Your answers will become part of our selection. Interviews will be conducted continuously via Teams or on-site.

To comply with GDPR requirements and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or letter. Do you have protected personal data? If so, do not apply via the system; instead, contact the recruiting manager for handling of your application.

The City of Gothenburg is one of Sweden's largest employers. Our mission is to create a good everyday life for Gothenburg's residents, visitors, and businesses. As an employee in the city, you have a secure employment with many career paths where you have the opportunity for interesting and meaningful tasks.

The intended salary range for the position is 26,000 – 39,000 SEK per month. The salary is based on an overall assessment of your education, experience, and competencies you bring into the role. The City of Gothenburg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Here you can get more information about, among other things, salary statistics: https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/start/jobba-i-goteborgs-stad/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-lon (https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/start/jobba-i-goteborgs-stad/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-lon)

As we have already taken a stance on the recruitment channels we wish to use for this recruitment, we kindly but firmly decline to be contacted for further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

About Us

The Social Services Administration South West is one of four social services administrations in the City of Gothenburg with around 900 employees. In the South West urban area, approximately 120,000 residents live, and the area stretches from Billdal to Högsbohöjd and to the southern archipelago. The administration's mission is that children, young people, and adults should be able to live a safe and independent life and that children and young people have a rich leisure time. The administration also works to support people experiencing homelessness to achieve permanent housing. Through collaboration with civil society, local business, and other actors, we aim to increase public health and safety in the area.

In the Social Services Administration South West, we want to capitalize on the engagement of all employees. With us, you can influence both your own job and the lives of others.