Recreation Leader for Rågdalens Park Play Area

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for someone who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm. Welcome to us Do you want to create safe and fun meeting places for children aged 6–12 years? We are currently seeking an engaged leisure leader for Rågdalens park play area! Through playful, educational, and cultural activities, we create a meaningful and joyful leisure time where children can develop, build relationships, and find their place in the community. The park play operations within the administration consist of four teams that staff five park play areas and one leisure club. The five park play areas are: Backen and Stamparken in Östberga, which also has a leisure club Bandängen Rågdalen Milanparken The park play areas are part of the Open Preschool and Park Play unit, which in turn belongs to the Preventive and Promoting department. This also includes youth centers, open preschools, field assistants, parent reception, and youth reception among other operations. The unit is HBTQ-certified. Currently, the park play areas are in a development phase where we are implementing Stockholm City’s joint park play strategy. We offer Read more about Stockholm City’s benefits here. Your role The park play areas in Stockholm City welcome visitors aged 0-100 years. Children aged 6–12 years are the primary target group for the park play areas, and the leisure leaders offer developing educational and cultural activities to attract children to meaningful leisure time. You have confidence in the abilities of children and young people and create space for their ideas, engagement, and participation in the activities. Collaboration with, among others, parent advisors and schools in the local area is part of your role. Your work includes planning, documenting, and following up on activities together with your colleagues at the park play areas. You also collaborate with other operations within and outside the unit to create good conditions for children and young people in our neighborhoods. The role also involves strengthening the administration’s work on gender equality and inclusion, as well as creating meeting places for all visitors, from families with children to seniors. As a leisure leader, you will be part of a team at Rågdalens park play area. You are also part of the entire park play group in the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör district administration, which meets regularly for joint planning, experience sharing, and development work. Your qualifications and experience We are looking for someone who: - Is an educated leisure leader or has another post-secondary education (e.g., social pedagogue, leisure educator) that the employer assesses as equivalent or has corresponding educational qualifications for working with children and young people. - Has experience working with children and young people, preferably in a park play area or similar open activity. - Has experience with parent contact. - Is creative in areas such as music, dance, outdoor activities, and various sports – preferably others than football. - Has very good computer skills and the ability to collaborate. It is an advantage if you have an interest or skills that can contribute to the cultural content of the park play area, such as music, creativity, theater, or similar. We are looking for someone who is responsible, secure, and has good self-awareness. You understand that your engagement and knowledge set the standard for the quality of the activities. We encourage playfulness in your engagement and a willingness to come up with competitions and challenges. You are resourceful, proactive, social, and positive, with a genuine interest in building relationships with children and their parents. Other information Working hours are typically Monday to Friday. The position also includes evenings 1-2 times a week when we extend opening hours to around 19:00-19:30, as well as occasional weekends during events throughout the year. For this position, you are required to provide a current extract from the police criminal record. The extract requested must be valid for work within preschool and school. In this recruitment, we do not use cover letters. The aim is to focus on the competencies and experiences relevant to the position. Your application will be assessed based on your CV and the questions you answer in connection with your application. We ask you to respond clearly and concisely and ensure that your answers have a clear connection to what is stated in your CV. Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis. We kindly but firmly decline offers of advertising or recruitment services. Stockholm City works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competencies and thus counteracting discrimination. Enskede Årsta Vantör is one of 11 district administrations in Stockholm City. As part of Stockholm City, the administration offers preschool and leisure services, care for the elderly and disabled, social services, preventive and safety-enhancing work, urban development