Nuorisonohjaaja

The role involves promoting the well-being of children and youth by organizing free, low-threshold recreational activities in Lahden Malli and at Mukkulan and Tiirismaa schools. You will join an established working model. Your youth work is preventive and youth-centred, planned, evaluated and developed in cooperation with school staff and the local area team. Duties include youth activity guidance, supporting and guiding finding activity groups, and planning, developing and leading activities. The role requires you to be comfortable with yourself as a professional, as youth work is adult work. You must be able to interact with youths as a safe adult and have good communication and interpersonal skills. You should have a positive, flexible and proactive attitude, cooperative spirit and initiative. Experience in multi-disciplinary cooperation is an advantage. You should be able to organize and develop and adapt to changing everyday situations. We offer you the opportunity to use your strengths and expertise, with support from other team members. The local team includes a school-based youth worker and youth guides for open youth work in the area, and together you plan and implement youth work that supports youth well-being in the area. In addition, you will receive support from a joint team of activity instructors and a coordinator of recreational activities. We hope you have either a secondary vocational qualification in youth work or sports coaching, or an AMK degree in community education or a coach in sports. Successful candidates will have experience working with youths; experience in school-based youth activity guidance is an advantage. We offer Edenred employee benefits including sport, culture and well-being benefits. You are also entitled to a commuting benefit and to negotiated lunch benefits and to use Mehiläinen occupational health services. The position is permanent with a start date as agreed, but by 1 October 2026 at latest. The youth activity guide salary is 2665.80 €/month and the work time is 38.25 h/week. Working hours vary between 8:00 and 18:00; some evenings and weekends may be required. Because the work involves children and youths, a criminal background check will be carried out before employment. There is a 6-month probationary period. Please include your education and work experience in your application. Original certificates will be checked at the interview. Interviews will be held in Lahti on 27 and 28 August 2026. Please submit your application via Kuntarekry by 24 August 2026 at 15:00. Welcome to get to know the daily life of our employees. This is what it is like to work for Lahti City.