Youth Worker

We are looking for a youth worker for a permanent position starting 1.10.2026. The primary place of work is the Ilpoiset youth center. As a youth worker, your duties include regional youth work at the youth center and guiding children and young people participating in other open activities within the service area. Additionally, you will work in small group activities, trips, camps, various events, and mobile youth work. The tasks include involving young people, providing guidance, planning and reporting activities, and collaborating with the families of young people and other parties working with youth. The work consists mainly of evening shifts and may also include weekend work. Eligibility requirements include at least a vocational qualification suitable for the position and good relevant work experience. We expect you to have knowledge of youth work, good skills in engaging young people, planning ability, initiative, and good interaction and cooperation skills. We value knowledge and expertise in different operating environments of youth work and continuously evolving digital media. As employment benefits, the City of Turku offers, among others: - diverse training - Föli travel card for discounted bus trips - Tyky-bracelet for the City of Turku's sports and cultural services To promote equality and impartiality, the City of Turku prefers anonymous recruitment. In practice, this means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, open questions in the job application should not include information such as age, native language, or gender. Although some of this information is requested in the background data, it is not visible to the recruiting manager in the anonymous applicant report. The goal of anonymous recruitment is to focus attention on the applicant's professional expertise and work experience. Workplace address: Lauklähteenkatu 13, 20740 Turku