Would you like to help others feel more empowered and enjoy life more?
We are looking for recreation coordinators to support individuals (children, youth, and adults) who need assistance participating in recreational activities.

In Løten Municipality, we take a preventive and holistic approach to ensure that residents experience a sense of accomplishment, belonging, and good conditions for growing up and living. As a recreational contact, you will be an important part of this work. You will directly contribute to ensuring that children, youth, and adults experience community, activity, and positive feelings of mastery in their daily lives. We actively work to strengthen children’s and youth’s mental health, participation, and quality of life through early intervention and inclusive programs.

With us, you’ll be part of important preventive work, where small contributions can have a big positive impact on people’s lives.

Job Responsibilities

• Help ensure that clients have a meaningful and active leisure life
• Build relationships and create a sense of security
• Plan and organize activities based on the client’s interests and needs
• Participate in activities with users (e.g., outings, exercise, cultural activities, social gatherings)
• Support and encourage participation in regular leisure activities
• Everyone here shares responsibility for a good work environment and well-being
• Follow up on agreements and contribute to predictability in follow-up
• Collaborate with family members, service providers, and the municipal contact person as needed
• Provide simple reports on completed activities (according to local procedures)
• Participate in training, guidance, and follow-up from the service
• Document hours worked in accordance with the service agreement

Qualifications

• You must be at least 18 years old
• Good Norwegian language skills, both spoken and written
  
• Ability to plan and carry out activities independently

Desired qualifications:

• Experience with children, youth, or adults with various needs related to social functioning, mental health, or functional ability
  
• Class B driver’s license
  

Personal qualities

• Committed and reliable
• Interest in practical and/or social activities
• Ability to create a sense of security and build good relationships
• You treat people with respect, patience, and curiosity
• We emphasize loyalty to Løten Municipality’s ethical guidelines and values: Respect, responsibility, and courage.
• We emphasize that you are motivated and personally suited for the position.

We offer

• The opportunity to make a tangible difference in people’s daily lives
• Flexible assignments that can be combined with work, studies, and other activities
• Guidance and professional support
• Assignment agreement and compensation according to current rates.
• Reimbursement of expenses according to the applicable scheme

The assignment agreement is otherwise entered into on the terms set forth in applicable laws, regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.
Before you can start, you are required to submit a police clearance certificate in accordance with applicable laws.

For technical reasons, the application process for assignments as a leisure contact is conducted through the municipality’s standard recruitment system. The application must be submitted electronically via Webcruiter, and all documentation you wish to be considered must be uploaded as attachments to the application. We ask that you write your cover letter and resume directly in the application portal and do not submit them as attachments.

Certificates, diplomas, and attachments must be included with the application, and we encourage you to use the Diploma Portal for documentation of your education.
Education completed outside Norway must be approved by NOKUT (before January 1, 2023) or the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Competence (HK-dir), and the approval must be documented. Read more at https://hkdir.no/utdanning-fra-utlandet

Contact Information

Foss, Mette, Consultant for Children and Youth with Special Needs, 902 45 703
Anne-Lise Jensen, Consultant for adults with special needs, 918 66 835

Work location

Sykehusveien 10
2340 LØTEN

Key Information:

Employer: Løten Municipality

Reference No.: 5120115924
Percentage of Full-Time: 0%
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Application deadline: 07/12/2026