Youth Club Coordinator – Áslandsskóli – Ásinn

Áslandsskóli is looking to hire a Project Manager for an exciting role with children and young people at the Ásinn youth club, which is part of the school's leisure centre. The youth club offers children and teenagers in Years 5-10 a venue for a varied and enjoyable after-school activity programme.

The youth club Ásinn offers pupils in Years 5-10 a fun after-school activity programme on the school premises. The programme is run on the principles of youth democracy and with a preventative focus. 

The aim of the work is to give children and young people the opportunity to take part in creative and developmental social activities in a healthy environment on an equal basis, and to create a platform where they can build their self-confidence and social skills. The youth club coordinator is responsible for organising and shaping a varied programme in collaboration with children and young people, which takes into account their interests at any given time.

This concerns 50% job. Working hours are partly in the evenings on weekdays and partly during the day. Flexible working hours are available.

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Planning the professional work of youth centres
• To engage in prevention by being a positive role model, educating, discussing, and positively influencing children and young people on various issues related to their daily lives.
• Implementation and organisation of work in collaboration with the department manager,  staff and children and teenagers
• Fosters good cooperation and the flow of information between different parties.
• Acts as a mentor, providing staff with guidance and/or instruction on how to carry out their work.
• Works on collaborative projects, sits on committees and working groups related to the work of the leisure centre.
• Other tasks as specified in the job description and as assigned to the employee by their superior.

Educational and competency requirements:

• BSc degree in Leisure and Social Welfare Studies, a licence must accompany the application.
• A university degree (BA, B.Ed. or BS degree) in education, primary education or a comparable qualification relevant to the post.
• Experience and interest in working with children and young people
• It is desirable that the candidate has worked in a day care centre or a youth club.
• Icelandic proficiency A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• Good command of Icelandic and English
• Ability to organise, initiative and independence in work methods
• Communication and collaboration skills in human interaction

A condition of employment is that the person has a clean criminal record.

The application deadline is 19 June 2026.

The salary is in accordance with the collective agreement between the Association of Icelandic Municipalities and BHM.

Further information about the job is provided by Eva Björk Jónsdóttir, Manager of the Leisure Centre. evabjork@aslandsskoli.is , Unnur Elfa Guðmundsdóttir, Headteacher unnur@aslandsskoli.is and Halldór Þorsteinsson, Deputy Headteacher, halfdanth@aslandsskoli.is

Attention is drawn to the policy of the City of Hafnarfjörður to equalise the gender balance in employment with the city and to ensure that its workplaces reflect the diversity of the community.