Become Unit Manager for a Unique Initiative on a Joint Reception and Develop an Accessible Social Service in Nynäshamn Municipality!

Do you want to help build one of Sweden's first fully joint receptions? Nynäshamn Municipality is looking for a Unit Manager who wants to lead the change process and create a more accessible social service in line with the new Social Services Act. Are you ready for a challenge as a leader where you make a difference every day? Then you are the one we are looking for! Welcome to our team at the Social Administration!

What We Offer You

• Nynäshamn is a calm and safe municipality. The safety is also present in our teams – we are unpretentious, encourage and support each other when needed.
• Nynäshamn Municipality is part of Sweden's strongest growth region. Our journey gives you the opportunity for challenges and varied tasks.
• We offer free access to a gym. You also receive wellness hours or wellness benefits.
• We have an active staff association where you can rent cabins in the mountains and in the archipelago. You can also participate in various activities such as padel, kayaking, and horseback riding.
• We have flexible working hours and shorter working hours during the summer. There is also the possibility of remote work.

Job Responsibilities

As the Unit Manager for the joint reception in Nynäshamn Municipality, you will play an important role in building and developing an operation that makes a difference. You are responsible for:

• Leading and developing the unit – Create structures and working methods that ensure a high-quality and efficient reception function.
• Driving change – Shape the operation in line with the intentions of the new Social Services Act.
• Personnel responsibility – Lead and support approximately 20 employees, including group leaders, and work for their professional development.
• Budget and quality responsibility – Ensure that the operation maintains high quality and works within given financial frameworks.
• Developing collaboration – Create close cooperation with other units and external parties for a seamless and efficient reception process.
• Ensuring a good work environment – Be responsible for systematic work environment efforts and create a safe and inspiring workplace.
• Handling complex cases – Participate in assessments and decision-making processes as needed to ensure that the right interventions are provided at the right time.
• Promoting innovation and teamwork – Develop new working methods and strengthen team culture to create a modern and coordinated social service.

This is a unique opportunity for you who want to combine strategic leadership with operational work and make a real difference – both for your employees and for the residents of the municipality.

About the Workplace

The joint reception is a new and central part of the social administration's department for needs-assessed support in Nynäshamn Municipality. The unit has been created as part of a larger organizational change to coordinate and streamline the social services' efforts. Here, about 20 employees work with specialist competence in areas such as children and youth, adults, elderly care, people with disabilities, financial assistance, family law, and administration. The Unit Manager has 3 group leaders under them, so an important part of the role is to support group leaders and lead the operation through them.

As a unit manager, you will be a key person in this change. You will lead the work to shape a reception that offers accessible and quality-assured support for municipal residents. The assignment involves receiving cases, making preliminary assessments, handling simpler cases, and ensuring that cases requiring further investigation are managed smoothly.

You also have an overarching responsibility to create effective collaboration between the reception and other units, as well as external partners. The role offers great opportunities to influence and develop both working methods and culture in a completely new operation, with a focus on innovation and citizen benefit.

You report to the Head of the Department for Needs-Assessed Support, which is a completely new department. The placement is likely in Nynäshamn Municipality's town hall, where you work closely with both your team and the management of the social administration. The Unit Manager is also part of the department's management group.

What We Are Looking For in You

• Education: A degree in social work is required.
• Experience: Several years of experience in the role of unit manager (or equivalent) within social services, where budget and personnel responsibility have been included.
• Knowledge: Good and broad knowledge of the Social Services Act, experience in systematic work environment efforts and quality management systems. Knowledge of the operations of collaborating authorities.
• Meritorious: Experience of working in a joint reception, experience with children and youth, and broad experience in social work (e.g., LSS, domestic violence, financial assistance). Understanding of and experience with the Signs of Safety method and family-oriented working methods are also meritorious.

Personal Qualities We Are Looking For

We are looking for you who are an engaged and clear leader with the ability to build strong teams and create trusting relationships. You are strategic and analytical, yet attentive and empathetic in your leadership. Your drive to create long-term solutions and your desire to make a difference are central to the role. You thrive in change and can handle challenges with a positive and creative approach.

Interested?

The recruitment is conducted in collaboration with TNG, specialists in competence-based and unbiased recruitment, staffing, and interim. We look forward to receiving your application with a CV or LinkedIn profile, and without a cover letter, in our simple application form. Please note that we cannot accept applications via email, but you are always welcome to email the recruiter with questions. After submitting your application, we will anonymize your personal data and ask you to complete a couple of recruitment tests before we make an initial assessment. Of course, you will receive more information about each step when the time comes, and as soon as you have submitted your application, you can follow it in real-time via our website. Please note that your application will also be registered in the municipality's own recruitment system, and at the latest when the recruitment is completed. You will then receive a confirmation of this by email. Also, please remember to apply for the job as soon as possible if you are interested, as selection and interviews are ongoing. Warm welcome!