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We are all different. We are also all alike and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful employment, and to feel valuable. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms.

Within the administration for support to people with disabilities, we provide support, service, and care to children and adults with disabilities and create opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, like everyone else. By spreading knowledge and collaborating within the City of Gothenburg and with other actors, we increase understanding of individuals' needs and design interventions that make a real difference.

With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest administration for support to people with disabilities. We work within housing with special services, daily activities, employment, housing support, personal assistance, child and short-term housing, respite care, as well as support and guidance.

Do you want to contribute to a more inclusive society? Welcome to us!

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want to be the one leading the Authority department in Sweden's largest administration for support to people with disabilities? We provide Gothenburg residents with disabilities the opportunity to live independent lives with meaningful employment, rich social interaction, and participation in society based on their conditions. There is room for innovative leaders with good collaboration skills and an interest in making a difference. You will operate in contexts with a city-wide perspective and external collaboration with universities and civil society.

Together with other department heads, the administrative controller, and the director, you will be part of the administration's highest management group that jointly shapes a new organization to meet a changing society, provide conditions to be an attractive employer, and create functional organizational conditions for managers and employees. There are approximately 240 managers in the administration, and there is a clear focus on developing leadership within the organization. It is an offensive and developing management with high ambitions and a good working climate.

Through engagement, clarity, stability, responsiveness, humility, and good communication skills, you will lead your own management group consisting of two operational managers, four operational developers, and one operational controller. Together with the management group and the department's 17 unit managers, we work to achieve equitable and effective operations. In total, approximately 400 employees work within the department you lead.

As the Department Head for the Authority department in the Administration for Support to People with Disabilities, you are responsible for the department's budget, work environment, and quality of the department's authority exercise as well as needs provision. You are an active participant in Gothenburg City's overall coordination group that works with collaboration between the city's six different social committees to offer Gothenburg residents a comprehensive social service. You are also a key person in the development of Close Care work and in overarching health care issues. The department has a budget of approximately 2.4 billion SEK.

Your mission is also to work with the whole in the administration, work in overarching union cooperation, and work closely with the political level as well as present matters in political contexts when required.

The administration's management works in activity-based premises at Selma Lagerlöfs square, where the building is also a meeting place for Gothenburg residents. Part of the working time can be allocated to another location.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or another higher education qualification that the employer assesses as equivalent for the position's assignment. You have several years of documented experience as a social manager or equivalent higher manager at an overarching level with specialist knowledge regarding social service issues from municipal or state operations.

It is required that you have solid knowledge and experience in authority exercise within LSS and SoL. We consider it advantageous if you have knowledge in HSL. It is also beneficial if you have experience sitting in municipal leadership.

With a secure leadership style, you see yourself as part of a larger context where you collaborate and network around overarching issues to create added value. You work well with others by listening, showing interest, and respect. You understand the common mission and work to make it as good as possible.

Based on complex information from various sources and perspectives, you need to be able to see connections and effectively identify and analyze the core of a problem. You can thus draw logical conclusions and propose possible solutions while considering others' viewpoints and opinions. You motivate others by acting with courage and enthusiasm that brings energy. You are clear, gain support for thoughts and ideas, and can therefore influence decisions in a certain direction. You can, through convincing arguments, bring enthusiasm and energy that encourages good performance, team spirit, and increased motivation.

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Attach study certificates or diplomas for the requested education. Selection and interviews will begin during the application period.

Interviews will be held at Selma Lagerlöfs square on April 22, 25, and 29.

For final candidates, a full day of testing will be conducted on May 8 and 13.

In this recruitment, you will answer a number of questions where you describe your knowledge in the field instead of sending a personal letter.

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to combat discrimination. As an employee in the administration for support to people with disabilities, we offer you:

• Secure employment with good employment conditions
• Full-time with the possibility of part-time
• Introduction upon hiring
• Professional development
• Wellness allowance, bicycle allowance, and other discounts and offers

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.

If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application.

Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be utilized in the administration or the city's restructuring work.

To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to receive offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance.