Group Leader for Söderorts HVB

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

The Social Administration in the City of Stockholm has an overarching and coordinating role for social services' individual and family care and the area of disabilities. Here, good conditions are created to meet residents in need of social services support. In close collaboration with the district administrations, we contribute to a modern, digital, legally secure, equal, and knowledge-based social service, and we have a strong focus on development. Within the administration, a wide range of support measures are offered to the city's residents, and the offerings change based on the needs of Stockholmers and the wishes of the district administrations. The work often takes place in close cooperation with other authorities, civil society, and the business community. The Social Administration is also responsible for the city's serving and tobacco licenses and conducts supervision.

Welcome to us!

Do you want to help create an organization with a meaningful and important mission? Are you motivated by seeing employees grow and develop in their roles as you work together to create a positive and lasting change in the lives of young people? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you in the role of group leader for Söderorts HVB.

With us, you will have a unique opportunity to help develop Stockholm's first HVB home.

Söderorts HVB is a relatively newly started operation located in Svedmyra and offers eight places for girls aged 14-17 with social problems who are placed according to SoL (Social Services Act) and LVU (Act with special provisions on the care of young people). We work based on environmental therapeutic principles and offer individualized measures based on the young people's individual needs, with a particular focus on health and schooling. The operation also includes an acute and short-term accommodation that offers three places for young people in need of a quick placement.

The workgroup consists of social workers, treatment assistants at night, an administrative assistant, a unit manager, and a group leader. We are a total of 24 employees who staff both the HVB and the acute and short-term accommodation.

Greetings from Hiam Mohammed, unit manager:

Hello!

My name is Hiam Mohammed, and I hope to be your new boss.

I look forward to driving and developing this important operation together with you and the workgroup. I have great confidence that every individual wants to do their best and give my employees space to dare to try new things and take responsibility. Every challenge we face I see as an opportunity to grow and be enriched with valuable insights for the future. As a manager, I am available and attentive and want employees to feel safe and enjoy their work.

We offer

An opportunity for you to contribute to the continued development of Söderorts HVB together with engaged and motivated colleagues. As an employee within the Social Administration, you will also be offered an informative introduction to give you the best conditions in your new role, flexible working hours, wellness benefits, and vacation exchange. Read more about our benefits here.

Your role

Söderorts HVB opened its doors to the first young people in May 2024 and is now in an exciting development phase. As a group leader with us, you will contribute to further developing the operation, among other things, by implementing routines, methods, and treatment content together with the unit manager.

Your main responsibilities are to

• coordinate, lead, and distribute the daily work and support employees
• ensure that employees work towards common goals
• be responsible for staffing and time reporting
• ensure that implementation plans are created for each young person
• participate in recruiting and introducing new employees
• lead treatment conferences.

Together with an engaged workgroup, you will work to create a safe and caring environment for our placed youth.

Your competence and experience

We are looking for someone who has

• a degree in social work
• current experience working with young people with social problems and challenging behavior
• experience working in HVB homes or other operations that the employer assesses as equivalent
• experience in a supervisory role within similar operations
• good knowledge of social services' work with children and youth
• good knowledge of the Swedish language both spoken and written.

It is meritorious if you have

• experience and knowledge of low-arousal approaches
• basic training in MI
• experience of authority exercise, preferably in the area of children and youth
• good knowledge of assessment instruments such as Adad, Savry, and Earl
• experience in driving treatment processes

You are a confident and coaching leader with the ability to inspire the workgroup to help young people grow and take responsibility. You have a good understanding of the importance of follow-up and the ability to see people's strengths and lift them. The operation is new and under development, which means that the work is varied and challenging. Therefore, it is important that you are stable and resilient, as well as having the ability to drive the work forward yourself. You will have many contacts both internally and externally, which means you need to be clear, flexible, and easy to collaborate with. You are driven by making a difference and have a genuine commitment to the youth.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities, motivation, and commitment to the position.

Your application

We recruit without a personal letter in this recruitment to strengthen the focus on the competencies and experiences requested for this role. In assessing your application, we will only consider your CV and a number of questions you will be asked to answer when applying for the position.

Psychological tests will be part of the recruitment process.

Before an employment contract is signed, you will need to present an extract from the criminal record. In the event of a second job interview, you should bring this extract to the meeting. The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at focusing on each person's competence and thereby counteracting discrimination.