Position as Head of Department for LSS

The position is located within the Social Administration, which is one of eight administrations in Linköping Municipality. The Social Administration is responsible for authority exercise, ordering services, and self-management in the areas of individual and family care, LSS, and social psychiatry. We ensure that all residents receive the support they are entitled to.

Do you want to brighten everyday life and improve the quality of life for the residents of Linköping? With us, you can make a significant difference and contribute to making Linköping a better place. Welcome to us!

Your Responsibilities

As the Head of the LSS Department within the Social Administration, you have overall responsibility for the operations within LSS (the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons). Here, you will work with development and become an important part of shaping the future social services within Linköping Municipality.

As Head of Department, you will lead and coordinate two subordinate area managers and be responsible for strategic development, quality assurance, and budget monitoring within the department. The role also includes collaboration with other administrations, authorities, and external actors. In addition, you are responsible for planning how the operations will be conducted and for procurements related to this. You will have support from development leaders, economists, and HR resources.

The administration has recently been reorganized, which presents opportunities to develop processes and forms of collaboration for a consolidated LSS operation. As Head of Department, you will be a key person in addressing volume changes, ensuring competence supply, and creating effective collaborations. Additionally, you are responsible for planning how the operations will be conducted and for procurements related to this. You are expected to lead the department through these challenges while also working strategically for sustainable finances.

You report directly to the Social Director and are part of the management team of the Social Administration. Together, you will work on strategic issues and manage, lead, develop, and follow up on the administration from a holistic perspective.

For the right candidate, the role may also involve extended responsibilities, including the possibility of being the Deputy Social Director.

Your Workplace

The Social Administration is a new administration that was established in January 2024. Currently, work is underway to shape the administration, which is expected to continue throughout 2025 and then be continuously developed. The administration's focus is on social services within individual and family care. The mission of social services is developed with the aim of counteracting segregation and crime, applying new legislation, and developing new methods and working practices.

The department is responsible for ensuring that individuals entitled to services under the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS) receive their services. Services include open activities, respite care, guidance, short-term stays, daily activities, and housing for all ages. The department is tasked with conducting services in its own management and procuring operations to meet the needs of users. The department consists of approximately 700 employees, including two area managers and about twenty unit managers.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with operational development and wants to contribute to the development of tomorrow's social services. You have an academic degree in social work, behavioral science, public administration, or another relevant field. Furthermore, you have solid experience in leadership within social services or equivalent operations and have experience leading through other managers. Your experience means that you have also been responsible for financial planning and budgeting, where we consider it an advantage if the responsibility has included a large budget, as well as documented experience in change management and development work. Your knowledge of LSS legislation and related regulations is strong, and if you have a B driver's license, it is an advantage as travel to, for example, housing may occur.

We are looking for a communicative, secure, and change-oriented leader who is driven by seeing opportunities for improvement and collaboration. In your leadership role, you are decisive and focused on results and development with a good ability to create participation, engagement, and understanding of the mission. As a person, you have good self-esteem and inner security that allows you to challenge and have the ability to think and do new things. Furthermore, we see that you work based on trust and contribute to a good collaborative climate, both internally and externally.

Additional Information

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Start date: September 1, 2025, or by agreement

Employment form: Permanent employment (no appointment applies)

Employment rate: 100%

Number of vacancies: 1

Ref. no: 14756

In this application, you do not attach a personal letter.

Together we shape the future city. Linköping is one of Europe's most innovative cities and a municipality of opportunities. With energy, courage, and heart, we make our city even better. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to find new solutions. And by brightening everyday life and improving the quality of life for our residents.