Group Leader at SiS Youth Home Vemyra

The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS) is an authority responsible for individually adapted compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial problems and for adults with substance abuse. SiS also implements closed youth care. We do this in youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse across the country. With us at SiS, your work life will be an exciting challenge. No matter where in our organization you work or what position you hold, you help create life-changing transformations.

SiS Youth Home Vemyra, located outside Sollefteå, accommodates school-age boys up to 16 years old with psychosocial problems as well as criminal behavior and substance abuse.

Job Description

Are you motivated to help young people/clients in vulnerable life situations? Do you also enjoy organizing, leading, and planning? Apply for the position of group leader at SiS! As a group leader, you contribute to a safe and secure environment for both placed children and young people/clients as well as employees. In this role, you actively participate in the operational care and treatment work on the department. You are responsible for planning, operationally leading, and distributing the daily work. You act as a role model and promote that the work is conducted legally and in accordance with applicable governing documents, methods, and set goals. You continuously keep the unit manager on your department updated on issues that may affect the work environment, care, and treatment environment or deficiencies in the operation. Introduction and guidance of new employees are also part of your work. You will be part of a team with a unit manager and treatment secretary, and you will work closely together to achieve good results.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed in the role of group leader, you are motivated to work with and help people in vulnerable life situations. The operational work and interaction with young people/clients are your main focus. You are good at planning, organizing, and prioritizing work effectively and are clear in your communication with others. At the same time, you are attentive and affirming in your interactions with young people/clients and colleagues, as well as skilled at building relationships. You have a professional approach and a good ability to collaborate and to understand others' perspectives. The work can sometimes be challenging and requires you to be stable and remain calm even in stressful situations.

You should also have:

• A relevant university degree with a focus on social sciences, health care, or behavioral sciences, or other education combined with work experience that SiS considers equivalent.
• Several years of documented work experience in SiS or another organization focused on care, treatment, and safety, such as social services, health care and treatment, correctional services, or other relevant fields.
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both written and spoken.

At SiS, we value good leadership. This means that as a leader, you take responsibility for the whole, act as a good role model, drive development, promote good collaboration, and are clear in your communication. Read more about our leadership.

Employment:

The position is a permanent full-time employment starting with a six-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement.

As a state employer, we offer a range of benefits, read more about them here: Benefits (https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/)

Application:

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by the fourth of May.

Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process.

SiS actively works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants.

For work at our institutions, SiS conducts background checks before employment.

In preparation for the recruitment process, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care has made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly request no contact from media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

Note! If you have protected personal information, do not apply via the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.