Vacant job

Do you want to be part of a work team that is passionate about helping vulnerable children and is driven to develop foster care? Would you also like the opportunity to work for a company with exciting development opportunities, where joy, commitment, and responsibility are key values? We are looking for a driven and structured team leader for our foster care unit in Örebro. Are you a person with good social skills, analytical thinking, and experience in leading complex processes? Then you might be the one we are looking for!

About the position

Humana is a leading player in Swedish foster care. Our work is characterized by commitment, flexibility, and proven methods that contribute to ensuring quality interventions. We have different units and offices to get close to our foster homes located throughout Sweden. The Örebro foster care unit covers Örebro County and Värmland County. The position is based in Örebro but also involves travel to Karlstad.

As a team leader, you will play a central role in developing the operations and ensuring high quality in our interventions. You are responsible for driving processes aimed at increasing occupancy and the number of approved foster homes. Additionally, you will work towards our operational goals and quality work, which includes both follow-up and development. The job also involves leading meetings, updating operational documents, and planning activities, such as planning days, in consultation with the unit manager.

In this position, you will actively work with marketing and inquiries towards foster homes and clients. The work also includes administrative tasks such as documentation, compiling investigations, invoicing, and drafting contracts.

Examples of tasks:

• Be responsible for and follow up on processes within recruitment, marketing, and quality assurance
• Lead and support foster care consultants in guiding foster homes, as well as conducting case reviews with foster care consultants
• Investigate new foster homes
• Collaborate with the unit manager and act as a contact point towards social services and foster homes
• Update operational documents and plan activities together with the unit manager, such as planning days
• Drive the work to increase occupancy and the number of approved foster homes

About the employment

Working hours and employment rate: Permanent employment, 100%, trust-based working hours. Work during evenings and weekends may occur. A 6-month probationary period applies.

Start date: by agreement.

Who are you?

To succeed in this role, we see that you are structured, analytical, and have good social skills. You enjoy leading complex processes and have the ability to identify areas for improvement by analyzing the needs of the operations. You have experience and knowledge of foster care as a form of care, as well as a good understanding of what is required to maintain quality interventions.

We also see that you have a positive attitude towards collaboration and building strong relationships, both internally and externally.

For this position, it is required that you:

• have a degree in social work or other relevant education
• have a B driver's license

It is also meritorious if you:

• have experience from a similar leadership role
• have experience in foster care

We offer

• An open work climate characterized by joy, commitment, and responsibility
• A competent work group with good cohesion
• A developing and varied job
• The opportunity to make a difference and influence the development of the operations
• Opportunities for internal training and supervision, as well as access to our training portal
• A dynamic role with many contact points both internally and externally
• Trust-based working hours
• Possibility of a company car

What happens now?

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we review applications continuously and may fill the position before the application deadline.

If you would like to know more about the position or the recruitment process, you are warmly welcome to contact us!

Welcome with your application!

Contact information

Unit Manager, Martina Elvinsson

[email protected], 076-132 30 82