Group Leader at SiS Youth Home Ljungaskog

The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care, SiS, is an authority responsible for individually tailored compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial issues and for adults with substance abuse. SiS also implements secure youth care. We do this at youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse across the country. 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 Ljungaskog receives non-compulsory school-age girls with psychosocial issues, substance abuse, and self-harm problems. The institution is tasked with providing care for girls with special care needs.

Job Description

Are you motivated by helping 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 work 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 in a legally secure manner and in accordance with applicable governing documents, methods, and set goals. You continuously keep the unit manager in 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 meeting with young people/clients is 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 being good at building relationships. You have a professional approach and a good ability to collaborate and understand others' perspectives. The work can sometimes be challenging and requires you to be stable and remain calm even in stressful situations. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

You should also have:

• Relevant higher education 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 qualified work experience in SiS or another organization focused on care, treatment, and security, such as social services, care and treatment, correctional services, or other relevant activities.
• Good ability to express yourself in the Swedish language, both written and spoken.
• Driver's license B and access to a car.

At SiS, we value good leadership.

This means that you as a leader 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 fixed-term full-time employment until 261231. Immediate start. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

Union Representatives:

OFR/S: Cecilia Hyberg, 0104537273, [email protected]

SEKO: Rita Nilsson, [email protected]

SACO S: Henrik Isgren, 0104534023, [email protected]

Application:

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by December 7. 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 ask for no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar. NOTE! If you have protected personal information, do not apply via the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact in the advertisement.