Your Mission

Do you want to help develop the future social services for children and youth? We are now looking for an assistant unit manager for the Authority for Children and Youth! With the new Social Services Act (SoL), we are facing an exciting and challenging change process.

To strengthen our overall approach to the authority's operations for children and youth, and to meet future needs, we are now enhancing leadership by transforming one of our two unit manager positions into an assistant unit manager position.

As an assistant unit manager, you will play a central role in leading and developing the Authority for Children and Youth together with the unit manager. You will be part of shaping the future social services, where we face both new challenges and opportunities through the new legislation. Our goal is to create a safe and stable operation with the best interests of the child in focus, where we work preventively and long-term to meet both societal and individual needs.

In the role of assistant unit manager, you will support the unit manager in leading, coordinating, and developing the unit. You will be responsible for selected development areas and projects, participate in decision-making processes, and make decisions within your area of responsibility. You will ensure that the operations are conducted in accordance with applicable legislation, guidelines, and quality requirements. You will replace the unit manager in their absence and actively contribute to a good working environment and psychological safety.

Description of the Workplace

We value present and inclusive leadership where care, commitment, and professionalism are guiding principles. With us, you will work in an environment characterized by collaboration, knowledge exchange, and community. We believe that a good working climate and psychological safety are the foundation for succeeding in our important mission – to make a real difference for children, youth, and their families. Here you will have the opportunity to grow both as a leader and as a colleague, and to influence the development of the operations. Your ideas and initiatives will be valued, and together we will work to meet the future needs of social services.

We Offer

A meaningful and developing job together with engaged colleagues, where care and collaboration are important elements of everyday life and we help each other at all levels. You will have the opportunity to influence and contribute to the development of the operations in a time of change.

Your Competence

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work (required) and at least five years of experience in authority operations within social services, particularly focused on children and youth. You also have experience in leadership.

You are confident in your role as a leader, have the ability to work strategically, and see the big picture. You set high standards for quality, are clear in your communication, and collaborate well with others. You value a good working climate, are solution-focused, and are driven to develop the operations and achieve results together with colleagues. Your commitment to the best interests of children and youth is genuine, and you have the ability to create participation and engagement among employees. You are structured, flexible, and thrive in a changing environment.

Knowledge of the operational system Lifecare, Signs of Safety, and quality management systems within social services is an advantage.

Interviews may be conducted continuously during the recruitment process. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability and the ability to fit into the work teams.

Early in our recruitment process, we allow candidates to answer two tests to objectively and impartially establish a candidate profile regarding personality and problem-solving ability. The results can be summarized as the candidate's potential for the advertised position and will form the basis for the continued process.

We Offer

Your well-being is important to us! Söderhamn Municipality actively works with health, wellness, and working environment. With us, you have access to wellness benefits and gym facilities. It is also important for us to maintain a balance between work and leisure, and we care that our employees have the chance for the recovery they need. Read more about some of our benefits: Benefits and advantages (https://www.soderhamn.se/underwebbar/jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-fordelar.html).

In the archipelago municipality of Söderhamn - where Hälsingland meets the sea, we think new and big. We have the will to grow to 28,000 inhabitants and start each day from the needs of the people of Söderhamn when we shape and develop our operations. Together we make a difference for individuals and society.

We use competency-based recruitment to create an inclusive and fair process. This means that we assess candidates based on their competencies, experiences, and abilities in an equal and equitable manner. Our goal is objective recruitment where everyone has the same opportunities to show what they can contribute.

In this recruitment, we have already made our choices of advertising channels and partners. We kindly but firmly decline all forms of assistance with recruitment from external parties.