Department Head for Social Services in Leksand Municipality

Leksand Municipality is currently in an important development phase where social services are being transformed to become more preventive, accessible, and cohesive. We are now looking for a strategic and courageous department head who wants to take an active leadership role in this change and, together with managers and employees, develop a social service that meets the needs of the residents.

Job Highlights:

• Lead a central part of the social sector with significant strategic responsibility.
• Drive the transition according to the new social services act and close care.
• Shape culture and working methods with a focus on quality, development, and digitalization.

Your Responsibilities

As department head, you will be responsible for individual and family care, LSS, assistance and fee handling, outpatient care, and implementation within LSS and social psychiatry. Together with six unit managers, you will lead and develop the operations with a focus on the individual's needs.

You will lead cultural and change work, create a common direction, and develop structures for quality, follow-up, and work environment. You will drive development in digitalization, welfare technology, and innovation, and strengthen the support function area to ensure high quality.

The role entails full responsibility for personnel, work environment, and finances, as well as close collaboration with politics, trade unions, and external actors.

You will lead the implementation of the new social services act and the transition to close care, strengthen early and preventive measures, and translate national requirements into local, sustainable solutions. Through collaboration with healthcare, schools, and other actors, you will create a holistic approach around the individual.

Your Profile

• Higher education that the employer deems relevant for the assignment.
• Several years of experience leading through managers and working in a politically governed organization.
• Experience as a manager within IFO, LSS, or social psychiatry – preferably from both authority and execution operations.
• Experience with goal, budget, personnel, and follow-up responsibility with good results.
• Experience in driving change and development work with good results.

Personal Qualities:

In Leksand Municipality, we highly value leadership and have therefore defined three leadership competencies that we see as crucial for success in the role of manager with us:

• Goal-oriented – You take responsibility for the whole, set direction, and lead towards clear goals. You create structure and drive the work forward so that we achieve results that make a difference.
• Collaborative – You build trust, promote open dialogue, and create engagement. Through collaboration and good relationships, you strengthen the operations both internally and externally.
• Courageous – You lead with judgment and decisiveness, dare to make decisions even in challenging situations, and create security by being clear and consistent.

It is also important that you are a strategic and secure leader who creates clarity, wholeness, and focus. You inspire and engage – and see development, innovation, and digitalization as natural tools to meet the future.

About the Workplace

In this role, you will be part of the management group of the social sector together with three department heads and centralized support functions. The management group works together with a clear development focus and a holistic perspective on the sector's mission. The work is characterized by collaboration, accountability, and a common strive for high quality in operations. You will be part of an open and respectful work climate, where we care for each other and together create good conditions for sustainable development of the social sector.

We Offer You

For us, it is important that all our employees find a balance between work and home, feel secure in their employment, and have an increased quality of life through working in the municipality. If we succeed in this, there are good conditions for also succeeding with our common task, which is:

• We do what we are supposed to do by taking joint responsibility for our democratic mission, using our resources wisely, and always keeping focus on those we are here for.
• We do it well and are proud of our work and the results we achieve, and we welcome engaged and courageous employees who want to develop and improve together with us.
• We do it together by collaborating and learning from each other. Dialogue is important to us, and we find new solutions together with those we are here for, with trust, care, and respect.

We strive for a health-promoting work climate, job satisfaction, community, and personal development. Competence development is a given, and we encourage our employees to further develop through courses, training, and networking.

On our website, we have gathered information about what it is like to work with us. For more information, please see www.leksand.se/jobbahososs (http://www.leksand.se/jobbahososs)

For you as an applicant, we have the opportunity to offer relocation services, see further www.rekryteringslots.se (http://www.rekryteringslots.se)

Your Application

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Leksand Municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally via the link. The application documents consist of a CV and a cover letter.

Identification to verify your identity must be presented at a possible interview. This is standard in all our recruitment processes. Please note that this position is subject to background checks. The type of check conducted depends on the content and responsibilities of the position. More information about this will be provided during the recruitment process.

The deadline for applications is January 25. The appointment will be made by agreement, and we review CVs continuously, so it is good if you submit your application as soon as possible.

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