Development Leader for the Social Services in Bollebygd

The young and expanding Bollebygd is a municipality with future potential characterized by a holistic view, sustainable development, and growth. We have about 650 employees and we carry out some of Sweden's most important assignments. Children's learning, good care and welfare, sustainable community development, and environmental issues are just a few examples. The municipality strives to be an attractive employer where employee participation and leadership are characterized by involvement and influence.

Bollebygd has nearly 10,000 inhabitants. Located just 30 minutes from Gothenburg, Borås, and Alingsås, Bollebygd is geographically well positioned. The municipality offers rich outdoor activities with ski slopes, beautiful hiking trails, and a golf course in a manor environment. Bollebygd has well-developed operations with good quality and a vibrant business community with over 1,000 entrepreneurs. Please read more at bollebygd.se (https://www.bollebygd.se).

The Development Unit – Your New Workplace?

The Social Services Department is responsible for the municipality's social services and health care. The department's mission includes both authority exercise and implementation of services for individuals in need of elderly care, individual and family care, LSS, and municipal primary care. The department consists of about 280 employees.

For the Social Services Department, it is important to highlight and prioritize development issues to best meet today's and tomorrow's challenges in Bollebygd. Therefore, we have invested in a Development Unit. The Development Unit is intended to function as a supportive function aimed at improving the quality of operations, and ultimately for the residents of Bollebygd. The unit is led by a development manager and consists of development leaders, MAS/MAR, committee secretaries, system administrators, and welfare coordinators.

As our development leader moves on to new assignments, we are now seeking a replacement with the main tasks: new social services act and sustainable knowledge organization!

JOB DESCRIPTION

In the role of development leader, you will have two exciting main assignments focusing on the future of social services. You will play a central role in the transition to a long-term sustainable, more preventive, and knowledge-based social service. Your main task will be to lead and support the municipality's operations by mapping, planning, and implementing changes that align with the new social services act. The role also includes being the municipality's contact person in collaboration regarding the transition to the new social services act.

The second main assignment is related to the new social services act and the requirement for evidence-based methods and proven experience. As part of meeting these requirements, the sustainable knowledge organization project has been initiated, aimed at training 20 employees per year in various methods or themes that the department identifies as necessary. Here, you will play a central role in planning and implementing training initiatives that will contribute to a sustainable knowledge organization in the long run. The project is planned to run during 2026 and 2027, in collaboration with Svenljunga municipality where there is a corresponding role that you will collaborate with.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or another higher education degree that the employer deems equivalent. You have several years of experience in social work, preferably from several areas of social services, and are well acquainted with the mission of social services and the legislation that governs it. We are looking for someone with strong communication and pedagogical skills as well as experience in leading change work. Experience in strategic development work or project management, preferably within public operations, is an advantage.

In your work, you will adopt a process-oriented approach and proven experience. You can work independently, structured, and solution-focused. You have a good ability to express yourself in speech and writing and experience in writing strategic reports. Since the role requires collaboration with many different functions, we place great importance on personal suitability.

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Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis.

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, therefore we welcome applicants from various backgrounds.

For those applying for a position that involves working with or coming into contact with children, you will need to present a criminal record extract before employment.

Before a potential employment, you need to present a valid passport or national ID for verification of identity and citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit.

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