Group Leader at SiS Youth Home Sundbo

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 closed youth care. We do this at youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse across the country. With us at SiS, your work life becomes an exciting challenge. No matter where in our organization you work or what position you have, you help create life-changing transformations.

SiS Youth Home Sundbo, located outside Fagersta, receives non-compulsory school-age boys with psychosocial issues as well as criminality and substance abuse. We are tasked with providing care for young people with special care needs and accept boys who have been sentenced to closed youth care (LSU).

Job Description

Are you motivated by helping young people/clients in a vulnerable life situation? Do you also enjoy organizing, leading, and planning? Apply for the position of group leader at SiS Youth Home Sundbo!

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 keep your department manager 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 are part of a team with a department manager and treatment secretary, and you will have close cooperation to achieve good results together.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed in the role of group leader, you are motivated to work with and help people in a vulnerable life situation. The operational work and meeting with young people/clients are 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 and good at building relationships. You have a professional approach and a good ability to collaborate and to understand others' perspectives. The work can sometimes be challenging and requires you to be stable and remain calm even in stressful situations.

You should also have:

• Relevant higher education 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 documented work experience within SiS or another organization focused on care, treatment, and security, such as social services, health care and treatment, correctional services, or other relevant fields.
• Good ability to express yourself in the Swedish language, both written and spoken.

Meritorious:

• Previous experience in a supervisory position.

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.

We want you to grow and develop in your professional role! As a group leader, you will receive solid leadership development and valuable knowledge and experience to continue developing your leadership within SiS.

Employment:

The position is a permanent full-time employment starting with a six-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement.

As a state employer, a range of benefits are included, read more about these here: Benefits (https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/).

Application:

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by February 3rd.

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 from media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

Note! If you have protected personal information, do not apply through the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.