Vacant job

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

Bromma City District Administration offers you a workplace where your contributions can truly make a difference and contribute to the community benefit in a growing district. Here, active employee participation and clear leadership are the foundation for a developing operation.

Welcome to us

The Department of Social Services and Leisure in Bromma City District Administration consists of four different areas.

We are now looking for a team leader for the Unit for Persons with Disabilities, which is one of four units within the Adult Area. The remaining three units in the area are the Unit for Addiction and Social Psychiatry and the Units for Housing and Support Interventions 1 and 2.

The Unit for Persons with Disabilities is led by a unit manager and by you - our new team leader. The unit consists of 14 case officers (4 case officers working with children and 10 case officers working with adults), a contact secretary, and an administrative officer.

We offer

You will be part of a competent workgroup that has fun together at work with high engagement for our target group and social work. We are located in a nice activity-based office in Bromma Blocks. In Bromma, we utilize employees' competencies and collaborate across unit boundaries. Here, we work closely together, support and inspire each other, and jointly drive development forward. Our goal is always to create high quality and the best possible support for our users. We apply summer and winter working hours as well as flexible working hours, and there is an opportunity for wellness grants. Read more about our benefits in Stockholm City here (https://jobba.stockholm/formaner/).

Your role

As a team leader, you work on behalf of the unit manager and actively contribute to good leadership within the unit. You are the closest supervisor to the case officers and support them both in decision-making and in social work.

Your responsibilities as a team leader include:

• Supporting and coaching employees in complex cases
• Leading case discussions in groups as well as individually with employees
• Supporting employees in decisions regarding interventions
• Supporting employees in statements and appeals and representing the board in court negotiations
• Ensuring that employees make legally secure decisions
• Participating in the development of the unit's routines and working methods
• Together with the unit manager, being responsible for the introduction of new employees
• Representing the operation in collaboration forums both internally and externally
• Managing planning and prioritization during employee absences and ensuring that daily work functions in consultation with the manager
• Sticking to and participating in changed working methods if implemented
• Making decisions in accordance with the applicable delegation order

Your qualifications and experience

You have a degree in social work and several years of experience in public authority operations within the area of disabilities. You have very good knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, and guidelines that govern the work. As a team leader, we want you to be structured and stable, as well as have an understanding of budget management. You find it easy to coach and teach others, to learn new things yourself, and to work towards set goals with a holistic view. You are flexible and understand the importance of close and operational leadership and can make quick decisions when the work requires it.

Meritorious

• Experience in leadership
• Good knowledge of Stockholm City's social IT systems
• Work experience from Stockholm City as an employer
• Experience of working in a politically governed organization
• Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period.

Warm welcome with your application! Stockholm City works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competencies and thus counteracting discrimination.

For a possible interview, please bring a Swedish ID and relevant original documents for the position, educational certificates, any issued licenses for the profession, certificates, or work permits.

To work with children, youth, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, including work in their homes, at Stockholm City, you must show an extract from the criminal record. The extract should not be older than six months from the date of issue.