Vacant job

We are looking for a group manager for Nynäshamn Municipality who wants to lead case managers in the field of elderly care and disability support.

Do you want to take the next step in your leadership and help create stability, structure, and job satisfaction in an organization that truly makes a difference? As a group manager in elderly care and disability support, you play a key role in supporting experienced case managers, ensuring lawful authority exercise, and driving development in a changing environment. You will have close collaboration with the unit manager and colleagues, significant mandate in daily operations, and the opportunity to influence both working methods and culture. Here, clarity, calmness, and the courage to make decisions are valued – as well as humor, humility, and the desire to build a strong team together. Do you want to lead, develop, and create sustainable working methods over time? Then we need you! Welcome to our team in the unit for elderly care and disability support.

This is what we offer you

• With us, you can make a difference in people's lives. Here, you have close access to your manager and colleagues, influence, and decision-making.
• Nynäshamn is a calm and safe municipality. Safety is also present in our teams – we are unpretentious, encourage, and support each other when needed.
• Nynäshamn Municipality is part of Sweden's strongest growth region. Our journey offers you opportunities for challenges and varied tasks.
• We offer free access to a gym. You also receive wellness hours or wellness grants.
• We have an active staff association where you can rent cabins in the mountains and archipelago. You can also participate in various activities such as padel, kayaking, and horseback riding.
• We have flexible working hours and shorter working hours during the summer. There is also the possibility of remote work.

Job Responsibilities

As a group manager, you are a present and stable leader in the daily work of case managers in elderly care and disability support. You support through coaching, guidance, and clear priorities, creating structure, job satisfaction, and a sustainable work environment over time. You are responsible for case handling and make decisions according to delegation, focusing on lawful authority exercise and good quality. In close collaboration with the unit manager, you participate in planning, following up, and developing the operations. The role also includes some personnel responsibility, such as recruitment, onboarding, and employee and salary discussions. If necessary, you step in and support your group manager colleague in LSS and social psychiatry.

About the Workplace

The Social Administration in Nynäshamn Municipality provides individualized support to residents throughout their lives. In 2025, an organizational change was implemented to better meet the new Social Services Act, where all authority exercises were consolidated within clear areas of responsibility.

The unit for elderly care and disability support is responsible for processing applications according to SoL and LSS for both older and younger individuals with physical or mental disabilities. The unit employs case managers, housing coordinators, and method supporters. In total, we are about 25 employees and are led by a unit manager along with two group managers. The group you will be responsible for consists of 13 case managers in elderly care and disability support.

This is what we are looking for in you

To succeed in the role of group manager, you have:

• A degree in social work
• At least five years of experience in case management with a focus on the elderly
• Good knowledge of the Social Services Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and other relevant legislation, knowledge of IBIC, as well as very good Swedish in speech and writing
• Experience in leadership within authority exercise, experience in LSS and social psychiatry, and knowledge of the operational system LifeCare are meritorious

Personal qualities we are looking for

You are a secure and stable leader who creates structure even when the pace is high. You are clear in your communication, have good judgment, and dare to make decisions. At the same time, you are attentive, coaching, and good at building trusting relationships. You see the big picture, can lift your gaze from the operational, and want to be involved in developing both people and working methods over time.

Here, you will succeed if you want to lead with both heart and direction!

Interested?

The recruitment is conducted in collaboration with TNG Lead – specialists in unbiased, data-driven, and modern executive recruitment, as well as interim management. We look forward to receiving your application with a CV or LinkedIn profile, and without a cover letter, in our simple application form. Please note that we cannot accept applications via email, but you are always welcome to email the recruiter with questions. After submitting your application, we will anonymize your personal information and ask you to complete a couple of recruitment tests before we make an initial assessment. Of course, you will receive more information about each step when the time comes, and as soon as you have submitted your application, you can track it in real-time via our website. Please note that your application will also be registered in the municipality's own recruitment system, and at the latest when the recruitment is completed, you will receive a confirmation of this via email. Also, please remember to apply for the job as soon as possible if you are interested, as selection and interviews are conducted continuously. Warm welcome!