Job Description

Are you motivated by helping young people/clients in vulnerable life situations? Do you also enjoy organizing, leading, and planning? Apply for the position of group leader at SiS! 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 participate 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 legally and in accordance with applicable governing documents, methods, and set goals. You continuously keep the unit manager in your department updated on issues that may affect the work environment, care and treatment environment, or deficiencies in the operations. Introducing and mentoring new employees is also part of your job. You are part of a team with a unit manager and treatment secretary, and you will work closely together to achieve good results.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed in the role of group leader, you are motivated to work with and help people in vulnerable life situations. 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, as well as good at building relationships. You have a professional attitude and a good ability to collaborate and to understand others' perspectives. The work can sometimes be challenging and requires you to be stable and maintain calm even in stressful situations.

You should also have:

• Relevant university degree with a focus on social sciences, healthcare, or behavioral sciences of at least 180 credits or other education combined with work experience that SiS considers equivalent.
• In order for a group leader to be appointed as deputy unit manager and/or be part of the management standby, they need to have a university education of at least 180 credits with a focus on social sciences, healthcare, or behavioral sciences. At SiS Rebecka, we assume that you will be able to be appointed as deputy unit manager and/or be part of the management standby.
• Several years of meritorious work experience within SiS or another organization focused on care, treatment, and safety, such as social services, healthcare and treatment, correctional services, or other relevant fields.
• Good ability to express yourself in the Swedish language, both written and spoken.

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.

Employment:

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

For this position, we are looking for a total of three people.

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

Application:

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by Monday, April 6, 2026.

• The application should consist of a CV and a cover letter.
• Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process.
• Criminal record checks will be ordered through the Police if you proceed to the final stage of this recruitment.
• If you proceed in the recruitment process, we will request your diploma regarding education.

Great importance is placed on personal suitability.

Contact

Tufan Erkek
Unit Manager
010-453 24 31
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Merja Aahtila
Union Representative SACO-S
010-453 24 09
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Jenny Kingstedt
ST/OFR
010-453 40 77
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Nicole Leiringer
SEKO Representative
010-4536008
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

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 work, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care has made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with 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 ad.