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Statens institutionsstyrelse (SiS) is a government agency responsible for providing individually adapted compulsory care for young people and adults with substance abuse issues.

SiS Youth Home Eknäs receives school-age boys aged 12–16 with psychosocial problems, as well as those involved in crime and substance abuse. The institution is located just outside Enköping in a scenic area near Lake Mälaren. At SiS, your working life becomes an exciting challenge. Regardless of where you work in our organization or what position you hold, you help create life-changing change. SiS Eknäs Youth Home is currently in an exciting phase of development and growth. Apply for the position if you want to be part of this journey and contribute with us to creating a place for change!

Job Description

Are you motivated by helping young people and clients in vulnerable life situations? Do you also enjoy organizing, leading, and planning? Apply for the Group Leader position 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 staff. In this role, you work actively in the operational care and treatment work on the ward. 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 current guidelines, methods, and set goals. You keep the unit manager of your ward updated on issues that may affect the work environment, care and treatment environment, or deficiencies in the operations. Introduction and supervision of new employees are also part of your work. You are part of a team with the unit manager and treatment secretary, and you will have close cooperation to create good results together.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed in the role of Group Leader, you are motivated by working with and helping people in vulnerable life situations. The operational work and the 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 approach to young people/clients and staff, and you are good at building relationships. You have a professional attitude and a good ability to collaborate and put yourself in others' perspectives. The work is sometimes challenging and requires that you are stable and maintain your composure even in stressful situations.

You must also have:

• A relevant university degree focused on social sciences, care, or behavioral sciences, or other education, at least a 2-year post-secondary education combined with work experience that SiS considers equivalent.
• Several years of meritorious work experience from work within SiS or other operations focusing on care, treatment, and security, such as social services, care and treatment, correctional services, or other relevant operations.
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both written and orally.

In order for a Group Leader to be appointed as acting unit manager and/or included in the management reserve, they must have a university education of at least 180 higher education credits focused on social sciences, care, or behavioral sciences.

At SiS, we care about good leadership. This means that as a leader, you take responsibility for the whole, act as a good role model, drive development, promote good cooperation, and are clear in your communication. Read more about employee relations and leadership (https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap/).

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 experiences to continue developing your leadership within SiS.

Employment:

The position is a permanent full-time position and begins with a six-month probationary period. Start date by agreement.

As the employer, the state includes a number of benefits, read more about them here: benefits (https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/).

Application:

You are welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by June 21, 2026.

Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process.

SiS actively works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants.

For work at our institutions, SiS conducts register checks before employment.

Before the recruitment process, Statens institutionsstyrelse has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

NOTE! If you have protected personal data, you should not apply via the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.