Unit Manager for Child and Family Investigations – Varberg Municipality

We are Varberg Municipality, the employer who sees the potential in you. Here, you can make a difference, both for others and for yourself. We are driven by the idea of simplifying people's daily lives and realizing their dreams. We do this through knowledge, innovative courage, and a forward-looking spirit. We welcome you to contribute to our vision – to become the creative hub of the west coast.

The Social Services Board is responsible for providing support, care, and assistance to people at different stages of life. We work based on individual needs and offer interventions grounded in several laws, including the Social Services Act (SoL), the Act on Support and Service for Certain Persons with Functional Impairments (LSS), and the Health and Medical Services Act.

This may involve providing older adults with a secure and meaningful daily life, supporting individuals with disabilities, or being there for children, young people, and adults in vulnerable life situations.

With us, you will meet every individual with respect and professionalism. We collaborate across professional boundaries – both within our own board, with other parts of the municipality, and with external actors. To ensure quality and development, we actively work with follow-up, improvement efforts, and digitalization.

Here, you make a real difference – every day.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want a leadership role where you take responsibility in daily operations while helping to shape the future direction, with the child's best interests as the starting point for every decision?

We are in an active development phase and are now looking for a Unit Manager for the Child and Young People Authority.

Unit Manager for Child and Family Investigations

In this role, you are responsible for one of two investigation units, which has two team leaders. The unit is responsible for investigations for individuals between the ages of 0–20.

With us, you will receive a mandate with clear authority and significant responsibility, in a operation where we work to ensure that children and young people receive the right support at the right time, and where our interventions are based on the child's needs. There is a clear desire to maintain a holistic approach and share responsibility, even in matters that cross operational boundaries.

As a Unit Manager within Individual and Family Care, you are responsible for leading and developing the operation in accordance with the Social Services Act (SoL) and other relevant regulations. You have personnel, budget, and work environment responsibilities, and ensure that the work is conducted with quality, legal certainty, and in line with the municipality's goals and values.

The role includes, among other things:

• Leading and developing the unit's work with authority functions and support measures within individual and family care.
• Being responsible for recruitment, induction, competence development, and work environment for employees.
• Ensuring legally secure case processing and quality in investigations and decisions according to SoL and LVU (Act on Care of Young Persons).
• Having budget and follow-up responsibility for the unit and contributing to efficient resource use.
• Supporting and supervising social secretaries in their daily work.
• Collaborating with other units, authorities, and external actors to create cohesion and coordination.
• Participating in development work and contributing to improved methods and routines within Individual and Family Care (IFO).

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who have a degree in social work or another university education that the employer deems equivalent. You have experience in leadership, preferably within individual and family care, as well as good knowledge of the legislation in this area.

You are a clear and present leader who creates trust, involvement, and engagement. You have a holistic perspective, are confident in your decisions, and have the ability to drive development and improvement in a complex operation.

We also see that you have:

• A degree in social work or another equivalent university education
• Experience in leadership within the Social Services' individual and family care
• Knowledge of the Social Services Act (SoL), LVU, and applicable regulations
• Experience with authority functions and quality work
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing

Do you want to lead an operation where you have the opportunity to influence and make a difference for children, young people, and adults in vulnerable situations?

As a Unit Manager within individual and family care, you get to combine strategic leadership with social benefit in an operation characterized by engagement, quality, and legal certainty.

We welcome your application!

Salary Form: Monthly salary.
Employment Type: Permanent employment.

Varberg Municipality welcomes diversity and sees differences as a strength. We hope that you, as an applicant, can contribute with your background and competence.

Welcome to read more about what it is like to work with us at: https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss (https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss)

Before employment with us, you need to show that you have the right to work in Sweden according to the Aliens Ordinance. This is done by proving citizenship in the EU/EEA or Switzerland, or by showing a work permit or an exemption from it.

This position requires a driver's license for automatic transmission vehicles.