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The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS) is a government agency responsible for individualized compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial issues and for adults with substance abuse problems. SiS also implements closed youth care. We do this in youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse issues across the country. Working with us at SiS makes your professional life an exciting challenge. No matter where you work in our organization or what position you hold, you help create life-changing change.

SiS Youth Home Bergsmansgården receives non-compulsory school-age girls. We have operations in Fjugesta, three miles west of Örebro, and a satellite unit in Gammelbo, 3 miles north of Lindesberg. The girls come to us because they have psychosocial problems as well as issues with crime or drug abuse.

Job Description

Are you motivated by helping young people in vulnerable life situations? Do you also enjoy organizing, leading, and planning? Apply for the job as a Group Leader at SiS! As a Group Leader, you contribute to a safe and secure environment for both placed youth and 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 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.

As a Group Leader, you may be appointed as acting unit manager and/or included in the management on-call roster.

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 experience to continue developing your leadership within SiS.

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 meeting with youth/clients is your main focus. You are good at planning, organizing, and prioritizing work efficiently and are clear in your communication with others. At the same time, you are attentive and affirming in your handling of youth and employees and 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 keep your cool even in stressful situations.

You must also have:

• A relevant university degree focusing on social sciences, care sciences, or behavioral sciences, or other education combined with work experience that SiS considers equivalent.

To be appointed as acting unit manager and/or included in the management on-call roster, you must have a university education of at least 180 higher education credits focusing on social sciences, care sciences, or behavioral sciences.

• Several years of meritorious work experience in work within SiS or another operation focusing on care, treatment, and security, such as social services, care and treatment, prison services, or other relevant operations.
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both written and oral.
• Category B driver's license

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

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/).

Employment:

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

On-call duty during evenings and weekends may be included in the position.

With the state as an employer, a number of benefits are included, read more about these here: benefits (https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/).

Application:

Register your application in our recruitment tool by July 19th.

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

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

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

Before the recruitment process, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care 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.