Dedicated and experienced unit manager for home care in Ale

We are looking for someone who wants to help shape the Ale of tomorrow. With us, you will deliver services of the highest quality to the residents of Ale. Together, 2,500 employees create an Ale that focuses on its citizens and their needs. Become one of us! **About the Workplace** The management team in elderly care consists of 15 unit managers within special housing and home care, along with a operations manager. Two of the special housing facilities in Ale municipality operate in an intrapreneurial model. Here, we maintain an open dialogue where engagement and collegial support are natural parts of our work. We collaborate to initiate, support, and lead operational processes forward, making decisions based on the operational plan with set goals and assignments. We have a strong sense of community and a drive to develop our units together. We are now seeking a unit manager for home care in Ale. Home care in Ale is growing, and we need to expand the team with an additional unit manager. The role of unit manager involves leading, developing, and creating the best conditions for 25-30 dedicated employees. According to Ale's leadership vision, you are clear, secure, and courageous in your role. Through your and your employees' salutogenic approach, you work together to provide the highest quality in interactions with those we serve, our oldest residents. **Responsibilities** You will have personnel, budget, and work environment responsibilities for your unit. You will ensure that this work is carried out in accordance with legal requirements and that the unit maintains the best possible financial situation through ongoing follow-up with our controller. As a unit manager, you play an important role in systematic quality work, which includes continuous improvements and analyses of the work both in the long and short term. You will handle both strategic and operational issues in close collaboration with employees, colleagues, and management. The role also involves representing the operation in various working groups and development processes, both internally and externally. **Qualifications** We are looking for someone with a university degree in social work, social care, or another qualification that the employer deems equivalent. In this role, you need to have good knowledge of current legislation. We prefer candidates with prior experience in elderly care and experience in leadership or supervisory roles, where you have demonstrated the ability to inspire and motivate employees through your leadership. Experience in leading change initiatives and being innovative to contribute to ongoing development in the municipality is an advantage. You are confident in yourself and clear in your communication with others. In situations where others become stressed, you remain calm and make decisions that drive the work forward. You are not afraid to ask for help, but you are also attentive in your support to employees and colleagues. You have the ability to see the whole picture of the operation, while understanding that sometimes the smallest details can be the most important. We would like you to have experience working in municipal operations and be familiar with the conditions of a politically governed organization. **Other** We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Interviews will be conducted continuously during the recruitment period. Upon an offer of employment, a satisfactory extract from the police criminal record is required. This can be ordered free of charge via the police website, and we recommend that you do this early in the process. https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ If you have protected personal information, please do NOT apply through the system but contact the recruitment manager for handling your application. To facilitate the recruitment process, we ask you to attach relevant certificates and grades for the position you are applying for and to have a valid ID available during any interview. We can only accept applications via Varbi. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from various backgrounds. Would you like to know more about working in Ale municipality? Read more here: https://ale.se/om-kommunen/jobba-i-ale-kommun.html In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. 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