Unit Manager for Home Care Services

Jönköping Municipality is a large employer with hundreds of different professional roles. We grow in pace with the municipality's development, increasing population, more housing, and broader offerings. We are always seeking new talent - employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by the shared drive to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and reside in. Would you like to lead and drive an operation whose mission is to contribute to increased quality of life for our customers? We stand for the good encounter, believing that value and quality are created in the customer interaction. A dignified and professional approach characterized by respect, trust, and care is the foundation of our operations. We are now expanding our organization with additional unit managers and are seeking an engaged individual who wants to develop municipal home care services together with us! Your New Job As a home care unit manager, you are responsible for planning, leading, and driving your operations, and through your employees, contribute to enabling citizens to live a dignified life and experience well-being. You have responsibility for operations, finances, personnel, and work environment, with development and improvement work being a natural part of your leadership assignment. As a manager in the Social Services Administration, you work and lead based on our shared core mission: all activities shall be built on a health-promoting approach where individual resources are utilized and strengthened through self-determination, participation, and influence. Your Competence You should have a college/university degree that the employer finds relevant for a leadership position. We particularly value experience in a leadership role and work within elderly care. Furthermore, you must be proficient in Swedish in speaking, writing, and reading comprehension. As a person, you are stable and maintain composure in stressful situations, are trustworthy, and possess a high degree of personal maturity. You focus on results with a good ability to organize and prioritize your work. You have excellent collaboration skills as much of the work is performed in groups and with other departments within the Social Services Administration, while also comfortably handling independent work. Additionally, you are clear in your approach and communication, are attentive, and take initiative. You can also quickly adapt your perspective and see opportunities in changes. You lead, motivate, and provide others with the necessary authority to effectively achieve common goals. Your leadership is characterized by presence, participation, trust, and commitment. Beyond this, you handle both substantive issues and employees in a professional manner. We place great importance on your personal characteristics! We Offer You We offer an exciting, challenging, and varied work environment alongside committed colleagues and employees. As a new manager, you will be offered participation in a management introduction program over 4-5 months, blending theory with practical exercises connected to the organizational context you will be working in. Other benefits include: - Flexible working hours - Reduced working hours in June-August - Paid vacation from the first year of employment - Opportunity for vacation exchange - Wellness allowance - Read more about employee benefits at Jönköping Municipality You have a genuine interest in working with people and are service-oriented towards our customers. You remain calm in stressful situations and see opportunities in changes. Furthermore, you have the ability to collaborate with colleagues and constructively discuss and negotiate solutions. The work requires you to be flexible and structured. It is important that you take responsibility for your tasks and perform them with thoroughness. As a person, we believe you are stable, secure, and proactive. In the recruitment process, we place great emphasis on your personal suitability. Welcome to Us Home care services consist of 23 home care groups spread throughout Jönköping Municipality. As a unit manager, you will be responsible for a home care group and will be part of a management team together with 5-7 other unit managers. Organizationally, you report to the area manager and will have support from HR consultants, recruitment consultants, economists, unit administrators, and other staff and management. On-site in the operation, you will have support from process coordinators who plan daily services provided to customers. You will have a workplace in the home care location. To facilitate collegiate exchange with other unit managers, we have a shared location at Skeppsbron near the southern Munksjön. Good to Know The recruitment is for two permanent positions, one of which is an expansion. The positions are full-time with start date by agreement. Working hours are during daytime, Monday to Friday. We will apply tests during the recruitment process. We use rolling selection, and interviews are planned for 27/11, 28/11, 1/12, and 3/12. Second interviews will be planned for