About this role
Jönköping Municipality is a large employer with hundreds of different job roles. We are growing in line with the development of the municipality, with more residents, more housing, and a wider range of services. We are always on the lookout for new talent – employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by the common drive to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and reside in.
Do you have experience as a manager or supervisor from HVB (homes for care and accommodation) for children and youth? Would you like a meaningful job where you can make a difference in the future of young people? Then apply for the position of unit manager at HVB Prinseryd, the municipality's HVB for boys.
Your new job
As a unit manager within HVB, you will have overall responsibility for ensuring that the operations are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, quality requirements, and political goals and decisions. The role involves both strategic and operational work – from leading and developing the staff group and operations to ensuring that the young people receive the right support, care, and treatment. You will be responsible for the documentation of the operations, collaboration with other stakeholders, as well as the personnel, finances, and working environment of the operations. In your work, you will have a coordinator and the municipality's support functions in finance, scheduling, and personnel matters to assist you. You will be part of the management structure for children and youth and the resource management group together with unit managers from, among others, open care, supported housing, preventive measures, and HVB Prinseryd's sister operation HVB Kärrarp.
The role also includes being responsible for management readiness for individual and family care's 24-hour operations every 6 weeks, for which compensation will be provided according to agreement.
Your qualifications
You have a completed and approved higher education degree of at least 180 credits, such as a degree in social work, behavioral science, community-oriented education, or other education deemed equivalent by the employer.
Experience from the core profession is a requirement. Furthermore, you have leadership experience, preferably within HVB or similar operations, where you have had responsibility for personnel, budget, and working environment. You possess good knowledge of the Social Services Act and regulations for HVB. Experience working in a politically governed organization is an advantage.
You have the ability to work systematically with quality assurance, documentation, and follow-up. You have expertise in areas such as trauma, mental health issues, and behavioral problems relevant to the target group. Naturally, you are confident in conflict management and skilled in building relationships with young people. As a person, you are communicative, solution-oriented, and genuinely committed to the development of youth.
You have good proficiency in the Swedish language, both spoken and written. You hold a B driver's license and can operate both automatic and manual transmission vehicles.
We place great emphasis on personal suitability!
We offer you
With us, you will have a meaningful job where you make a difference in the future of young people, the opportunity to influence and develop the operations, as well as professional development and support in your leadership role. You can read more about our benefits at https://www.jonkoping.se/jobba-hos-oss/jonkopings-kommun-som-arbetsgivare-/detta-far-du-nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss
Welcome to us
HVB Prinseryd works with the target group of boys aged 13-20 with psychosocial issues, behavioral problems, and/or neuropsychiatric disabilities. The accommodation has 8 places, and we primarily work with youth from Jönköping Municipality. The operations work systemically based on what works by strengthening protective factors in the youth's home environment. The residence is nicely located on the outskirts of Bankeryd.
Good to know
The recruitment is for a permanent position, full-time, with a start date according to agreement. You will primarily work during the day, but management readiness is included every 6 weeks. A probationary period may be applied. Testing tools may also be utilized.
In your application, we would like you to include a CV, along with your degree certificate and current employment certificates. All your employment must be verifiable with certificates indicating your position and the extent of your work. Even if you already work with us, you need to present degree certificates and employment certificates for positions you have held outside the municipality. Applications that do not meet this requirement will not be prioritized.
Interviews for the position will take place on December 4th, 5th, and 8th. If you apply for the position and are called for an interview, you need to be available on these days.
Before employment, a background check must be submitted from the Swedish Police Authority's criminal record and suspicion register according to the provisions of the Act (2007:171) on background checks for such homes for care or accommodation that receive children. Please