Unit Manager for Personal Support with a Focus on Personal Assistance

**Job Description** **Responsibilities** The Personal Support area is responsible for providing personal assistance, escort services, contact persons for adults, emergency leadership throughout Gothenburg, as well as night interventions carried out by the Night Unit. Together with your unit manager colleagues, you will drive the development of the operational area. You will be part of the management team for the operational area, which consists of thirteen unit managers, one business developer, one method developer, one staffing controller, and one operational controller. The role of unit manager includes the following responsibilities: - Responsibility for personnel, budget, and work environment - Responsibility for the unit's operational area - Formulating and establishing operational goals and strategies for the unit, as well as following up and evaluating results As a manager in our area, you will have access to close leadership, and in our management team, we continuously work to ensure the quality of operations and support for individuals. We also invest significantly in developing our management team and the role of the manager. As part of the management, you will help drive our collective efforts to ensure that our services maintain high quality. In support of your work, you will have access to a well-functioning support organization for method and operational development, short-term recruitment, schedule planning, and administration. The City of Gothenburg offers excellent opportunities for support and development, including management coaching and various training programs. As a new unit manager, you will participate in the city's central management introduction as well as a local introduction program. We have a strong forward momentum and believe that part of the job is to have fun together. In our management team, we see diversity as a strength. Would you like to be part of us? **Qualifications** The position requires a relevant higher education of at least three years, such as a social worker, in social care, health care, or another education that the employer deems equivalent. You need to have good computer skills and experience working with digital technology. Previous experience in management or leadership is a requirement. It is also advantageous if you have worked as a unit manager within LSS or SoL, as well as if you have experience in personal assistance. We consider it beneficial if you have experience working in the City of Gothenburg's operational systems, such as Personec, Adato, Proceedo, Stratsys, or other equivalent system supports. Furthermore, it is an advantage if you have good knowledge of systematic work environment management and its application within the organization. We are looking for someone who can flexibly change how they work when circumstances change. You can quickly adjust your perspective and approach and see opportunities in changes. We also see that you work well with others by listening, showing interest and respect, and understanding the common mission. Additionally, we see that you are motivated to learn new things and develop. You bring new ideas and take the initiative for improvements. You actively monitor developments in your professional field and regularly reflect on what needs to be developed in your operations. Finally, you can see your work as part of a larger context and understand how it affects and is affected by other parts of the organization. You collaborate with others on overarching issues to create value. You take into account different sources of information and perspectives and can adapt others' ideas to your own operations. We welcome your application! **Other Information** In this recruitment, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where you describe your knowledge in the area instead of submitting a personal letter. Interviews will be held at our office at Första Långgatan 28A. The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination. As an employee in the Department for Functional Support, we offer you: - Secure employment with good employment conditions - Full-time with the possibility of part-time - Introduction upon hiring - Competence development - Wellness benefits, bike subsidies, and other discounts and offers The position will be filled provided that it does not need to be allocated within the department or the city's restructuring work. To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to receive offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance. **About Us** We are all different. We are also all alike and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful employment, and to feel valued. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms. Within the Department for Functional Support, we provide support, services, and care to children and adults with disabilities and create opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, just like everyone else. By spreading knowledge and collaborating within the City of Gothenburg and with other actors, we increase understanding of individual needs and design interventions that make a real difference. With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest functional support administration. We work within housing with special services, daily activities,