Group Leader for HVB and Support Housing

Group Leader for Kastanjegården HVB and Support Housing We are a bold employer at the forefront of development and management. As a group leader, you have the opportunity for leadership development, and we offer external supervision. As a group leader, you play a key role in making the difference between a functioning operation and an excellent one. In your leadership, you are courageous and curious. You dare to try new ideas that align with today’s and tomorrow’s demands from the outside world. You care for your area while always considering the overall perspective for Gislaveds municipality. As an employee of Gislaveds municipality, you are a co-creator in your workplace. You are given the opportunity and are expected to contribute to the development of the operation through your knowledge and experience. Here, respect for diversity and the equal value of all people are fundamental. About the Operation BOOST – the unit for housing and support – is led by a unit manager and two group leaders. The unit includes Kastanjegården HVB and support housing. Kastanjegården HVB: offers six places for both girls and boys aged 13–20 years with psychosocial issues, norm-breaking behaviors, mental health problems, emerging substance abuse, or other reasons preventing them from living at home. Kastanjegården Support Housing: targets youth aged 16–20 years who are assessed to be able to live in their own accommodation with staff support. Support apartments are available in unlimited numbers within the municipality. We accept placements according to both SoL and LVU. Job Responsibilities As a group leader, you will lead the daily work and supervise the staff group at Kastanjegården HVB and support housing. Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Leading, distributing, and following up on daily work. - Creating engagement, participation, and a good working environment. - Conducting weekly meetings and being the closest support for the staff. - Together with the unit manager, driving development work, method development, and quality work. - Being responsible for the introduction of new employees. - Collaborating with internal and external partners. - Participating in the management group for BOOST alongside the unit manager and other group leaders. You will supervise ten therapists who work according to a schedule with round-the-clock staffing and one awake night staff member. Your working hours are during office hours. Qualifications We are looking for someone who is a trained social worker, behavioral scientist, or has other relevant education that the employer deems equivalent for the position, along with several years of experience in HVB homes or similar qualifications. It is a significant merit if you have knowledge of social law. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and prefer candidates with experience in the field. Experience in leadership is advantageous. You need to express yourself well in both speech and writing. You possess good leadership qualities such as strong collaboration skills, flexibility, clarity, and structure in your work. You have strong analytical skills, are development-oriented, and enjoy working in teams and contributing to everyone's development. You maintain your composure in stressful situations and have the ability to convey this to others. You easily build good relationships and are attentive and clear in your communication. The role includes being responsible for the introduction of new employees. For us, good collaboration with other units in the social office and with external partners is essential. Together with the other group leaders in the department, you will work towards fostering good cooperation between the units. A B driver's license is a requirement. Recruitment is ongoing, and interviews may take place before the application deadline has expired. We offer: A strong sense of teamwork with colleagues. External supervision and leadership development. Professional development through various courses organized by the region. Paid vacation from the first year of employment. Some form of remote work. Free access to the municipality's swimming pools. Your employee engagement is closely linked to your ability to collaborate and participate in your and the operation's development. With us, this means having good cooperation with your manager and colleagues, both within your own workplace and across the municipal group. You treat everyone with a high level of service, kindness, and quality through a customer and service focus. You take responsibility for being involved in operational matters and are solution-oriented. We place significant emphasis on personal suitability and that your view of employee engagement aligns with ours. We apply a background check (extract from the criminal record) as a form of suitability assessment for all those offered employment in operations where there is direct and regular contact with children and youth. Do you want to be part of our success? Welcome with your application! In Gislaveds municipality, full-time work is a right, and therefore, job vacancies* are advertised as full-time. When the operation can accommodate part-time work, it is, of course, an option. *Positions shorter than 3 months and certain roles may be exempt. In preparation for the recruitment process, Gislaveds municipality has made decisions regarding