About this role
The Agency for the Elderly belongs to the Care Office in Södertälje Municipality.
The Care Office consists of an administrative unit as well as an operational organization within the areas of elderly care and disability services. We are now seeking a team leader for the Agency for the Elderly.
The Agency for the Elderly consists of two unit managers, 3 team leaders, and approximately 30 social welfare administrators. The Agency has a home planning team working with home planning from inpatient healthcare, as well as a reception team where social welfare administrators work on follow-ups of existing interventions and receive new applications.
With us, you have the opportunity to lead and develop social welfare administrators and play a key role in a well-functioning organization.
As a team leader at the Agency for the Elderly, you are expected to participate and be active in various skill-enhancing forums and be an important part of the agency's development.
We use the Pulsen Combine business system and have Individual Needs in Focus (IBIC) as our working method.
Your Responsibilities
We are looking for someone who wants to lead, inspire, and develop an engaged team in administrative work. With us, you will have a key role in working with legal certainty, quality, and efficiency in decisions that impact people's everyday lives.
As a team leader, you are responsible for leading daily work, supporting employees in complex cases, and ensuring that operations follow current laws and guidelines. You will be an important link between employees and the unit manager and actively contribute to both operational and strategic development work.
Your tasks include:
- Operational leadership of the group's daily work
- Providing guidance and support in individual cases
- Following up on goals and results
- Implementing new working methods and routines
- Collaboration with internal and external actors
Who Are You?
You are structured and organized with the ability to plan, prioritize, and lead the administrative process efficiently. You are decisive and responsible and care about making well-grounded decisions. You have strong legal skills and can apply laws and regulations in practice. You see value in collaboration and are skilled at creating relationships both internally and externally.
Personal Characteristics:
- As a leader, you are confident and clear, with the ability to motivate, develop, and coach employees.
- You are pedagogical and clear in your communication.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Law, or equivalent higher education as assessed by the employer
- Extensive experience in administrative work, particularly within Social Services Act
- Experience working with the elderly target group and knowledge of administrative work for this group
- Leadership experience, preferably in a public context
- Strong communicative and pedagogical skills
Meriting Factors:
- Experience in various change and organizational transformation processes
- Experience working in the Pulsen Combine business system
- Leadership training
We place great importance on your personal characteristics.
We Offer You
- A developing and interesting assignment
- Good opportunities for skills development
- Annual working hours as a flexible working time model
- Wellness allowance
- Supervision
- Option to exchange holiday pay for days off
Every day, around 6,000 people go to work at Södertälje Municipality. We have many different roles and want to offer you a meaningful job where you can contribute to society while experiencing joy. As an employee with us, you'll have the opportunity to develop and make a real impact.
As an employee of Södertälje Municipality, you are offered secure employment terms, a generous wellness allowance, and the option to exchange holiday pay for extra days off. Some work areas offer flexibility in working hours and forms. We have a wide range of training and skills-enhancing initiatives for our employees. For more detailed information about our benefits, please visit our external website: https://www.sodertalje.se/formaner
Welcome to us!
Additional Information
Selection and interviews may occur continuously during the application period.
Södertälje Municipality works with competency-based recruitment methodology to counteract discrimination and promote workplace diversity.
We have many positions requiring background checks. A police record extract may need to be presented by candidates before employment decisions.
Employment may involve placement in a security class. A security review with register control according to the Security Protection Act may be conducted before employment decisions. Some security-classified tasks require Swedish citizenship.
We welcome calls from interested candidates but decline sales of advertisements and recruitment services.