We are now seeking a section manager for the Adult Unit - we warmly welcome your application!
About us
The Adult Unit has approximately 70 employees and consists of a regulatory section and three operational sections.
The Adult Unit works with individuals with mental disabilities and/or addictions, as well as those who wish to leave a criminal lifestyle. The Adult Unit is embarking on an exciting development journey where we are now forming three new sections within the operational part. The Housing Section is responsible for two social psychiatric group homes and a sober and drug-free supported living facility. The Prevention Section offers interventions without needs assessment, both in groups and individually. This section also includes health-promoting activities, support for relatives, an employment program, and an activity house.
The Assistance Section works with assessed assistance measures. The interventions are individually tailored and aim to provide support in daily life, promote independence, and contribute to a positive life change. You will be part of an engaged management team consisting of section managers, operational developers, and the unit manager. As a section manager, you will report directly to the unit manager. The section managers support each other during short absences.
What does the job entail?
Currently, there is a transformation underway in the Adult Unit where two groups are being consolidated under one section, the Assistance Section. As section manager, you will be responsible for the Assistance Section and will work together with the teams to further develop work methods enabled by the new configuration. You will enter a phase where collaboration, development, and quality are in focus. You will play a key role in leading the section through this exciting phase, where your leadership will contribute to shaping a sustainable and well-functioning operation. The operation offers support and treatment interventions for individuals with harmful use and dependence on alcohol, drugs, or other addictive substances, gambling, criminal lifestyles, as well as housing support and apartment assistance. The goal of the interventions is to strengthen the individual's ability to live an independent life.
The section consists of eight support educators, four treatment providers, a 50% coordinator, and an apartment supporter who works with the municipality's training apartments. As section manager, you will be responsible for both personnel and budget. You will lead and develop the operation based on applicable legislation, goals, guidelines, and financial frameworks. The role also includes conducting systematic work environment efforts, quality assuring the interventions, and organizing work in a way that promotes both the employees' work environment and the development of the target group.
Who are we looking for?
You have:
- A degree in social work
- Experience working with the target group of the Adult Unit
- Previous leadership experience.
As a person, you are secure, stable, and possess good self-awareness. Through clear communication, you motivate others and create conditions for achieving common goals. You work strategically, systematically follow up on interventions, and use the results to develop the operation. Collaboration is central to your leadership, and you are solution-focused with a holistic perspective.
Our offer
- Secure and stable management team.
- Hybrid workplace.
- External coaching for managers.
- Vacation exchange.
- Salary exchange.
- Wellness allowance.
More information about the application
The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date to be agreed upon. We warmly welcome your application by December 14, 2025, at the latest.
If you have questions about the position, please feel free to contact unit manager Aida Samson at
[email protected]. We only accept applications via our recruitment system.
Note! If you do not have a current extract from the criminal record register, we recommend that you order one as soon as possible, as we need to see this before you can start your employment with us.
The City of Solna has made a medieval decision for all recruitments, so we kindly ask for no calls from advertisement sellers or recruitment service sellers.
In Solna, engaged employees work with the mission to develop the city and welfare with the residents of Solna in focus. This makes us an exciting and developing organization to work within.
The Social Administration is responsible for interventions for children, youth, families, individuals with disabilities or addiction, as well as support for victims of crime and individuals in need of financial assistance. We provide advice, support, and handle issues related to children and youth, family law matters, mental disabilities and addiction, as well as issues concerning victims of crime and social assistance.
Solna is a future city in growth, uniquely located between the tranquility of the Royal National City Park and the pulse of the metropolis. Our vision is for Solna to be a vibrant and safe city that combines sustainable development with good economic management to secure future welfare. Here, there are attractive housing options, successful businesses, excellent communications, first-class community services, and a rich cultural and sports offering. The City of Solna is currently in an exciting development phase, the population is growing, and many companies are seeking to establish themselves here.