For a vibrant Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we say. We are the caregiver who holds old mom's hand and the teacher who makes little brother read his first words. We are the childminder who makes someone grow every day and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who gives freedom and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home support workers who drive to villages in blizzards like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of skills, thousands of people and generations of experience who together safeguard, nurture, inspire, teach, save lives, innovate, move cities, stand up for each other and care for people. With pride and care. From mountains to cities. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, people and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what is important? The Social Administration's mission is to meet people's need for security. The administration must work to ensure that the municipality's residents receive social care in various forms and with a special responsibility to safeguard the needs and interests of vulnerable groups. We are currently in a development phase with the aim of creating a professional organization with a focus on quality that benefits the user of our efforts. We are a creative and solution-focused management team that is looking for a colleague who can lead the home service into the future with a confident and competent hand. Are you looking for a creative and developing job where you, together with committed employees, make a difference for the municipality's citizens? Then the position of Head of Department for Home Support may be right for you. A warm welcome with your application! DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES As Head of Department, you will be part of the management team and report directly to the Head of Social Services. In addition to the Head of Social Services, the management team includes four heads of department and a head of operations. To support you, you have a staff of experienced employees including SAS and MAS. The home support department currently has 10 unit managers who are responsible for the municipality's home care service, relatives' center, day and night alarm and short-term pool. In your role as head of department, you lead and develop the department together with the unit managers. This means that you ensure that the department's entire operations are conducted in a result- and goal-oriented manner with high demands on quality and development. In a committed way, you lead and develop the business forward towards set goals with responsibility for finance, staff, work environment and operational quality. You will collaborate with other members of the management team and contribute your ideas and development for other departments as a whole. In the role of Head of Department, you represent the employer and are a good role model. You are courageous and not afraid to take tough decisions. You communicate our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Cooperation throughout the organization. You make use of and develop your employees' skills and get your employees involved and committed to the business. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for people who have experience in managing and developing an organization and experience of responsibility for personnel, finance and operations. The applicant has an academic education relevant to the assignment. It is a merit if you have had responsibility for managing activities through managers in previous assignments. You have an interest in and knowledge of the activities relevant to the assignment and are well versed in current legislation. You have a good understanding of the conditions that govern a public sector organization and experience in municipal health and social care work. You will be confident in your leadership role and have the ability to engage and develop groups. In the role you have many contact surfaces and to succeed you need to value good cooperation. You are results-oriented, have good communication skills and as a leader you are a good role model through clear and committed leadership. You have the ability to see opportunities and solutions from a holistic perspective. Very good knowledge of Swedish is required, both spoken and written. We attach great importance to personal suitability. Interviews may be held on an ongoing basis before the application period has expired. We apply a fixed-term management contract in combination with a permanent basic employment within the municipality. OTHER To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words. We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure. We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train free of charge at various training facilities up to SEK 5000 / year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off. We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages. 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