Unit manager for Blomstergården and Ängsgården in Vittangi Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Social care unit manager/Social care manager
Work model On location
Application due date 12 January 2025
Are you the one? 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 constantly strive for good quality that benefits the users of our services.
The special housing department consists of 7 special homes, of which 4 homes are in Kiruna C and 3 homes are in the eastern part of the municipality. Blomstergården is located in the middle of Vittangi and has 22 beds and Ängsgården in Vittangi and currently has 6 beds. There is an ongoing phasing out of Ängsgården, which is why there are so few places there, it has been decided that on June 30, 2025, Ängsgården will be closed. You as Unit Manager will then have Blomstergårdens Special Accommodation as an activity.
Do you want an exciting, developing and meaningful job where you together with colleagues make a difference for other people? Then this could be the job for you.
WORK TASKS
We are looking for you who want an exciting, developing and meaningful job. As a unit manager, we expect you to lead the business in a positive and committed way towards set goals, with responsibility for finances, staff, work environment and quality of operations. You will be part of the housing department's management team and are expected to participate actively in the department's development work. An important part of the work is to get employees to grow and develop and create opportunities for influence and participation.
In the role of Head of Unit, you represent the employer and are a good role model. You communicate our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Cooperation in the organization. Your leadership is relationship-building and you have confidence in your employees' commitment and willingness to take responsibility. You utilize and develop your employees' skills and get your employees involved and committed to the business. A close leadership where you balance leadership, presence in the business with the administrative is an important part of the role as head of unit.
QUALIFICATIONS
We would like you to have a university degree that is relevant in the field or other education that the employer considers suitable for the position. We would like you to have experience of personnel, financial and operational responsibility and to be familiar with the legislation governing our field of activity.
You are open to change and interested in managing and developing activities. We expect you to be someone who is used to motivating, inspiring and developing people. In your role as Head of Unit, you take a coaching, close leadership approach and promote cooperation, influence and participation in the daily work of your unit. You are able to spread job satisfaction and encourage your staff to develop and grow.
As a person, you have a trusting manner and an ability to build good, long-term relationships. You lead and follow up the business in a methodical way with a strong user focus and ensure that conditions, requirements and expectations are clear. To thrive in the role, we see that you are confident, self-driven, strategic and have good decision-making skills. Responsiveness and communication skills are qualities that you should also possess.
We attach great importance to personal suitability.
Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis during the recruitment process.
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.
Kiruna municipality has made media choices for this recruitment and therefore refrains from contacting ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.