Group Leader Committed to Creating Change | SiS Youth Facility Eknäs

Description:

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service (Statens institutionsstyrelse, SiS) is a government agency responsible for individually tailored compulsory care for young people and adults with substance abuse issues. SiS Youth Facility Eknäs serves school-age boys aged 12-16 years with psychosocial difficulties, involvement in crime, and substance abuse issues. The facility is located just outside Enköping in a beautiful natural setting near Lake Mälaren. At SiS, your work life will be an exciting challenge. Regardless of where you work in our organization or what position you hold, you help create vital change. SiS Eknäs Youth Facility is currently in an exciting phase of development and growth. Apply for this position if you want to be part of this journey and help us create a place for change! Job Description Are you motivated by helping young people/clients in vulnerable life situations? Do you also enjoy organizing, leading, and planning? Apply for the position of Group Leader at SiS! As a group leader, you contribute to a safe and secure environment for both placed children and young people/clients as well as staff members. In this role, you actively participate in the operational care and treatment work in the unit. You are responsible for planning, operationally leading, and distributing the daily work. You serve as a role model and ensure that work is conducted with legal certainty and in accordance with applicable guidelines, methods, and established goals. You keep the unit manager on your unit continuously updated on matters that may affect the work environment, care and treatment environment, or operational shortcomings. You will also be involved in introducing and mentoring new staff members. You are part of a team with a unit manager and treatment administrator, and you will work closely together to achieve good results. Qualifications To thrive and succeed in the role of group leader, you are motivated by working with and helping people in vulnerable life situations. Operational work and contact with young people/clients is your primary focus. You are skilled at planning, organizing, and prioritizing work efficiently and are clear in your communication with others. At the same time, you are attentive and affirming in your interactions with young people/clients and staff members, and you are good at building relationships. You have a professional approach and a strong ability to collaborate and understand others' perspectives. The work is sometimes challenging and requires you to be stable and remain calm even in stressful situations. You should also have: - A relevant university degree in social sciences, healthcare, or behavioral sciences, or other education (minimum 2-year post-secondary qualification) combined with work experience that SiS considers equivalent - Several years of documented work experience within SiS or similar organizations focused on care, treatment, and security, such as social services, healthcare and treatment, criminal justice, or other relevant fields - Strong ability to express yourself in Swedish, both in writing and verbally For a group leader to be appointed as deputy unit manager and/or be part of the management team, they must have a university education of at least 180 credits in social sciences, healthcare, or behavioral sciences. At SiS, we value good leadership. This means that as a leader, you take responsibility for the whole, act as a good role model, drive development, promote good cooperation, and are clear in your communication. Learn more at https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap/ We want you to grow and develop in your professional role! As a group leader, you will receive comprehensive leadership development and valuable knowledge and experience to continue developing your leadership skills within SiS. Employment: This is a permanent full-time position starting with a six-month probationary period. Start date by agreement. As an employer, the state offers various benefits. Learn more about these here: https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/ Application: Welcome to register your application in our recruitment system by June 21, 2026. Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process. SiS actively works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants. Before employment at our facilities, SiS conducts background checks. In preparing the recruitment process, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service has determined recruitment channels and marketing approaches. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales, recruitment sites, and similar vendors. NOTE! If you have protected personal information, you should not apply through the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Enköping

Address

Vallby Eknäs 14

GPS

59.545846992174, 17.128854439796copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

+46104532633

Views

6

Published

27. 5. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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