Interim Unit Manager, Individual and Family Care (IFO)
In Dorotea Municipality, you'll find both freedom and community. Freedom is found in our welcoming wilderness with mountains, lakes, and forests. Community is found in our group of welcoming and helpful people. What distinguishes Dorotea is our citizens' community engagement and our strong business climate with a high proportion of self-employed entrepreneurs. As an employer, we have short decision-making paths and continuous active development work. As an employee in our organization, it's part of your role to see the bigger picture and take responsibility. In our organization, you're offered a wide range of opportunities to participate and develop further. Dorotea Municipality is a Sámi administrative area, which is why cultural competence and knowledge of the Sámi language are merits within certain professions.
Interim Unit Manager for Individual and Family Care (IFO)
Do you want to help shape the future of social services in Dorotea Municipality? We're looking for someone who, together with us, wants to make a difference for children, their parents, and other adults in vulnerable life situations. We're now recruiting an interim unit manager for individual and family care (IFO). The assignment is expected to last 6 months.
Do you enjoy leading, developing, and inspiring? We'd love to hear from you—submit your application today!
About the Position:
As interim unit manager for Individual and Family Care, you'll lead and work alongside a great team of social workers and treatment specialists. The operations consist of:
six social workers with authority in all areas of social services
three treatment specialists in outpatient care responsible for social services' interventions in the home and the Drop-in Center's activities.
The strength of our small operations is that the team always helps each other and works together to do their best.
We offer you a position in a work group where expertise exists, dialogue flows, and laughter is always close by. The Social Services Director is your direct manager, and you're part of the Care and Support Services management team. With us, you'll have the opportunity to develop, take on significant responsibility, and drive the development of our operations.
Responsibilities
As unit manager, you hold operational responsibility for the unit within the Social Services Administration. Your duties include:
Personnel, work environment, and budget responsibility.
Leading, planning, and monitoring operations in accordance with laws, regulations, and other governing documents.
Working toward established goals and developing operations with a focus on the citizen.
Creating good conditions for employees' work environment and development.
Collaborating with other unit managers internally and externally.
As interim unit manager for individual and family care, you:
are well-acquainted with social services' mission.
thrive working independently, in a structured manner, and solution-oriented.
are cost-conscious and use financial resources efficiently.
have good knowledge of laws, regulations, agreements, and governing documents.
are a clear, visible, and present leader who is comfortable making decisions.
have the ability to create participation by involving employees and making use of their expertise and commitment.
Qualifications
Your documented formal qualifications correspond to:
Social Work Degree
Management/leadership experience
Good knowledge of social services' activities regarding authority exercise
It's a merit if you have experience in similar management assignments within Individual and Family Care.
Terms of Employment
Fixed-term employment for 6 months with possible extension; individual salary setting.
In connection with a job offer, an extract from the criminal record register will be requested.
As an employee at Dorotea Municipality, you may need to use your mobile BankID or Freja OrgID for secure login to systems and services needed for your work.
As an employee at Dorotea Municipality, you have:
wellness benefits of 1 hour per week during paid work time
flexible working hours
opportunity to work remotely
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