Work Supervisor for Employment and Income Support

Halmstads kommun · Full-time

Kyrkogatan 5, Halmstad, Sweden

The Education and Employment Administration's mission is to increase individuals' opportunities to find employment and become self-sufficient through education, internships, and work. Employment and Income Support is responsible for planning, implementing, and coordinating the municipality's employment initiatives as well as administering financial assistance. The overall mission is to support community residents toward self-sufficiency and enable them to participate in society. We are currently seeking work supervisors for our various workplaces: 1. Property and Recycling Center (HEM) 2. Industrial Technology, Halvin Your Responsibilities As a work supervisor, you lead, plan, and organize daily operations at our facilities while working closely with participants and being an active part of the operations. You create structure, provide guidance, and motivate participants in their development toward working life and contribute to a safe, inclusive, and developmental work environment. You are responsible for the work environment at the facility and actively work on continuous improvements. Together with coaches, mentors, and administrators, you collaborate on individual planning for participants and ensure that operations function both practically and administratively. The role also includes monitoring participant attendance and managing invoicing documentation. You should have an interest in service and practical work. Our facilities develop based on participants' needs and the municipality's mandate, which means content and working methods may change over time. No two days are alike, and you have the opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives. Your Qualifications We seek an engaged and confident work supervisor with the ability to create structure, build strong relationships, and motivate others. You thrive with practical work where you lead through active participation in operations and see the value in supporting people on their path toward self-sufficiency. For this position, you must have: - Post-secondary education in social work or other education the employer deems equivalent - Experience with employment initiatives, social work, or other work with people in transition - Strong ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work - Good collaboration skills and ability to build trusting relationships It is particularly meritorious if you have: - Practical skills and an interest in service and varied work tasks - An established network within the local business community and experience creating contacts with employers to find pathways for participants to work or other meaningful activities - A Class B driver's license Personal Competencies As a work supervisor, collaboration skills are important for cooperating with colleagues, participants, and other stakeholders to provide participants with the best possible support. The role also requires service orientation through professional and solution-focused conduct that contributes to a safe and inclusive environment. Flexibility is needed to adapt working methods and priorities when circumstances change. Good planning and organizational skills are also important for managing operations, coordinating activities, and handling administration. Finally, integrity is a central competency as the role involves responsibility for sensitive information and requires professional and lawful conduct. What We Offer You At the Education and Employment Administration, you become part of work where your competence and commitment truly make a difference. You contribute to helping people achieve education, employment, and self-sufficiency and are part of an organization with broad expertise and strong development ambitions. With us, you will experience trust-based leadership where your ideas are valued and you have the opportunity to influence working methods and practices. To help you feel secure in your role, you will receive a well-planned introduction. Additional Information To ensure quality in the recruitment process at Halmstad Municipality and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask that you submit your application digitally. We value the qualities that balanced age and gender distribution as well as ethnic and cultural diversity bring to our operations. We therefore welcome applicants who contribute to this. In the recruitment process, we may use occupational psychological tests as part of the selection process. We also use digital reference checks as part of the recruitment process. This means you as a candidate may be asked to provide references digitally at a later stage of the process. If the position requires education, certification, or other qualifications, you as a candidate must be able to provide grades, diplomas, or other documents proving this. You can easily retrieve this through Ladok: • Log in to Ladok. • Go to "Examen och bevis" (Degrees and Certificates). • Select your degree under "Utfärdade bevis" (Issued Certificates). • Click on "Hämta bevis" (Retrieve Certificate) and save the document as a PDF. • Attach the PDF file to your application. If you are unable to attach the degree certificate, you can instead share it through Ladok by providing a control code, personal number, and link to the verification page. Before employment begins, you must demonstrate that you have the right to work in Sweden, as required by the Aliens Ordinance. You do this by proving your citizenship within the EU/EEA or Switzerland with a passport, national ID card, or personal certificate along with a valid identity document. If you cannot do this, you must present a work permit or demonstrate that you are exempt from the work permit requirement. The position is filled subject to necessary decisions being made. We politely but firmly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this announcement. We warmly welcome your application! When you work at Halmstad Municipality, you create meaning by shaping, strengthening, and enriching others' daily lives - whoever you are. With us, collaboration, balance, and opportunities for development are important, both as a professional and as a person - we are the workplace where you get more out of life! Read more about us here.