Unit Manager in Elderly Care

Oskarshamns kommun · Full-time

OSKARSHAMN, Sweden

Welcome to the place of islands and lakes! Here in Oskarshamn, you can experience tranquility in warmth and security and find your energy in proximity and community. We are proud to be Sweden's fourth richest municipality, with over 6,000 islands in our archipelago and 500 lakes. Whether you seek relaxation or adventure, Oskarshamn has something to offer. With the sea as a backdrop and the scent of pine trees around the corner, it's easy to fall in love and settle down. In Oskarshamn, you can grow and develop. With major employers in industry and technology, driven entrepreneurs and small business owners, Oskarshamn offers a thriving business environment and exciting opportunities. The proximity between countryside, city, sea and forest provides all the conditions to live safely and comfortably, with time left over to pursue passions and dreams. Welcome to cast anchor in Oskarshamn Municipality. Elderly Care is one of four areas within the Social Services Department. It is our largest operation with approximately 700 employees and includes housing, home care services, activities and benefit assessment. Elderly Care collaborates on various matters with different areas, departments, the region and authorities. With us, our values are important; they characterize everything we do and serve as our guiding light. We are now looking for a unit manager for elderly care in Oskarshamn Municipality. Like us, you are passionate about further developing elderly care and want to contribute to our elderly having a meaningful life. Welcome to submit your application! 1 position(s). DUTIES As a unit manager, you are the employer's representative and you will be responsible for elderly care operations in Oskarshamn Municipality. You report to the section manager and will have management responsibility for a number of employees. In addition to personnel responsibility, you will have operational and financial responsibility, which means you develop, plan and follow up on your operations. In your work, you contribute to transforming politically determined goals into efficient operations. Together with management and other collaborative partners, you ensure that elderly care operations continue to be progressive and quality-assured. QUALIFICATIONS In your role as unit manager, you adopt a coaching leadership style and promote collaboration, influence and participation. You have an easy time spreading work enthusiasm and help your employees develop and grow. The position requires that you are a thorough administrator, structured and organized with corresponding analytical abilities. Good teamwork skills are essential, as this work is characterized by constant collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders. Your assignment includes varied documentation, so you need to be able to express yourself well both verbally and in writing in Swedish. In addition to basic computer skills, you need to be able to handle different types of computer systems; we use, for example, Medvind, WinLas, Treserva, Adato, Stella, Opus and Novi. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities and are looking for you who: • are social and communicative with the ability to build good relationships • meet your surroundings with humility and optimism • are clear and attentive with good self-awareness • have an easy time initiating, leading and driving development work • are quality-conscious and goal-oriented A class B driver's license is required as you will need to travel geographically to different locations/operations within the municipality. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start: Start date to be agreed with the hiring manager. We use a continuous recruitment process, so we hope that you, if interested, register your application as soon as possible. To ensure quality in the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to apply via the application link and not via email or paper format. We have smoke-free working hours. We offer a flexible wellness agreement. We decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this position. Read more at https://oskarshamn.com/ Check out our great film about our city: https://youtu.be/_T9Cy0C-H_o