Unit Manager for Home Care

In the beautiful natural surroundings of Karlskoga, exciting things are happening right now. In our city, you always have close access to both beautiful nature and the high-tech industrial sector. We offer you a welcoming workplace where people and innovations can thrive. The Social Services Department works to ensure that all citizens, when needed, can receive the support they require in various situations. The work is conducted within the framework of the social services mandate and applicable legislation, and based on the Social Services Department's values. The operations include, among other things, home care, care and residential facilities, advice and support for people with disabilities, financial assistance, and support for substance abuse issues. The department also houses the municipality's competency supply unit. The Social Services Department is organized into five areas: Home Care, care and residential facilities, health and medical care, individual and family care, and the area for people with disabilities. Home care is divided into four areas, and this position is under the Northern Area, where you will be one of three unit managers. Welcome to meaningful work where you can truly make a difference! Karlskoga Municipality works with competency-based recruitment, which aims to recognize each person's competence and thus counteract discrimination. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As a unit manager within home care, you will be part of the home care management group together with ten unit managers and a operations manager. In this role, you will be involved in developing and shaping common working methods for the entire home care operations. You have responsibility for operations, budget, and personnel for your unit and work closely with other units within the Social Services Department to achieve the best possible results. You lead based on trust-based management with a clear holistic perspective and create participation among employees and good collaboration with colleagues and other partners. At the Northern Unit, you will be one of three unit managers responsible for three care teams. The employees consist of nursing assistants and care attendants. Home care is facing a major development in working methods, and we are looking for you who want to be involved in implementing and developing the operations together with employees and stakeholders. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who has: • relevant university/higher education • documented management experience • B-class driver's license It is advantageous if you have: • management experience within home care • change management experience • knowledge of Finnish Great weight will also be placed on personal suitability, and we are looking for someone who wants to take on an important task and who is driven by development. You work goal-oriented, are clear and structured in your leadership, and have the ability to engage and inspire your employees. You identify challenges in daily work and handle them in an efficient and constructive manner. As a leader, you have a trust-based approach and the ability to motivate, support, and create engagement in the work group. You are a good role model and encourage participation, responsibility-taking, and development. Home care's varying needs require high demands on continuous planning, prioritization, and follow-up, which you handle in a structured and proactive manner. Interviews are conducted continuously during the application period. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: According to agreement. Background Check To work in direct contact with users and patients, you must provide an extract from the police criminal record register. You must request an extract from the National Police Board using the form "Extract from the Criminal Record Register" from the form archive on the police website. If you have protected personal information, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system. Instead, contact PA-support (HR department) tel: 0586-610 55 for further handling. A trial employment period may apply. Karlskoga Municipality is part of the Finnish administrative area and therefore has a responsibility to safeguard the status of the Finnish language. This includes, among other things, offering preschool activities and elderly care in Finnish.

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