Unit Manager at Kungsgården Care and Residential Home

Upplands-Bro kommun · Full-time

Furuhällsplan 1, Kungsängen, Sweden

In Upplands-Bro Municipality, we are approximately 2,000 employees working to provide our residents and visitors with the best possible service and experience of the municipality. With us, you are part of building a municipality where a comprehensive perspective, commitment, and professionalism permeate the organization, and together we work to fulfill the common mission of society. Do you want to lead an operation where quality, care, and development go hand in hand? As a unit manager at Kungsgården Care and Residential Home, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the daily lives of elderly people while leading and developing an engaged operation with high competence. Here you will work closely with both employees, residents, and family members in an operation where the person is always at the center. Job Description Kungsgården is a care and residential home with 32 apartments where we work to create security, quality of life, and a meaningful daily life for our residents. We have nurses, nursing assistants, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists working together in team-based care and support to provide good and coherent care and services. As a unit manager, you have overall responsibility for operations, quality, and finances with personnel responsibility for 28 employees. You lead, develop, and follow up on operations based on applicable legislation, goals, and guidelines, and work both operatively and strategically. The role involves close and present leadership in daily operations, while you also drive long-term work on operational development, quality, and goal achievement. You are responsible for work environment, budget, recruitment, and competence supply, as well as ensuring that our residents receive high-quality services with a focus on participation, security, and a person-centered approach. You work closely with employees, residents, and family members and drive the operation forward together with an engaged work team. You report directly to the department manager and participate together with your management colleagues in the elderly care management group. We are Looking for You You have relevant higher education for the position. You have documented experience in management positions with personnel, work environment, and budget responsibility within elderly care. You have experience from care and support operations in municipal services. You have knowledge of dementia diseases. You have knowledge of health and medical care. You have good skills in Swedish in speech and writing. You have good digital competence and experience working in operational systems. We are looking for someone who is a confident and present leader with the ability to create engagement, participation, and good collaborations. You are organized, responsible, and have a knack for building trusting relationships with employees, residents, and family members. Furthermore, you are development-oriented, clear in your communication, and driven to create an operation with high quality where both people and operations develop. A genuine interest in elderly care and people's wellbeing is something we consider self-evident. What We Offer Upplands-Bro Municipality has the advantages of a small municipality, including short decision-making processes and great opportunity to be involved in the development of work. The starting point for our assignments is the shared workplace, where we together develop operations and create conditions for collaboration. We have systems that enable remote work by agreement with your manager and when operations allow. The municipality actively works to increase equality and diversity in the workplace, which is why we welcome applicants who contribute to this. Read more about the municipality as an employer here. With us, you have the opportunity to lead an operation that makes a difference every day for elderly people and their families. You will become part of an engaged organization where collaboration, quality, and development are in focus. We offer a meaningful assignment with great opportunity to influence the operation's future development together with competent and engaged colleagues. Kungsgården is LGBTQI-certified and characterized by collaboration, innovative thinking, and great engagement. About the Position The position is a permanent employment. Probation may be applied. Start date by agreement. About the Recruitment Process: You apply easily by attaching your CV but without a cover letter. Instead, answer our selection questions. Due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, selection and initial interviews will take place after the advertising period has ended. Candidates assessed to meet the mandatory requirements (i.e., education, knowledge, and experience requested) will be contacted for the next step in the process. Final candidates will complete a work psychological test before being called for final interviews. Collaboration is a central part of our management appointments, which means that final candidates will also meet with union representatives as an integrated part of the recruitment process. A background check of the final candidate will be performed in connection with reference checks. All offers of advertising and recruitment assistance are declined. We look forward to receiving your application by September 23, 2026. Welcome to Upplands-Bro Municipality! In Upplands-Bro, we strive for dignified aging, where the individual's needs come first. Elderly care is about providing the opportunity for independence and choice in housing and care. We set high standards for quality and continuous monitoring to ensure an age-friendly and dignified environment. Upplands-Bro Municipality is one of Sweden's most expansive municipalities where development is at the center. We welcome you to a workplace where the guiding principles in our work and approach are Comprehensive Perspective, Commitment, and Professionalism.