Unit Manager for Support and Care, Income Support

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The Government Administration for Support and Care has approximately 240 employees with diverse expertise responsible for investigation and follow-up of interventions for adults, children, and youth. As a unit manager, your mission will be to lead and develop the unit toward coordinated, lawful, and professional government administration that meets citizens' needs through new ways of working. We are now recruiting a unit manager for Income Support. We welcome your application! About Us The Income Support Unit works with families and individuals who apply for financial assistance as support for their livelihood. We develop our activities together with others, internally and externally, to provide the best possible support to individuals so they can achieve self-sufficiency and independence. We provide information about rights and responsibilities and investigate entitlement to financial assistance. Your Tasks There are two unit managers for the Income Support Unit, each responsible for their own work team. You will therefore work closely with your colleague in Income Support as well as with other management colleagues within government administration with the task of coordinating interventions around the individual from a holistic perspective. As a unit manager, you have employer responsibility for operations, finances, and personnel. You have overall responsibility for ensuring that work is conducted in accordance with the laws, regulations, and guidelines that govern the activities. Together with your employees, safety representatives, and management colleagues, you work continuously on workplace environment issues and maintaining a good work environment in the unit. The role also includes driving, planning, evaluating, analyzing, and developing the operational area to meet the needs of the target group and future challenges. You will have support functions available to you in areas such as finance, quality, and workplace environment. You participate in various steering groups and work groups linked to your assignment and have an important role in good collaboration with other units/activities both within and outside the municipality. You will be part of the deputy operations manager's management group. About You We are looking for you who... are educated as a social worker or have other equivalent education have several years of experience in government administration work within social services have previous experience working as a manager. You are interested in both leadership and social work and prioritize citizen benefit. You have experience with change management. To succeed in the role, you are a present manager and a natural role model. You are responsive, well-organized, and have the ability to harness your employees' drive, resources, and willingness to develop. You build good relationships and trust by being clear and having a respectful approach where you create mutual trust with your employees. You place particular emphasis on a good collaboration climate both internally and externally, and you express yourself well in Swedish in speech and writing. Great weight is placed on your personal qualities. We want you to attach your CV. You do not need to attach a personal letter, but be careful to answer all questions in the application form. We welcome your application! Other Information Before a job offer, we ask you to provide an extract from the police record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process. About Umeå Municipality Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 valued employees. Our organization is divided into nine administrations, and together we work to ensure Umeå grows with care. Our core values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Working with us, you will be involved in socially important assignments where you contribute to Umeå remaining safe, secure, and enjoyable. Umeå is Northern Sweden's largest city with a rich array of experiences and opportunities. We are an association and culture city that offers a richer life even outside of work. You can learn what it is like to live and work in Umeå here: Flytta - Umeå kommun We are growing and therefore we may be looking for exactly you? Do you want more? We offer decent conditions, good benefits, and excellent development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as work that is important to everyone who lives and works here. We look forward to hearing from you.The Government Administration for Support and Care has approximately 240 employees with diverse expertise responsible for investigation and follow-up of interventions for adults, children, and youth. As a unit manager, your mission will be to lead and develop the unit toward coordinated, lawful, and professional government administration that meets citizens' needs through new ways of working. We are now recruiting a unit manager for Income Support. We welcome your application! About Us The Income Support Unit works with families and individuals who apply for financial assistance as support…

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job

Status

active

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public

City

Umeå

Address

Skolgatan 31A

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63.7970413, 20.2816791copyopen in

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Published

22. 7. 2026

Edited

30. 7. 2026

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