Change is happening – and we're looking for you to drive it forward.
The Workplace
The Social Services Department in Karlsborg is responsible for individual and family care, elderly care, care for people with disabilities, and municipal health and medical services. The department has approximately 250 employees.
As significant changes are taking place in social services regarding legislative amendments, we are investing in a new position with us where the focus is on quality development work! With us, you become part of a team that gets the opportunity to work in a broad operation, close to decision-makers and with good collaboration with schools, employment units and other actors. We also offer flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home. If you're looking for a workplace with stimulating tasks, good collaboration and a wonderful team, you've found the right place! With us, your working days are both developmental and fun.
Your Tasks
As a quality developer within individual and family care in Karlsborg, you will have a central role in our development work with a focus on implementing the new Social Services Act and other legislative changes that affect the operation. The position is time-limited, with possible extension.
You work closely with management, supervisors and employees to ensure that the operation develops in line with new requirements and conditions. The assignment involves driving, coordinating and supporting quality and development work that contributes to a lawful, knowledge-based and appropriate social service.
In this role, you will, among other things:
Lead and coordinate quality work within Individual and Family Care together with supervisors.
Drive and organize work to develop and implement new measures according to the new Social Services Act.
Support operations in developing, monitoring and quality-assuring working methods, documentation and processes.
Prepare, revise and implement guidelines, procedures and control documents based on new legislation and operational needs.
Serve as methodological support to case workers and service providers and participate in professional forums and development initiatives.
Collaborate with internal and external actors to create conditions for long-term and sustainable development work.
Collect, compile and analyze statistics, key figures and other relevant data as a basis for development and decision-making.
Follow legal developments and changes in legislation and support operations in translating new requirements into practical work.
Support the development of systematic follow-ups and strengthen continuous improvement work.
This is a position for you who enjoys a role where you can combine development work, analysis and collaboration with close support to the operation. You will have the opportunity to influence how the future social service is shaped and contribute to creating the best possible conditions for both employees and residents.
Your Profile
We are looking for you who have a sociology degree or other university education that the employer considers equivalent. You have good knowledge of the social services' mission, relevant legislation and the new Social Services Act.
It is advantageous if you have experience with quality and development work, change management, implementation, and operational development. Extensive experience from various areas of individual and family care is also sought.
As a person, you are driven, structured and development-oriented. You work independently, collaborate well with others and have the ability to create engagement in change processes. You express yourself well orally and in writing and have good analytical skills.
What We Offer
You are our most important resource and we want to help create the conditions for a well-being life. We do this by investing in a broad wellness offering through free swimming, water aerobics, opportunity for free massage and wellness benefits or wellness hours based on your and the operation's conditions. There are also a range of other benefits as an employee that you may be entitled to. Read more about them here.
Other Information
Karlsborg Municipality uses the recruitment tool Varbi to handle applications, which is also part of quality-assuring our recruitment process. You apply for the job through the link in the ad.
If you are interested in the position, you are warmly welcome to contact us, but we ask that you do not contact recruitment agencies.
If you want union contact, contact information is available on the municipality's website.
Selection, interviews and appointment of the position may take place continuously during the recruitment process.
Karlsborg Municipality as an Employer
Karlsborg Municipality with approximately 7,000 residents welcomes you to a fantastic living environment and rich recreational opportunities! Karlsborg is the small municipality with the magnificent location on the shores of Lake Vättern. The fantastic landscape, proximity to Tiveden forests together with lakes and waterways give Karlsborg its entirely unique character - A golden place, which you can take part in via film here.
For the employer Karlsborg Municipality, it is important that every employee can feel pride in their contribution and their operation. We believe this is created, among other things, by giving everyone the opportunity to develop, learn new things and participate in improvement and development work.
There are good commuting options to and from, among other places, Skövde, for you who are not ready to move here yet. The municipality has approximately 550 employees. Feel free to visit and see our everyday life on our Instagram account.Change is happening – and we're looking for you to drive it forward.
The Workplace
The Social Services Department in Karlsborg is responsible for individual and family care, elderly care, care for people with disabilities, and municipal health and medical services. The department has approximately 250 employees.
As significant changes are taking place in social services regarding legislative amendments, we are investing in a new position with us where the focus is on quality development work! With us, you become part of a team that gets the opportunity to work in a broad operation, close to…