Operations Manager Making a Difference

Statens Institutionsstyrelse · Full-time

Vindeln, Sweden

Statens institutionsstyrelse, SiS, is a government agency responsible for individualized compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial problems and for adults with substance abuse issues. SiS also administers closed youth care. We operate youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse throughout the country. Working at SiS means your job will be an exciting challenge. Regardless of where in our organization you work or what position you hold, you contribute to creating vital change. SiS LVM-hem Renforsen in Vindeln serves men with alcohol, drug, or mixed substance abuse. The institution is tasked with providing care for clients with special resource needs. Job Description: Do you want to be part of creating vital change for vulnerable people? Then the role of Operations Manager is meaningful work for you. Operations Manager is a new role within SiS and new to SiS LVM-hem Renforsen. In your role, you will be part of important security work and have a unique opportunity to make a difference—both in everyday situations and in acute emergencies. The role offers responsibility, variety, and meaningful challenges in a dynamic environment. SiS LVM-hem Renforsen is seeking an additional Operations Manager ready to take on this important mission. You will be part of a team with four other Operations Managers at the institution. As an Operations Manager, you are responsible for institution-wide coordination and work leadership of ongoing operations outside office hours—evenings, weekends, and nights—with the aim of promoting a safe care and work environment. You guide and support your colleagues in their work and ensure that work is conducted in compliance with legal requirements and in accordance with applicable guidelines, methods, and established goals. In concrete terms, this includes responsibility for incident management during alarm situations and taking necessary measures after an incident occurs. You communicate identified shortcomings and deviations from procedures to relevant managers. You prepare and update security assessments and make decisions regarding coercive measures according to LVU, LSU, and LVM in accordance with SiS work and delegation procedures. Qualifications: To thrive and succeed in this role, we believe you are a stable person who remains calm even in stressful situations. You have the will and ability to act based on current decisions, guidelines, and policies. You have a holistic perspective and act in the best interest of the organization. Furthermore, you are structured in your work and have a good ability to plan and prioritize efficiently. You should also have: Appropriate university education such as social worker, behavioral scientist, or other equivalent university education, or alternatively at least two years of vocational higher education (treatment pedagogue) combined with experience working within SiS or similar organizations. Several years of experience working within SiS or other organizations focused on care, treatment, and security, such as for example social services, care and treatment, criminal justice, or other relevant field. Experience leading, prioritizing, and coordinating a work group. Good ability to express yourself in Swedish both orally and in writing. Class B driver's license. At SiS, we prioritize good leadership. This means that as a leader, you take responsibility for the whole, act as a good role model, drive development, promote good collaboration, and are clear in your communication. Read more about our approach at https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap/ Employment: The position is a permanent full-time employment beginning with a six-month probationary period. Start date by agreement. Working hours are distributed across day, evening, and night shifts. As an employer, the Swedish state offers a range of benefits. Read more about these here: https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/ Application: Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by October 4, 2026. For this position, we have chosen to remove the personal letter and replace it with selection questions relevant to the role. Your answers to the selection questions and CV will form the basis for determining whether you are qualified to proceed in the process. Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process. SiS actively works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants. For work at our institutions, SiS conducts background checks before employment. In preparing the recruitment process, Statens institutionsstyrelse has made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar. NOTE! If you have protected personal information, you should not apply through the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.