Resource Manager for the Disability Services Sector

Östersunds kommun · Full-time

Östersund, Sweden

Are you an experienced leader who appreciates variety and is driven by strengthening operations by stepping in where your leadership is needed most? We are now seeking a Resource Manager for the Disability Services Sector who thrives in a dynamic daily environment. The role involves stepping in where needs arise and filling temporary gaps in the organization, such as during absences, high workload, or in operations that need extra support. With confident leadership, you are prepared to substitute for other unit managers where needed. Through your experience, flexibility, and ability to quickly familiarize yourself with different operations, you ensure that work can continue with quality. You will be employed by an Operations Manager and belong to an operations track, but may also work in other tracks where you meet with manager colleagues at monthly workplace meetings. In the sector, over 60 unit managers work today to create conditions for our employees to deliver safe and quality care and services to our citizens. You will work in operations under the Disability Act (LSS) and Social Services Act (SoL), which include both children and adult citizens. Your placement is at Krondikesvägen 60, but you will also work out in the operations you are responsible for. You work on an annual hours basis and work office hours between 08:00 and 17:00, 40 hours per week. The position is permanent and the start date is by agreement. Your New Role In your role as Resource Manager, you are responsible for matters concerning personnel, economics, operations, and work environment. This means you have good knowledge of how available resources are used effectively and how operations should be conducted to comply with applicable legislation, quality requirements, and established financial frameworks. By leading, planning, and organizing operations based on set goals, you drive the operations forward together with employees to create good care and services for our citizens. The role requires you to be flexible and thrive in changing environments. Often the task involves coming in, creating structure, getting operations to function, and ensuring sustainable development forward. This may mean you get to start up, handle challenges, and create conditions for long-term results, even if you don't always get the opportunity to see or benefit from the effects of your work yourself. You are also expected to be present out in your operations to get a good overall picture, identify needs, and ensure that everything runs smoothly. You will work in several systems such as Heroma, Viva, MCSS, Procedo, DF-respons, and Adato with everything from documentation, schedule planning, and incident reporting. Typical Duties Lead, plan, organize, and develop operations based on set goals. Responsibility for operations, economics, personnel, and work environment matters. Participate in the management team where you have a holistic perspective for the entire operation. Collaborate with other authorities, organizations, and partners. Your Qualifications Requirements University education that the employer deems relevant for the position. Experience working as a manager with personnel responsibility for at least 5 years. Experience working as a manager in the disability services field for at least 5 years. Good Swedish language skills in both speech and writing, reading comprehension. Good computer skills. Driver's license. Meritorious Experience with leadership, development, and change management work. Experience from municipal or public operations and understanding of working in a politically governed organization. You have the ability to build trust both externally and internally and enjoy sharing knowledge and experiences. You have communicative skills and can explain, clarify, simplify, and anchor messages and complex contexts in a trustworthy manner at different levels depending on who you meet. You have experience working in one of our systems: Viva, Adato, Procedo, MCSS, Heroma, and/or DF-respons. We Are Looking for You We are looking for you as a confident and engaging leader who believes in trust-based leadership. You are flexible and can quickly adapt, while seeing opportunities in development and change. You have clear and inclusive leadership, make well-founded decisions even under time pressure, and create commitment toward common goals. With good collaboration skills, you build trusting relationships and communicate clearly so that goals and expectations are well anchored. Furthermore, you have a good holistic view, financial awareness, and the ability to weigh operations' needs against available resources. You work in a structured manner and ensure that decisions, guidelines, and quality requirements are followed in the operations. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Other Information If you are considered for employment, you need to provide an extract from the criminal record. The extract is ordered via the Police website, polisen.se. This is presented first in connection with a potential employment. Welcome to apply! How the Recruitment Process Works Interviews can take place on an ongoing basis. We would like you to include a CV and cover letter with your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent. We will ask you to provide these if an interview becomes relevant. Östersunds Municipality has, prior to posting this advertisement, considered the choice of advertising channels and therefore declines calls from recruitment firms and advertising sales representatives. What Do We Offer? Östersunds Municipality offers you benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, vacation exchange, wellness allowance, or wellness hours. Through our benefits portal, you can access independent pension advice and numerous discounts and offers. You can also receive quick and professional support from various specialists, such as psychologists, lawyers, and economists, through the Personnel Support service. You can read more about our benefits on our website: https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html About the Health and Care Administration Within the Health and Care Administration, we apply optional employment degree for permanent employees. This means that you as an employee have the right to work up to full-time within other operations in your sector. This gives you a chance for variety, new experiences, and a broader network. We value creating a flexible work environment where your wishes and the operations' needs meet. Working with heart at the Health and Care Administration means you contribute to creating simpler, richer, and safer lives for residents in Östersund. We work with people of all ages and strive to always make a difference in everyday life. That matters. Really.