Social and Employment Services Director for Sala Municipality

Sala kommun · Full-time

Sala, Sweden

Social and Employment Services Director for Sala Municipality Are you a confident and assured leader who sees opportunities in change and is driven by creating social value? In the role of Social and Employment Services Director, you'll have the opportunity to influence and develop operations that make a difference for people every day. Together with engaged managers and staff, you'll lead efforts toward a socially sustainable Sala, both today and in the future. About the Workplace Sala Municipality is a well-sized municipality – complex enough to give you exciting challenges, yet close-knit and personal enough that you see the results of your work without having to search through reports. We're responsible for important public services including education, healthcare and elderly care, emergency services, environmental and health protection, and municipal technical operations. The municipality offers support to individuals and families to strengthen independence and quality of life. The Social and Employment Services Office has approximately 120 employees working on these important matters. The Social and Employment Services Director leads work within family and individual care, assistance under the Social Services Act and Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Disabilities, as well as labor market initiatives – with a focus on development and legal security. Job Responsibilities As Social and Employment Services Director, you have overall responsibility for leading, developing, and monitoring the municipality's operations in social services, labor market, and integration. The role involves driving work toward established goals and visions while ensuring that operations are conducted with high quality, strong legal security, and efficient resource utilization within given budgetary frameworks. Through your work, you contribute to ensuring that the municipality's residents receive the support they need and that operations develop in line with future needs. You lead the operations through your subordinate managers and have a central role in creating conditions for good leadership, a positive work environment, and a culture where development, collaboration, and improvement work are a natural part of daily operations. The assignment involves balancing strategic perspectives with the operations' daily challenges and driving change and development work that leverages employees' competence and commitment. The role involves close collaboration with political representatives on the Social and Employment Services Committee, management, and labor organizations. You're responsible for analyzing the operations' conditions and challenges, preparing decision-making materials, and translating political decisions into concrete results. The assignment also includes ensuring that operations are conducted in accordance with legislation, governing documents, and political goals. You report to the Chair of the Social and Employment Services Committee and are part of the municipality's management group, where you contribute alongside other managers to the municipality's long-term development. As a representative of Sala Municipality, you also collaborate with authorities, organizations, businesses, and other external stakeholders. This is a role for someone who wants to combine strategic leadership with an operations-focused assignment and who is motivated by creating social value with direct significance for people's daily lives. Qualifications We're seeking a confident and development-oriented leader who wants to take a central role in driving and developing the Social and Employment Services administration's operations. You're a stable manager who creates clarity, direction, and engagement even in complex contexts, and you see change as a natural part of operations development. Through present and trust-based leadership, you build strong teams, promote a good work environment, and create conditions for employee-driven development, quality, and legal security in operations. The assignment involves leading broad and socially important operations where you balance long-term strategic development with the operations' daily needs. You thrive in a changing environment and see opportunities in developing working methods, strengthening collaboration, and using digitalization as a tool to achieve the operations' goals. The role requires good structure, financial understanding, and the ability to make well-founded decisions, even when conditions change or challenges are significant. To succeed in the role, you have relevant higher education as a social worker, in social care, or equivalent, as well as experience in leadership and change management. It's an asset if you've led managers and worked in a politically governed organization. You have good communication skills and feel confident in dialogue with politicians, officials, residents, and media. Above all, we're seeking a leader who wants to make a real difference for people and who with courage, collaboration skills, and a holistic perspective can drive operations forward with sustainable results. Employment Terms Permanent, full-time Commencing by agreement Individual salary setting The position may be placed in a security classification. Placement in Sala, with the municipality as your main workplace Opportunity for remote work up to two days per week where operations permit Wellness subsidy and good opportunities for a sustainable work life. Application Welcome to submit your application no later than 2026-10-05 via http://www.sala.se/ledigajobb. We're unable to accept applications via email. We conduct continuous recruitment, so please submit your application as soon as possible! Information If you have questions about the position, you're welcome to contact Municipal Director Daniel Holmvin via Sala Municipality's contact center: 0224-74 70 00 or [email protected]. Labor union contact: Vision, Thomas Roberg, [email protected] About Sala Municipality In Sala Municipality, managers and employees jointly take responsibility for results, work environment, and development. Work is based on the right competence, trust, and participation. Through trust-based leadership and active employee involvement, we create a simple, efficient, and citizen-friendly approach that delivers high quality and good results. Read more about Sala at http://www.sala.se/. Sala Municipality seeks you with the competence to contribute to our operations regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, or age. We kindly but firmly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.