Director of Social Services

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There is something special about Avesta! Here you'll find not just Dala horses and rushing rapids. Here you'll also find willpower and courage, decisiveness and faith in the future. It is the strength of our people that makes Avesta unique. Together we are building Avesta's future – do you want to be part of it? The Care Administration works based on the core value that all people we meet have equal worth and are unique. Within the administration, we have individual and family care, LSS services, social psychiatry, health and medical care, home services, residential facilities, and a labor market and staffing unit. Together we are around 900 employees who work every day to make a difference for the people we exist to serve. With us, you become part of an organization where collaboration, development, and collegial support are a natural part of everyday life. We believe in leadership that builds trust, a sense of responsibility, and courage to develop together. Here you have the opportunity to influence, develop, and contribute to a social service that makes a difference – every day. 1 position(s). Do you want to lead the development of social services in the future? As Director of Social Services in Avesta, you will have a strategic assignment with the opportunity to influence operations, people, and community development. The Social Services is one of three business units within the Care Administration and encompasses individual and family care, employment and activities, as well as LSS with daily activities. About the Role With individuals' needs in focus, you will plan, lead, and develop operations based on legislation, political goals, and other governing documents. You have overall responsibility for the business unit's finances, which includes budget responsibility with planning, monitoring, and reporting. You are also ultimately responsible for personnel, work environment, and operational quality at an overall level. You are responsible for two management groups with a total of 10 unit managers. Through trust-based leadership, you create the conditions for your managers to lead and develop their operations. The assignment also includes driving development and change work, ensuring lawful operations, and contributing to a long-term sustainable social service. In the role, you have close support from an administration economist, business strategist, recruiter, and specialist functions MAS, MAR, and SAS. As support in your management assignment, there is also an HR consultant. You are part of the Care Administration's management group, where together with two other business unit directors and other administration management you contribute to the development of the entire administration. Who Are You? In Avesta, we know that the nicest team wins. For us, it's about building trust, creating participation, and taking responsibility together. We are looking for you who are a confident and clear leader with the ability to create direction in complex contexts. You lead through your managers and act with leadership characterized by trust, structure, and shared responsibility for operational development. Through a communicative and relationship-building working style, you create engagement, good collaboration, and conditions for your managers and employees to succeed. You have a strategic perspective and can simultaneously translate overall goals into concrete results. You thrive in change, make well-founded decisions, and see development as a natural part of the assignment. Qualifications We are looking for you who have relevant higher education or university education and many years of experience in leadership within one or more of the operational areas included in the assignment. You have previous management experience within similar areas related to the position. You have good knowledge of the social service's mission, legislation, and authority, as well as experience leading operations with responsibility for finances, personnel, work environment, and quality development. You are accustomed to driving development and change work and understand how quality, work environment, and finances interact to create a sustainable operation. Further, you have experience working in a politically governed organization and a good understanding of the interplay between politics and administration. You have the ability to collaborate, both internally and externally, and express yourself well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing. The role also requires good digital competence and experience working with monitoring, analysis, and operational data. It is meritorious if you have experience from several of the operational areas within social services, management-above-management responsibility, and strategic management group work. Employment Form: Permanent employment. Duration: Start date: Start date by agreement.There is something special about Avesta! Here you'll find not just Dala horses and rushing rapids. Here you'll also find willpower and courage, decisiveness and faith in the future. It is the strength of our people that makes Avesta unique. Together we are building Avesta's future – do you want to be part of it? The Care Administration works based on the core value that all people we meet have equal worth and are unique. Within the administration, we have individual and family care, LSS services, social psychiatry, health and medical care, home services, residential facilities, and a labor…

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Avesta

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Markusgatan 25

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13. 7. 2026

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5. 8. 2026

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