Unit Manager, Skolfam, Elementary School Administration

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Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Švédsko

Description The Unit Manager for Skolfam is tasked with leading and developing work within the Elementary School Administration with a focus on children in municipal care and their schooling. The work involves a high degree of collaboration with the four social service departments. The Skolfam unit is tasked with implementing the Skolfam work model, which aims to strengthen school results for children in foster care. The unit also provides school support for children in municipal care who have placements in other forms such as emergency homes, HVB, and SiS. The Skolfam unit can also provide support to Elementary School Administration schools that have placed students. The unit has 25 employees who are psychologists or special education teachers. Employees are employed by the Elementary School Administration but have their physical workplaces at 5 different social service offices throughout the city. As the manager of the Skolfam unit, your physical base is at the Elementary School Administration office at Gamlestads Torg, but you need to be flexible regarding workplace location as your employees are based throughout the city. Work Tasks The Unit Manager's task is to ensure quality and develop Skolfam work in Gothenburg so that the Skolfam model is adapted and organized according to current regulations, decisions, and societal needs. National collaboration is also part of the assignment. The unit has a designated PLA (Psychological Management Responsible) who locally leads work that falls within health and medical care. The Unit Manager is tasked with collaborating and supporting the Health Care Operations Manager and PLA so they can fulfill their commitments and responsibilities. The role involves working within the framework of the agreement established for Skolfam between the city's administrations. The Unit Manager plays a central role in the city's joint steering group for Skolfam. The assignment includes reporting results, evaluations, and Skolfam's national report to the client, which shall form the basis for the administration's continued work planning. As a manager, you have personnel, budget, and work environment responsibility for the Skolfam unit. This includes taking active responsibility for the work environment of employees working at multiple physical locations and ensuring equivalent conditions for health, safety, and participation through present and systematic work environment management. You are part of a management group with the city's four student health managers and other unit managers at central administration. Welcome to apply! Interviews will primarily be held on 5/9 and 6/9. Qualifications We are looking for someone with: A university degree corresponding to at least 180 credits with a bachelor's degree in an area of student health, such as psychology, special education, or another degree relevant to the position. Experience in a management role within schools or another activity relevant to the position. Experience with work environment issues. Knowledge and experience within school, pedagogy, and student health areas. Knowledge and experience collaborating with social services. Good digital skills. It is meritious if you have: Completed a management and/or leadership development program. Experience as a unit manager in student health, social services, Skolfam, or another activity related to Skolfam's area of operations. Practical experience and knowledge of Skolfam work. Experience leading and organizing activities covered by healthcare regulations. Education in process-oriented work, supervision, team development, collegial learning processes, or equivalent. Experience leading systematic quality work at strategic and operational levels in schools or social services. Personal Competencies: The role requires you to be a clear and effective communicator who gains attention for thoughts and ideas and has a good ability to consider others' perspectives. You can place your own operations' significance in a larger context and show interest in and collaborate on overarching issues to create added value. It is also important that you are motivated by clearly defined goals and have the ability to translate these into concrete actions. You can effectively identify and analyze the core of a problem and suggest possible solutions. You have the ability to see connections and can draw logical conclusions based on limited and/or complex information. In the role, it is also important that you listen to others in order to understand their needs and actively seek others' views and perspectives while being receptive to them by showing respect, consideration, and care. Other Information Gothenburg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. You can find more information about salary statistics and other matters here: Salary, Compensation and Benefits - Gothenburg As an employee in our administration, you are offered, among other things, wellness contributions, bicycle benefits, and employee support. According to the Education Act, a police criminal record extract must be presented by persons before they are employed within preschool, school, and school childcare. You can order this on the Police website. Regarding this recruitment, we have made decisions about recruitment channels and therefore we do not accept additional offers of recruitment services, advertising, and recruitment assistance. We only accept applications through our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR. About Us We create the future in Gothenburg – one lesson at a time. Every day, thousands of children and young people meet in our schools – with them, we shape the future of Gothenburg. In the Elementary School Administration, we are 10,000 dedicated employees working together so that all students can succeed and grow, regardless of background or circumstances. You have an important role in creating an equitable school with high quality, where you both get to develop and develop the operation. You build knowledge, community, and hope for the future together with your colleagues. With us, you get to make a real difference. Gothenburg's Elementary School Administration is responsible for the city's approximately 140 municipal schools, from preschool class to grade 9, adapted primary school, after-school programs, and cultural school. Welcome to work near the forest, the city, or the sea. We are Gothenburg. Open to Everyone We focus on your competence, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace according to your needs.