Welcome to the Care and Services Administration. We provide support and care for the elderly and people with disabilities. Our goal is to enable them to live as active and independent lives as possible.
The Care and Services Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and services. Approximately 7,500 employees work here based on our core values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute your expertise. We strive toward an organizational culture based on mutual trust and pride in our operations.
More information about working in Uppsala Municipality can be found at https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/
Within the Care and Services Administration, full-time employment is the norm. This means that all permanent employees are fundamentally employed on a full-time basis. More information will be provided at a potential interview about what this means for this position. Personal assistants are exempt from the full-time norm.
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Would you like to be part of shaping and developing future support for adults with mental health challenges? We are now seeking an Operations Manager for our employment services, with responsibility for employment, activity centers, and social service dog programs. Here you'll have the opportunity to lead engaged employees and drive development in services that make a real difference in people's everyday lives.
The Open and Early Intervention Services Department within the Care and Services Administration, Uppsala Municipality, has the mission to develop preventive and easily accessible interventions based on knowledge and evidence so that more municipal residents can be offered early support when needed. The goal of these services is to enable residents of Uppsala Municipality to live independent and healthy lives for as long as possible. Meeting points, employment services, social psychiatry, Family Support Center, short-term care, day activities, and Safety Line are examples of services included in the department.
What do we offer you?
As an Operations Manager, you will work in a smaller department with a major development mandate with many opportunities. Together, we drive development, quality work, and digitalization forward to stay at the forefront.
Your mission includes developing both newly launched and already established services, personnel responsibility for approximately 10 employees, and building and developing working methods and collaboration forms for the services. The services are currently located on Stålgatan in Boländerna. This role suits you if you are driven, innovative, and enjoy working for quality and development of tomorrow's support for adults with mental health challenges.
As a manager in Uppsala Municipality, you receive support from our departments regarding economics, HR, communications, work environment, and rehabilitation. We offer continuous professional development to develop sustainable and quality-assured leadership in the long term.
You can read more about working as a manager in care and services with us here (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/chef-vard-omsorg/)
Your assignment
As an Operations Manager, you have a central role with responsibility for participants, employees, finances, and work environment. One of your primary tasks is to create the best conditions for your employees to succeed through operational leadership.
Your mission involves managing the business with a focus on development and improvement, ensuring high-quality care for participants and a pleasant work environment for employees. You will actively work with quality and competence development within your service.
Work as an Operations Manager is varied, and you have the opportunity to plan your days based on the business's needs, which gives you flexibility. You will work closely with your management colleagues and be part of a smaller team where you collaborate and support each other on various matters. You report to the Area Manager and are part of the management group, where you will be involved in the entire department's development.
Your background
You have a higher education degree in an area the employer considers relevant. Management training is a merit. The position requires at least two years of experience working in the care and services field and previous experience with personnel responsibility, work environment responsibility, and financial responsibility. Experience working with social psychiatry clients is a merit.
You have good knowledge of the Social Services Act, good experience working digitally in various programs and systems, and good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing.
To thrive and succeed in this role, we see that you are development-oriented, flexible, and see opportunities in change. You are a confident and engaged leader who helps people grow and develop. With good collaboration skills, you build trusting relationships with employees, colleagues, and partners and contribute to a positive work environment.
We look forward to your application!
Information
Interviews will take place via Teams in the first round during week 34.
If you have questions, feel free to contact: Mats Jansson, Development Manager, 018.727 23 19. From August 10th, you can also contact Charlotta Almlöf, Area Manager, 018-727 08 31, and Iréne Lavesson, HR Specialist, 018-727 12 91.
Trade union representatives: SRR/SACO Camilla Ahlsén Hoff, 018-727 24 34; Physiotherapists Ewa Larsson, 018-727 72 01; Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists Eva-Carin Lindgren, 018-727 84 93; Vision Tommy Törnberg, 018-727 17 44; Swedish Nursing Association, 0771-42 04 20; Kommunal, 010-442 82 04.
We will request a criminal background check before employment can be offered. Uppsala Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with applicable collective agreements.
In your application, you must indicate your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to provide proof that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of work permit, which is required under the Immigration Ordinance. Employment with Uppsala Municipality may result in civil defense placement.
Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment form: Permanent employment.
Duration: Until further notice, start date: By agreement.Welcome to the Care and Services Administration. We provide support and care for the elderly and people with disabilities. Our goal is to enable them to live as active and independent lives as possible.
The Care and Services Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and services. Approximately 7,500 employees work here based on our core values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute your expertise. We strive toward an organizational culture based on…