SiS Youth Home Råby Seeks Group Leader

Statens Institutionsstyrelse · Vollzeit

Råbyvägen 40, Lund, Schweden

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service, SiS, is a government agency responsible for individualized compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial issues and for adults with substance abuse problems. SiS also manages closed youth care. We operate youth homes and facilities for adults with substance abuse throughout the country. At SiS, your working life becomes an exciting challenge. Regardless of where in our organization you work or what position you hold, you help create vital change. SiS Youth Home Råby accepts both girls and boys. We have both closed and open placements for closed youth care as well as treatment placements for LVU-placed young people. Job Description Are you motivated by helping young people/clients in vulnerable life situations? Do you also enjoy organizing, leading, and planning? Apply for the position of Group Leader at SiS! As a Group Leader, you contribute to a safe and secure environment for both placed children and young people/clients as well as staff members. In this role, you work actively in the operational care and treatment work on the unit. You are responsible for planning, operationally leading, and distributing daily work. You serve as a role model and ensure that work is conducted lawfully and in accordance with applicable guidelines, methods, and established goals. You keep the unit manager on your unit continuously informed about matters that may affect the work environment, care and treatment environment, or deficiencies in operations. Introduction and mentoring of new employees is also part of your work. You are part of a team with the unit manager and treatment secretary, and you will work closely together to achieve good results. In close collaboration with the staffing planner and unit manager, you lead and allocate personnel resources to ensure efficient distribution. You are responsible for safety and fire safety on the unit and ensure that safety routines are followed. Qualifications To thrive and succeed in the role of Group Leader, you are motivated by working with and helping people in vulnerable life situations. Operational work and contact with young people/clients are your main focus. We are looking for someone with personal maturity, a high level of self-control, self-awareness, and a professional approach. You should be stable and stress-resilient under demanding situations. You should have a good ability to collaborate in various teams and be able to lead without being a manager. You should possess very good administrative skills and be able to maintain a high degree of structure. In working with vulnerable and sometimes acting-out young people and the staff who work most closely with them, great emphasis is placed on your ability to be clear, pedagogical, and low-affect in your interactions. At the same time, you should be able to be flexible and solution-focused in an environment with rapid changes. You need to have a good ability to communicate and express yourself in speech and writing. You must be able to stand for our core values and treat everyone with respect, care, and clarity. You should also have: Relevant bachelor's degree (180 credits) with focus on social sciences, healthcare, or behavioral sciences, or a vocational degree (400 credits) combined with work experience in a relevant field. Several years of documented work experience from working at SiS or in other operations focused on care, treatment, and security, such as social services, healthcare and treatment, criminal justice, or other relevant operations. Driver's license (Category B) Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. At SiS, we promote good leadership. This means that as a leader, you take responsibility for the whole, act as a good role model, drive development, promote good collaboration, and are clear in your communication. Read more at https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap/ We want you to grow and develop in your professional role! As a Group Leader, you will receive solid leadership development and valuable knowledge and experience to continue developing your leadership skills within SiS. Employment: The position is a permanent employment with a 6-month probationary period. Start date by agreement. Contact information for labor organizations: OFR: Dieter Pohland 010-4537440 Saco: Nedzmi Alievski 010-4537470 Seko: Shadi Shiek Khalil 010-4532341 As a state employer, we offer a range of benefits. Read more about these here: https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/ Application: Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool no later than 2026-10-04. Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process. SiS actively works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants. For work at our institutions, SiS conducts background checks before employment. Regarding the recruitment process, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service has made decisions about recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar. NOTE! If you have protected personal information, you should not apply through the recruitment system. Contact the person listed as the contact person in the ad instead.