{"data":{"id":157270,"slug":"avdelningschef-ifo-och-ame","type":"job","title":"Department Manager IFO and AME","description":"Do you want to lead the future social services?\n\nWe are seeking an engaged and legally knowledgeable department manager who wants to lead and develop the work of the Social Services Department and AME. The Social Services Department is responsible for social matters directed at children, young people, and adults with various needs and focuses and is, together with AME, organized into seven units with approximately 110 employees distributed across six unit managers.\n\nYou will join an operation with a high pace of development where political decisions, new legal requirements, and societal changes require continuous development of operations and working methods, which demands clear, strategic, and present leadership. Therefore, we are seeking someone with a genuine interest and strong understanding of the social services mission and the regulations that govern the operations.\n\nAs a department manager, you are part of the Social Services Department's management group together with the department director and the department's staff, which consists of a social coordinator, operations developer, qualified investigator, and systems administrator. You serve as a bridge between the management group and the department's unit managers and have an important role in communicating information and implementing and realizing strategic decisions. In your role, you have close support from a controller in financial work and collaborate with the staff in the department's quality and development work.\n\nIn this assignment, you will have a key role in translating legislation, research, and proven experience into operations that create real value for residents.\n\nYour workplace is based at City Hall in central Mariestad, a couple of minutes' walk from the travel center. Working hours are normal office hours, but we offer our managers flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely.\r\n\r\n1 position(s).\r\n\r\nWORK TASKS\r\nThe Social Services Department is undergoing comprehensive change work due to new and modified regulations within various areas of social services. The new Social Services Act and other legislative changes, increased demands for preventive work, collaboration, and knowledge-based interventions place high demands on management and governance.\n\nAs a department manager, you are responsible for the Social Services Department and AME's operations, finances, personnel, and working environment. You lead unit managers and employees toward common goals and ensure lawful, efficient, and high-quality operations. You create engagement, build trust, and develop operations together with the management group, unit managers, employees, and collaboration partners.\n\nThe assignment involves:\n\n\t\u2022 responsibility for budget, personnel, and working environment\n\t\u2022 leading and developing operations based on applicable legislation, national reforms, and municipal goals\n\t\u2022 ensuring good quality and lawful authority exercise\n\t\u2022 translating legal requirements into functioning processes and working methods\n\t\u2022 driving change and development work within social work\n\t\u2022 strengthening the operation's preventive and knowledge-based work\n\t\u2022 developing collaboration with internal and external actors\n\t\u2022 contributing to the department's strategic development as a member of the management group\r\n\r\nQUALIFICATIONS\r\nYou have:\n\n\t\u2022 a degree in social work or other academic education that the employer deems equivalent\n\t\u2022 several years of leadership experience within social services areas\n\t\u2022 very good knowledge of social work and authority exercise\n\t\u2022 in-depth knowledge within social law, LVU, LVM, public access and confidentiality, and administrative law\n\t\u2022 worked with budget, quality, development, and change work\n\t\u2022 experience leading through other managers and creating conditions for sustainable leadership\n\nIt is meritorious if you have experience with:\n\n\t\u2022 leading operations within child and youth care as well as adult services\n\t\u2022 implementation of new legislation or major operational changes\n\t\u2022 work in politically governed organizations\n\nWho are you?\nYou have the ability to see the whole picture, build collaboration, and create structure and direction in complex contexts. You are communicative, unpretentious, and have the courage to make decisions even in challenging situations. You can translate legal and operational requirements into clear decisions and prioritizations. Furthermore, you are confident in your professional role, have high integrity, and stand firm even in situations where different interests need to be weighed against each other.\n\nWe offer\nAt the Social Services Department, you get the opportunity to lead an operation that makes a difference every day. You become an important part of developing the future social services and get the opportunity to influence how we meet tomorrow's needs through quality, legal certainty, and a strong focus on preventive social work.\n\nYou receive good conditions in your work through:\n\n\t\u2022 A well-structured organization with competent and independent unit managers\n\t\u2022 Short decision paths and close leadership\n\t\u2022 Access to knowledgeable and engaged department staff, who together with support functions in HR, finance, legal affairs, and quality work, enable you to focus on strategic leadership\n\t\u2022 A clear mandate to make decisions and drive change, and an employer that invests in your long-term and sustainable leadership\n\nThe department has a focus on being a knowledge-based social service and therefore offers continuous competency-enhancing initiatives as well as access to legal guidance and support. As an employee with us, you should feel valued and well, both at work and in your spare time. Read about our benefits: www.mariestad.se\/foretagande-och-jobb\/jobba-hos-oss\/darfor-ska-du-jobba-hos-oss\n\nWhen you apply for the position, we want a CV and answers to a few selection questions. We place great emphasis on personal qualities and good references.\r\n\r\nEmployment form: Permanent employment.\r\nDuration: Start date: As soon as possible according to agreement.\r\n\r\nMariestad is the future municipality with clear direction\u2014we will grow! We are at the starting line for a very exciting journey with planned major initiatives in several areas. The establishments will create great opportunities for the location and organization to grow and develop.\n\nDo you want to be part of creating dream places together? Welcome with your application and become part of our team as we shape the future Mariestad!\n\nWondering what there is to do and see when you are not working for us? Visit www.livetiskaraborg.se and discover all that Skaraborg has to offer.\n\nIn this recruitment, we have taken a position on where and how the current position should be visible. We therefore firmly decline contact from external recruitment assistance.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Avdelningschef IFO och AME","description_original":"Vill du leda framtidens socialtj\u00e4nst?\n\nVi s\u00f6ker en engagerad och juridiskt kunnig avdelningschef som vill leda och utveckla Socialf\u00f6rvaltningens och AME:s arbete. Socialf\u00f6rvaltningen ansvarar f\u00f6r sociala fr\u00e5gor riktade till barn, unga och vuxna med olika behov och inriktning och \u00e4r tillsammans med AME organiserad i sju enheter med cirka 110 medarbetare f\u00f6rdelade p\u00e5 sex enhetschefer.\n\nDu kommer till en verksamhet d\u00e4r utvecklingstakten \u00e4r h\u00f6g och d\u00e4r politiska beslut, nya lagkrav och samh\u00e4llsf\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar inneb\u00e4r behov av kontinuerlig utveckling av verksamhet och arbetss\u00e4tt, vilket st\u00e4ller krav p\u00e5 ett tydligt, strategiskt och n\u00e4rvarande ledarskap. D\u00e4rf\u00f6r s\u00f6ker vi dig som har ett genuint intresse och stark f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r socialtj\u00e4nstens uppdrag och det regelverk som styr verksamheten.\n\nSom avdelningschef \u00e4r du en del av Socialf\u00f6rvaltningens ledningsgrupp tillsammans med f\u00f6rvaltningschef och f\u00f6rvaltningens stab som best\u00e5r av socialt ansvarig samordnare, verksamhetsutvecklare, kvalificerad utredare och systemf\u00f6rvaltare. Du fungerar som en brygga mellan ledningsgruppen och f\u00f6rvaltningens enhetschefer och har en viktig roll i att vidaref\u00f6rmedla information samt att f\u00f6rverkliga och implementera strategiska beslut. I din roll har du ett n\u00e4ra st\u00f6d av controller i det ekonomiska arbetet och samverkar med staben i f\u00f6rvaltningens kvalitets- och utvecklingsarbete.\n\nI uppdraget f\u00e5r du en nyckelroll i att oms\u00e4tta lagstiftning, forskning och bepr\u00f6vad erfarenhet till en verksamhet som skapar verklig nytta f\u00f6r inv\u00e5narna.\n\nDin arbetsplats utg\u00e5r fr\u00e5n stadshuset i centrala Mariestad, ett par minuters promenad fr\u00e5n resecentrum. Arbetstiden \u00e4r normala kontorstider men vi erbjuder v\u00e5ra chefer f\u00f6rtroendearbetstid och m\u00f6jlighet till distansarbete.\r\n\r\n1 plats(er). \r\n\r\nARBETSUPPGIFTER\r\nSocialf\u00f6rvaltningen befinner sig i ett omfattande f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringsarbete med anledning av nya och f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrade regelverk inom socialtj\u00e4nstens olika verksamhetsomr\u00e5den. Den nya socialtj\u00e4nstlagen och andra lag\u00e4ndringar, \u00f6kade krav p\u00e5 f\u00f6rebyggande arbete, samverkan och kunskapsbaserade insatser st\u00e4ller h\u00f6ga krav p\u00e5 ledning och styrning.\n\nSom avdelningschef ansvarar du f\u00f6r Socialf\u00f6rvaltningens och AME:s verksamhet, ekonomi, personal och arbetsmilj\u00f6. Du leder enhetschefer och medarbetare mot gemensamma m\u00e5l och s\u00e4kerst\u00e4ller en r\u00e4ttss\u00e4ker, effektiv och kvalitativ verksamhet. Du skapar engagemang, bygger tillit och utvecklar verksamheten tillsammans med ledningsgrupp, enhetschefer, medarbetare och samarbetspartners.\n\nUppdraget inneb\u00e4r att:\n\n\t\u2022 ansvara f\u00f6r budget, personal och arbetsmilj\u00f6\n\t\u2022 leda och utveckla verksamheten utifr\u00e5n g\u00e4llande lagstiftning, nationella reformer och kommunala m\u00e5l\n\t\u2022 s\u00e4kerst\u00e4lla god kvalitet och r\u00e4ttss\u00e4ker myndighetsut\u00f6vning\n\t\u2022 oms\u00e4tta juridiska krav till fungerande processer och arbetss\u00e4tt\n\t\u2022 driva f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrings- och utvecklingsarbete inom socialt arbete\n\t\u2022 st\u00e4rka verksamhetens f\u00f6rebyggande och kunskapsbaserade arbete\n\t\u2022 utveckla samverkan med interna och externa akt\u00f6rer\n\t\u2022 bidra till f\u00f6rvaltningens strategiska utveckling som medlem i ledningsgruppen\r\n\r\nKVALIFIKATIONER\r\nDu har:\n\n\t\u2022 socionomexamen eller annan akademisk utbildning som arbetsgivaren bed\u00f6mer likv\u00e4rdig\n\t\u2022 fler\u00e5rig erfarenhet av ledarskap inom socialtj\u00e4nstens omr\u00e5den\n\t\u2022 mycket god kunskap om socialt arbete och myndighetsut\u00f6vning\n\t\u2022 f\u00f6rdjupad kunskap inom socialr\u00e4tt, LVU, LVM, offentlighet och sekretess samt f\u00f6rvaltningsr\u00e4tt\n\t\u2022 arbetat med budget-, kvalitets-, utvecklings- och f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringsarbete\n\t\u2022 erfarenhet av att leda genom andra chefer och skapa f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar f\u00f6r ett h\u00e5llbart ledarskap\u00a0\n\nDet \u00e4r meriterande om du har erfarenhet av:\n\n\t\u2022 att leda verksamheter inom barn- och ungdomsv\u00e5rd samt vuxenomr\u00e5det\n\t\u2022 implementering av ny lagstiftning eller st\u00f6rre verksamhetsf\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar\n\t\u2022 arbete i politiskt styrd organisation\n\nVem \u00e4r du?\nDu har f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att se helhet, bygga samverkan och skapa struktur och riktning i komplexa sammanhang. Du \u00e4r kommunikativ, prestigel\u00f6s och har mod att fatta beslut \u00e4ven i utmanande situationer. Du kan oms\u00e4tta juridiska och verksamhetsm\u00e4ssiga krav till tydliga beslut och prioriteringar. Vidare \u00e4r du trygg i yrkesrollen, har h\u00f6g integritet och st\u00e5r stadigt \u00e4ven i situationer d\u00e4r olika intressen beh\u00f6ver v\u00e4gas mot varandra.\n\nVi erbjuder\nP\u00e5 Socialf\u00f6rvaltningen f\u00e5r du m\u00f6jlighet att leda en verksamhet som g\u00f6r skillnad varje dag. Du blir en viktig del i utvecklingen av framtidens socialtj\u00e4nst och f\u00e5r m\u00f6jlighet att p\u00e5verka hur vi m\u00f6ter morgondagens behov genom kvalitet, r\u00e4ttss\u00e4kerhet och ett starkt fokus p\u00e5 f\u00f6rebyggande socialt arbete.\n\nDu f\u00e5r goda f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar i ditt arbete genom:\n\n\t\u2022 En v\u00e4lstrukturerad organisation med kompetenta och sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndiga enhetschefer\n\t\u2022 Korta beslutsv\u00e4gar och n\u00e4ra ledarskap\n\t\u2022 Tillg\u00e5ng till kunnig och engagerad f\u00f6rvaltningsstab, som tillsammans med st\u00f6dfunktioner inom HR, ekonomi, juridik och kvalitetsarbete, g\u00f6r att du kan fokusera p\u00e5 det strategiska ledarskapet\n\t\u2022 Ett tydligt mandat att fatta beslut och driva f\u00f6r\u00e4ndring, samt en arbetsgivare som satsar p\u00e5 ditt l\u00e5ngsiktiga och h\u00e5llbara ledarskap\n\nF\u00f6rvaltningen har ett fokus p\u00e5 att vara en kunskapsbaserad socialtj\u00e4nst och vi erbjuder d\u00e4rf\u00f6r kontinuerliga kompetensh\u00f6jande insatser samt tillg\u00e5ng till juridisk handledning och st\u00f6d. Du som jobbar hos oss ska k\u00e4nna dig uppskattad och m\u00e5 bra, b\u00e5de p\u00e5 jobbet och p\u00e5 fritiden. L\u00e4s om v\u00e5ra f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner: www.mariestad.se\/foretagande-och-jobb\/jobba-hos-oss\/darfor-ska-du-jobba-hos-oss\n\nN\u00e4r du ans\u00f6ker till tj\u00e4nsten vill vi ha ett cv samt svar p\u00e5 n\u00e5gra urvalsfr\u00e5gor. Vi l\u00e4gger stor vikt vid personliga egenskaper och goda referenser.\r\n\r\nAnst\u00e4llningsform: Tillsvidareanst\u00e4llning.\r\nVaraktighet:, tilltr\u00e4de: Snarast enligt \u00f6verenskommelse.\r\n\r\nMariestad \u00e4r framtidskommunen med tydlig riktning, vi ska v\u00e4xa! Vi st\u00e5r i startgroparna f\u00f6r en mycket sp\u00e4nnande resa med planerade storsatsningar inom flera omr\u00e5den. Etableringarna kommer att inneb\u00e4ra stora m\u00f6jligheter f\u00f6r platsen och organisationen att v\u00e4xa och utvecklas.\n\nVill du vara med och skapa dr\u00f6ml\u00e4gen tillsammans? V\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan och bli en del av v\u00e5rt lag n\u00e4r vi formar framtidens Mariestad!\n\nUndrar du vad som finns att g\u00f6ra och se n\u00e4r du inte jobbar hos oss? G\u00e5 in p\u00e5 www.livetiskaraborg.se och uppt\u00e4ck alla Skaraborgs m\u00f6jligheter. \n\nI denna rekrytering har vi tagit st\u00e4llning till var och hur den aktuella tj\u00e4nsten ska synas. Vi undanber oss d\u00e4rf\u00f6r best\u00e4mt kontakter fr\u00e5n extern rekryteringshj\u00e4lp.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":false,"location":{"address":"Kyrkogatan 2","full_address":null,"city":"Mariestad","country":"SE","latitude":58.7034025,"longitude":13.8033055},"metadata":{"region":"V\u00e4stra G\u00f6talands l\u00e4n","duration":"Tills vidare","employer":"MARIESTADS KOMMUN","postcode":"54286","positions":1,"profession":"Avdelningschef, kommun","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/mariestad.se\/omsorg-och-stod\/jobba-pa-socialforvaltningen","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Marcel   Ehrhardt Gueffroy","employment_type":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning","occupation_field":"Chefer och verksamhetsledare","employer_workplace":"Mariestads kommun, Socialf\u00f6rvaltningen","experience_required":true},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":4,"ai_views_count":4,"ai_vendor_counts":{"meta":1,"openai":2,"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"+46501755196","owner_email":"marcel.ehrhardt-gueffroy@mariestad.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-17T01:35:58+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-13T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-17T03:14:32+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-19T07:54:13+00:00"}}