Are you interested in working with a present leadership and creating conditions for the relationship between employees and home care recipients? We work with a focus on high quality where employees provide the best support to our home care recipients. We believe that having a present leadership and working with a sustainable work environment is the key to attracting and retaining employees. The vision for elderly care is "Together for a better life - for life". The aim is to enable older people to remain in their homes for as long as possible. Umeå municipality's home care service is Umeå's largest provider with the longest experience of personal care and service. The municipality's home care service provides various forms of support, service and care at home. We are the unit that handles all care services where our home care recipients live in their own homes in Umeå municipality. Work tasks We are now looking for a unit manager who, in addition to his own area of responsibility, will also have a coaching assignment where you will support other unit managers. This can mean, among other things, that you support your colleagues in matters relating to staffing, quality and development, and that you are a sounding board in complex cases. The role as unit manager includes responsibility for operations, home care recipients, staff and finances. Your main task is to ensure that we run high-quality operations where our employees provide the best support to our home care service users. The tasks of a unit manager include working with: providing staff with guidance and feedback to enable nursing work to develop communicating values, encouraging dialog and cooperation systematic work environment management rehabilitation and adaptation implementation of new ways of working, such as the introduction of new digital technologies workforce planning, staffing and recruitment Of course, there are times when the head of unit assignment is challenging, and as support in your work you have, among other things, your head of unit colleagues where you have a dialog and collaborate on common issues. You will report to the Deputy Head of Operations who will follow up and support you in your assignment. There are also support functions in administration, finance and HR. Who are you? Working with us means that you can make a difference and help other people to have a well-functioning and meaningful everyday life. We are looking for people who have the ability to stimulate and motivate employees in their daily work. By utilizing resources where they are needed most, you will ensure that we can make a difference for those we serve. With us, no two days are the same and you need to be solution-oriented and able to quickly reprioritize based on new conditions. You are confident and courageous and have a good ability to lead and communicate in change. We are looking for you who have: Higher education, perhaps as a social worker or you have other higher education that provides knowledge in relevant legislation, behavioral science and the field of leadership Previous experience as a manager It is an advantage if you have: Experience in elderly care Experience from home care Managerial or leadership training or completed internal trainee program for future leaders. We offer you Close cooperation and support from colleagues, managers and HR A management and leadership development program Continuous professional development Flexible working hours Subsidized health care Read more about our benefits here. About the workplace In this role, you will strengthen your municipal home care service, the service is not tied to a specific unit from the start, but may mean that you will cover or support several different units. Welcome with your application! We want you to attach a CV. Please also attach your degree certificate. Follow Umeå municipality on Linkedin! About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 brave employees. Our organization is divided into nine departments and together we work to make Umeå grow with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Together with us, you get to work in socially important assignments where you contribute to Umeå continuing to be safe, secure and fun. Umeå is northern Sweden's largest city with a rich range of experiences and opportunities. We are a city of associations and culture that offers a richer Umeå life even outside work. Here you can find out what it is like to live in Umeå: https://www.umea.se/flytta We will become more and therefore we are looking for you? Do you also want more? We offer fair conditions, good benefits and good development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important to all those who live and work here. We look forward to hearing from you.