Team leader for a highly skilled youth team

Would you like to help set the course for a strong working community – and make a difference for young people and families? Children, Youth and Families in Holbæk Municipality are in development. We are in the process of setting a new direction, building on what works while developing what needs to be different.

Now we are looking for a team leader for our Youth Team . You will have the opportunity to lead a professionally strong team with dedicated employees, high social capital and a strong working community – and at the same time become an important part of the further development of our overall authority area.

You will lead a strong team As team leader you will have personnel responsibility for about 20 skilled and dedicated employees working with young people aged 13-17 years.

The team’s tasks include clarification, initiation and follow-up on support for young people aged 13-17 years.

As this is a youth group with many contact points there will be many partners in the task solution.

You enter a team where the employees support one another and have a strong working community . There is high professionalism, commitment and good humor – and a culture where people help each other to succeed with the core task.

As a leader you will be supported by an experienced professional consultant who has in-depth knowledge of the area and the municipality. You will also have access to a strong professional secretariat with, among others, administration, lawyers and development consultants, who contribute to creating good frameworks for your leadership tasks.

A leadership team that succeeds together You will become part of a collaborative leadership team where we see each other as close partners. We believe that good leadership becomes stronger when we develop it together.

You will therefore have both independent leadership responsibility and an important role in developing the shared professional and leadership practice across the area.

We work from a common leadership framework with eight competence fields and the municipality’s six values: trust, justice, collaboration, engagement, professionalism and accountability .

The leadership framework should not just sit on paper. It should be felt in everyday life – in the way we lead, collaborate and make decisions. Here you have the opportunity to leave your mark.

In recent years we have strengthened leadership capacity and are now seeking the fifth team leader in the children’s area. Together you will create a common leadership language, a common leadership culture and a common practice that supports professional quality, clear direction and a good working environment .

A leadership role with both operations and development You will play a central role in ensuring stable operations while you help develop our organization and professional practice.

Among other things you will work with

• ensuring common professionalism and legal compliance across teams and departments, so that legal certainty in case processing is ensured.
• data-driven leadership, as ongoing use of and follow-up on data is an important part of the leadership task,
• contributing to the department’s development plan and taking responsibility for concrete development tasks,
• professional sparring and qualification of decisions and case processing in close partnership with the professional consultant,
• budget planning and financial management in collaboration with the department head and the finance team,
• following up on timeliness in, among other things, child welfare investigations, action plans, decisions and assessments,
• facilitating social welfare sparring meetings,
• qualifying and supporting recommendations to the placement committee,
• supporting a good and sustainable working environment,
• implementing and anchoring applicable legislation as well as the methods LØFT and ICS ,
• personnel management and daily operations, including recruitment, employee development interviews (MUS), vacation planning and handling sick leave.

You will also have good opportunities to strengthen cross-cutting collaboration with among others day care and school, PPR, health care, dental care, Family House and SSP.

In addition, we are initiating a two-year collaboration with the Danish Agency for Housing and Social Affairs’ Task Force, which will become an important part of the area’s continued development.

We are looking for someone who... You do not need to have all the answers in advance. The most important thing is that you want the leadership task, can create followers and have an eye for both people, professionalism and operations.

We imagine that you are educated as a social worker or have another relevant education and solid knowledge of the social area and the Child Act. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of the work of the Youth Crime Board.

You have leadership experience – or a clear motivation to take the next step into leadership.

As a leader you are

• present and accessible – you are visible in everyday life and genuinely interested in the employees and their tasks,
• clear and direction-setting – you create clarity about expectations, priorities and professional direction,
• proper and collaborative – you meet people with respect and believe that the best solutions are created together,
• professionally curious – you are interested in practice and dare to ask questions, even when something should be done differently,
• calm and decisive – you can maintain an overview and make well-considered decisions, even when cases are complex,
• systematic and results-oriented – you can create structure and follow up so that intentions are translated into action,
• loyal and bold – you can stand up for joint decisions and at the same time constructively challenge when needed,
• good at communicating – you can create meaning and translate both professional, organizational and political priorities.

We offer You will get an exciting leadership position with great variety and the opportunity to make a difference – both for the employees in the Youth Team and for the overall development of our authority area.

You will become part of a working community where

• professionalism and development are prioritized,
• there is room for sparring and reflection,
• we help each other and take shared responsibility,
• well-being and the working environment are a leadership priority,
• you have the opportunity to influence both the team’s and the department’s development.

We work closely with other departments in the municipality, private providers and other partners to create good and cohesive solutions for children, youth and families.

The workplace is centrally located in Holbæk town, close to Holbæk Station. There is the possibility of flexible working hours and remote work, but we expect you to be physically present in the organization as a rule.

The practical

• The position is to be filled no later than January 1, 2025 .
• Salary and terms of employment are negotiated individually under the applicable collective agreement and trade union affiliation.
• Background checks for children and criminal records will be obtained upon appointment.
• Interviews are expected to be held Tuesday, November 17 and Friday, November 20, 2026 with testing between the interviews.
• If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact interim department head Steen Bager at phone 72 36 34 92 or professional consultant Trine Halkjær at phone 72 36 13 94 .

Application deadline Holbæk Municipality only accepts electronic applications. You apply for the position by clicking the button “Submit application” at the bottom of the job advertisement.

Applications must be received by Holbæk Municipality no later than Wednesday, November 11 .

About Holbæk Municipality Holbæk Municipality is organized into six core areas: Active for Life, Labor Market, Education and Citizen Service, Learning and Well-being, Social Intervention and Development, Growth and Sustainability as well as Culture, Leisure and Youth Life. The core areas are supported by three staff functions: Organizational Services, Finance and Leadership Secretariat and Communication.

We work to create an organization where structures and workflows support – rather than impede – a good and coherent service to citizens.

Read more about Holbæk Municipality and our organization on the Holbæk Municipality website

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Holbæk Municipality has a smoke-free working day.

We are 4,800 engaged colleagues who every day work to create good service and welfare for our approximately 75,000 residents in Holbæk Municipality. Together we bring our diverse professional fields into play and create solutions that make a real difference.

We place great emphasis on a good working environment and on developing our employees – both professionally and personally.

In Holbæk Municipality we actively strive for diverse workplaces where there is room for difference. All qualified applicants are therefore encouraged to apply – regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, political and religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

Holbæk Municipality’s personnel policy sets the framework for our values and the way we meet each other and the citizens.

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