Family Care Service Manager - Attendo Lastensuojelupalvelut Oy

Validia Family Care Service Manager Would you like to help build quality family care and influence the support foster families receive in their daily lives? We are looking for a family care leader for a permanent position to lead and develop Validia's Family Care in Southern Finland. This role combines client work, supervisory responsibilities, and development of family care. You will work in a hybrid model, with your workplace located flexibly in either Helsinki or Tampere. The position requires readiness for occasional travel. You will support families together with your team and act as an expert in the overall situation of the placed child. You will also participate in client work practically as a partner, especially supporting new families and being involved in their journey from recruitment to training and assessment. Additionally, you will participate in placement inquiries and work closely with well-being regions. Lead daily operations as a supervisor and ensure smooth work through regular meetings, discussions, and supervisory support. Ensure that work is carried out according to agreed processes and quality criteria, and that staff have the prerequisites to succeed. You will also actively lead the development of family care and enhance the service's impact together with networks. The role emphasizes the ability to build effective cooperation relationships and identify new opportunities for service development. We expect excellent communication and collaboration skills, initiative, and courage to push things forward. You see opportunities where they are not yet visible and have a desire to develop and strengthen family care services customer-oriented. In this role, you will also develop family care practically and promote the service's visibility and growth. You will actively participate in network work and build new operational models in cooperation with various stakeholders. You will be responsible for quality management, self-monitoring, and keeping key practices and documents up to date. Learn more about Validia's child protection services here We offer you - Orientation tailored to your skills and strengths - A professional and supportive work community where humor is part of everyday life - Competitive salary - Work-focused and broader-than-mandatory occupational health services - Employee benefits such as Epassi benefits for culture, sports, and commuting, as well as accident insurance during free time - Opportunities for skill development and training We expect from you - Suitable higher university degree in social services - Registration as a social welfare professional, JulkiSuosikki - Strong experience in family care and its development - Experience in supervisory work and ability to support expert work - Good communication and collaboration skills, initiative - Compliance with infectious disease law vaccination and tuberculosis screening - Criminal record extract working with children - Hygiene passport, B driver's license, and social and health care card Interested? If you are looking for a job where you can combine client work, leadership, and development in a meaningful environment, this could be your role. Submit your application via the application form no later than June 1st and include your salary expectations. The application form allows you to answer a few additional questions and submit a short video application. We review applications during the application period. The first interviews are planned to be held on June 3-4 from 13:00 to 16:00, so please be prepared for this timeframe. For more information about the position, contact Kirsi Salo, Regional Manager of Child Protection Services, by phone (050 530 4908) on May 26th from 13:00 to 14:00 and May 27th from 10:00 to 11:00. For questions related to the recruitment process, contact recruitment specialist Mira Haukka at 044 478 4368. In the final stage of the recruitment process, we will request contact details of references. We collect references via Refapp, but the absence of references does not prevent progression.