We invite the head of the Rēzekne District Social Care Centre

The municipality of Rezekne launches a competition for the position of the head of the social care centre of Rezekne (full-time, for an indefinite period). Submission of applicants and submission of documents required by 24 March 16.30 (the application has been received in the administration of the municipality of Rezekne, regardless of the type of submission). 

Principal duties of the head of the social care centre:

• managing, planning and organising the activities of the institution as a whole, ensuring continuity of social care services;
• ensure the receipt of quality social care and social rehabilitation services for clients of the social care centre;
• ensuring the provision of statistical and financial reports, other information specified in regulatory enactments to State and local government institutions;
• ensuring the establishment, maintenance and storage of staff, records, accounting, public procurement and other documentation in accordance with the conditions of the laws and regulations;
• determine the competence, responsibility and remuneration of the staff of the care centre;
• to ensure the development of the staff description of the staff;
• to be recruited and released from the staff of the institution;
• ensure compliance with work and fire safety, environmental protection and health, sanitary and hygiene standards in the activities of the institution;
• ensure the development and enforcement of internal regulatory enactments regulating the activities of the institution;
• within the scope of its competence, represent the interests of the institution in State and local government institutions as well as in non-governmental organisations;
• to ensure the functioning of equipment, buildings, premises and engineering communications, to follow the technical condition of buildings and premises, to plan repairs of premises and equipment, to control the use of road vehicles;
• organising the economic matters of the institution, including the performance of public procurement;
• develop and control anti-corruption plans of the institution. 

Requirements for the applicant:

• higher education: desirable education in the field of social work, medicine, management sciences, law, financial or economic matters;
• knowledge in the laws and regulations of social work, labour law, accounting, accounting and financing, as well as the knowledge and understanding of regulatory enactments regulating the activities of the institution regarding the financing procedures of local government institutions and the budget of the institution;
• not less than two years of work experience in the office of the head of the institution or department at the State administration or local government institution;
• the experience of EU projects in the organisation, management and implementation of social services;
• desirable experience and skills in psychologically complex situations and increased working intensity;
• good working organisation and management skills, analytical capacity;
• skills in conflict resolution, good communication and cooperation skills;
• national language knowledge AT the highest level (C);
• good office techniques and computer user skills (Word, Excel), including sufficient skills to handle electronic mail, document management systems;
• Category B driving licence mandatory. 

The applicant must submit:

• description of the professional activity (CV);
• copies of documents certifying education and work experience;
• A copy of the driving licence of category B;
• Rezekne municipality's development vision of the social care centre (on one A4-format page).

The principal place of work will be the Rēzekne municipality's social care centre in Sherjans. Remuneration: EUR 1200. Planned time of commencement of office performance – no later than 01.05.2021.

Documents entitled “Competition to the position of the head of the Rēzekne District Social Care Centre” shall be submitted to the administration of the municipality of Rezekne (Liberation alley 95A, Rezekne), leaving the correspondence mailbox or sending to e-mail: info@rezeknesnovads.lv.

The evaluation of candidates will take place no later than five working days after the expiry of the time limit for submission of documents.

The competition is organised in two stages. In the first round, the Commission will assess the documents submitted by the applicants, the second round – the examination of the work interview and the practical skills – the tenderers whose documents submitted comply with the requirements laid down in the tender regulations will be invited. The applicant, which will be recognised as the most appropriate by the Commission, will be directed at the meeting of the Rēzekne District Council.

Contact information: 64607194, 26531970.