Caseworker - Social Worker

Administration for Children and Family The Placed Team is seeking a caseworker - social worker

With employment as soon as possible or by agreement

The position is a full-time role as a caseworker - social worker within the authority area working with children and young people.

The working hours are from Monday to Friday (40 hours a week).

the tasks will primarily consist of:

• Case management of child cases, including the recording of all relevant information.
• Gathering relevant information for relevant instances depending on the purpose and need.
• Preparation, revision of the action plan, and assessment of whether the ongoing measures are still appropriate for the family.
• Referral and assessment to relevant instances depending on the purpose and needs.
• Conduct conversations with citizens, including children and young people, as well as partners.
• Coordination work related to visits, contact agreements, network meetings, family council meetings, placements, changes in placement, reunification, etc.
• Assessment of whether a placement should be initiated. When initiating, a plan for gentle placement must be made in close collaboration with the parents and the placement location.
• Processing of various types of applications, including additional expenses, projects, visit trips, boarding school stays, folk high school stays, changes in placement, return home, aftercare, etc.
• Conduct annual inspections of placed children and young people
• Prepare a support description for possible psychiatry, the Welfare Administration, or other agencies.
• Preparation of social work investigation
• Comply with and apply applicable regulations as well as internal competence plans and guidelines.
• Participate in sparring meetings to ensure a consistent professional approach in daily work.
• Contribute to a respectful and constructive collaboration within the team, the department, and the administration, as well as with external partners.
• Participate in the social watch outside normal working hours.
• Ad hoc tasks by agreement with the department head or team leader.

The candidate:

We expect you to be a trained social worker or have a background in the social field, with a broad knowledge of case processing in child welfare cases, including documenting relevant information after conversations, holding meetings, and receiving various forms of correspondence.

We expect that you are used to conducting various forms of conversations, are trustworthy, not reserved, and preferably have knowledge of different types of conversation techniques with citizens, children, and partners. It is important that you have ambitions and are passionate about the profession. We also expect that you can work independently and can be part of a team where collaboration is key. You should be adaptable, available, and mentally resilient, as the days can be somewhat unpredictable. You will be part of the development of the administration, where we expect you to be solution-oriented and able to provide constructive criticism.

In connection with the fact that the work consists of about 80% administration, you need to have a good knowledge of using IT systems and be good at expressing yourself in writing.

Travel activities can be expected in connection with supervision or placements, which is why we also expect you to be prepared for this.

The Administration for Children and Family:

The Administration for Children and Families manages the authority area and includes several teams that handle all case processing for children, young people, and families. The tasks are carried out by all caseworkers across different teams and consist of, among other things, the preparation of social assessments, the development of action plans, work with prevention, work with placed children and young people in foster families or residential institutions, as well as young people in aftercare.

The notification duty and emergency duty receive all notifications for the entire Municipality of Sermersooq and process them. In addition, they have individual case files where measures have been initiated.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact the Department Head and Kirsten Rasmussen for further information about the position and associated tasks at phone +299 367251 or email: kira@sermersooq.gl

Criminal record and child certificate:

The position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal record and child certificate. According to the law, employment can only begin when the municipality has received a satisfactory criminal record and child certificate. We must therefore point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the child certificate from the National Police, as well as the criminal record from the Police.

The child certificate is obtained by the municipality with the consent of the individual, while the criminal record is obtained by the individual from the police.

Salary and employment conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Government of Greenland, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of appointment between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.

Housing:

A staff housing can be provided for the position, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the applicable rules for rent payment in the Greenland Self-Government and the municipality's properties in Greenland. If a permanent staff housing cannot be made available immediately upon commencement, employees entitled to a vacant housing will be offered a temporary vacant housing, for which rent, utilities, etc. will be paid in accordance with the above. For further information about rent including utilities, etc., please refer to the information on: www.iserit.gl

The start date depends on when a staff accommodation is available. A relocation travel allowance and moving expenses for household goods are provided in accordance with applicable regulations.

Application:

Application marked with Job no. 283-26, with information about education and previous employment, along with exam papers etc., must be received by the HR department no later than

How to apply:

Applications are preferred electronically, via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.

Application deadline: April 3, 2026

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