Office Manager for the Round-the-Clock and Admissions Department

The Danish Agency for Social Services is seeking a Head of Office for the Day and Admission Department. The Danish Agency for Social Services is an agency under the Ministry of Children, Youth and Family with the following 5 departments: The Prevention Department Paarisa, the Day and Admission Department, the Advisory Department for Caseworkers, the Finance Department, and the Secretariat. The departments work closely together, and it is a workplace that offers plenty of professional challenges.

The Day and Admission Department is responsible for 11 residential institutions for children and young people, as well as 7 residential services for citizens with disabilities. The Day and Admission Department strengthens collaboration, plans upskilling, and coordinates efforts based on ongoing needs assessments and analyses with managers and municipalities.

The department is responsible for the operation and overall management of the self-governing owned residential institutions and round-the-clock services. The department operates the Central Referral System, which refers to self-owned, municipal, and self-governing owned residential institutions and round-the-clock services. The department is also responsible for the approvals of self-owned, self-governing owned, and municipal residential institutions.

We are looking for an office manager for the department who can lead the development and qualification of initiatives within the round-the-clock area. The office manager will be responsible for the operations and projects in the department in close collaboration with the other management. The office manager has direct managerial responsibility for employees in the department.

• We expect that: You have a relevant higher education, educator or social worker, with further training.
• You have management experience.
• You have solid knowledge of the social sector, the residential area, as well as a general insight into the social professional aspects of society.
• You have knowledge of social legislation.
• You are a dynamic, committed, and development-oriented person.
• You continuously focus on the department's and area's progress as well as supporting the implementation of the adopted strategies.
• You have in-depth knowledge of Greenlandic society and culture.
• We offer: Exciting tasks within the round-the-clock area
• Opportunity to influence the educational and social tasks in the department
• You will become part of a department that is undergoing significant development.
• You will join an engaged team and have professionally strong colleagues and sparring partners.
• A workplace where there is plenty of room to grow, and where employee well-being is highly valued.
• A position with good opportunities for professional and personal development.

Employment conditions

The position is currently classified as LR 36-mi.

Employment will primarily be on collective agreement terms; however, if the applicant is already a civil servant under the civil service laws for public Greenland, employment may occur on civil servant terms.

For the position, it applies that no maximum length of service has been established and that the provisions regarding compensation for overtime and the provisions regarding compensation for lost days off do not apply; the working hours are initially 40 hours per week.

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and moving expenses, in accordance with the collective agreement in effect at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Housing

No staff housing is provided for the position. If an applicant already has staff housing through employment in the Self-Government, the right to assigned staff housing is retained. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of the employment relationship.

Additional information

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Director Tina Evaldsen at email tiev@nanoq.gl or phone 565509.

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