Employee with a Health Professional Background

WE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS POSITION We are seeking a new employee for the relief center at Kammagiit. If you have your heart in the right place and wish to make a positive difference for our citizens, you might be our new colleague.

The respite center is an offer for citizens with physical or mental disabilities. The location of the respite center is in Kammagiit Activity Center. The target group is citizens who temporarily need care in connection with relieving the relatives who provide a caregiving function. As a starting point, there will be 4 respite places, and the duration of the respite can be from 1 to 4 days, depending on the individual needs of the citizens.

At Kammagiit, you will be part of an engaged team with 5 employees at the respite center and 3 at the activity center. Your future colleagues have various backgrounds in the social and health sector as well as unskilled work, which creates a strong collaboration and a positive workplace.

The position is a full-time job of 40 hours a week with mixed day, evening, night, and weekend shifts.

Tasks:

Create a framework for a safe and pleasant place to be, where citizens are met with care and understanding.

Care, support, as well as maintenance and strengthening of already existing competencies

Conduct activities with the citizens at the Kammagiit Activity Center.

Execution of daily practical tasks

We expect that you:

Has a health professional education.

Have the courage, together with your colleagues, to create a safe and stable offer for citizens in respite care.

Is caring and welcoming, and sees that it is the way to a good working environment.

You are adaptable and thrive in an unpredictable workday.

You can work with variable working hours.

If you have experience in psychiatry, it is an advantage, but not a requirement.

We offer:

Opportunity to make a difference for citizens who need support

A challenging job with a focus on both professional and personal development.

A workplace where good collaboration is highly prioritized.

A workplace that values and actively works to improve the working environment.

The Disability and Social Psychiatry department for adults is a division where there are eight housing units, five group homes, two activity and social offerings, and three support teams distributed in Nuuk, Tasiilaq, and Paamiut. We are undergoing a significant development that includes a focus on thorough onboarding of new employees, ongoing support, and professional communities.

If you have become curious and want to know more, you are very welcome to contact us.

We expect to hold job interviews in week 17.

Criminal record:

This position is subject to the law requiring the collection of a criminal record. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received a criminal record. We would therefore like to point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the criminal record 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:

No staff housing can be provided for the position.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact Leader Pauline Jensen Hansen for further information about the position and related tasks at phone +299 54 26 75 or email: pahn@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 339-26 and accompanied by a diploma and documentation of previous employment, etc., must be uploaded before the deadline expires.

How to apply:

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

We do not accept applications in paper or emails, please submit your application electronically via the job posting.

Application deadline: April 20, 2026