Assistant Manager for Integrated Daycare Naja/Aleqa

We need an assistant manager who is committed to children, can show closeness and trust, is engaged with parents and can maintain a good dialogue with them, and is willing to work with the child at the center. You should be indispensable among colleagues with a broad perspective, attentive to children's reactions, action-oriented, a good complement to the leaders, alert, and willing to participate in development and influence the daycare. You should be able to work closely with the leader and take responsibility for the entire facility when needed. You should be willing to develop children with the child at the center alongside other educators and colleagues.

Integrated Naja/Aleqa is located in the southern part of the city.

The Education Department aims to create curious, resilient, healthy, and happy children. It is expected that, with a social helper education, you will focus on achieving these goals.

The position is full-time with 40 hours per week. There is capacity for 44 children, divided into 20 kindergarten children and 24 nursery children.

The kindergarten's opening hours are Monday – Friday from 6:45 AM – 5:00 PM.

The distribution of work and responsibility among the staff group totals 11 positions.

Responsibilities:

You will be jointly responsible for compliance with Inatsisartut Act No. 62 of November 20, 2023, on educational development offers for preschool children, in addition to the Qeqqata Municipal Council's child and youth policy available on the Qeqqata Kommunia website and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Qualifications:

• Trained educator
• Leadership skills
• Experience in daycare work
• Ability to collaborate with various agencies
• Familiarity with legislation

We expect:

• You are a trained educator
• You can work closely with the leader
• You have knowledge of The Good Daycare
• You can have discussions with parents about children's development
• You can plan and delegate tasks
• You can create something new
• You are clear and can set boundaries when needed
• You have an overview of your tasks
• You are stable/committed to your work
• You can work responsibly
• You are positive/energetic and welcoming
• You can speak Greenlandic and Danish
• You have IT/computer skills
• You can be attentive to new initiatives
• You have a recognized pedagogical viewpoint
• You can remain calm in busy situations
• You are attentive to what happens inside the facility
• You can be aware of children's special needs
• You have respect for meeting times

We offer:

• Employment conditions, including the right to free travel in connection with employment and relocation, according to the applicable agreements and contracts between the Government of Greenland and your negotiating organization
• For which rent is paid according to applicable rules
• Working conditions
• Innovative
• Collaboration between staff and parents
• Colleagues

Motivated employees and a good atmosphere in the workplace

• Free access to fitness and wellness in the sports hall

Good working environment

Open to new ideas/suggestions

Salary and employment conditions:

A staff apartment can be provided.

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the current agreements between the Greenlandic municipalities and NPK.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the leader of Integrated Daycare Martha Lyberth Jensen at phone 86 30 82 or Daycare Manager Navarana Lennert at phone 86 74 02.

Housing:

A staff apartment can be provided for the position, for which a deposit and rent, consumption, etc., are paid according to the current rules for rent payment in Greenland's Self-Government and municipal properties, etc., in Greenland. If a permanent staff apartment cannot be provided immediately upon employment, a temporary vacant apartment will be offered to employees entitled to a vacant apartment, for which rent, consumption, etc., are paid according to the above.

Criminal and Child Record:

This position is subject to the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal and child record. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child records. Therefore, we must point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the child record from the national police and the criminal record from the police.

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

Application Criteria:

Education certificate

CV

• and references

Course certificate

Practicalities:

Applications with criminal record, child record, and statements about education and previous employment, copies of education certificates, employer statements, etc., should be uploaded as a PDF file via the municipality's website.

Application deadline: February 1, 2026

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