Therapist for Allorfik Sermersooq in Nuuk

Therapist for Allorfik Sermersooq in Nuuk A therapist is sought for Allorfik Sermersooq with a start date of July 1, 2026, or by agreement.

We expect you to have a medium-length higher education, such as a teacher, educator, or social worker.

The treatment at Allorfik is based on motivational interviewing and a cognitive behavioral therapy treatment model. If you are not trained in the field, Allorfik will provide your training.

In addition, it is an advantage if you have a supervision, psychotherapist education, or similar advanced training.

Allorfik Sermersooq offers citizens in the Municipality of Sermersooq treatment for alcohol, cannabis, and gambling addiction, and there may therefore be trips to the settlements, preventive tasks, as well as involvement in prevention in the city in collaboration with the municipality on projects. Currently, there are 8 therapists and 1 therapy coordinator at the center; and one of the therapists serves as a group leader.

Allorfik's local centers are organizationally under the Knowledge Center for Addiction in Nuuk, which is responsible for the national effort against issues related to substances and gambling. You will have a significant influence on the organization of your work in collaboration with the Knowledge Center for Addiction, which also offers supervision to you.

• As a practitioner, you must among other things: Motivate for treatment with Motivational Interviewing
• Treat and guide citizens with problems related to alcohol, cannabis, and gambling.
• Aftercare and educate relatives
• Conduct mapping conversations and report to the national addiction database.
• Collaboration with the municipality regarding citizens' aftercare and issues that hinder treatment.
• Teach about the offer in Allorfik and our methods
• We expect that you have a professional interest in the treatment area.
• that you have a spacious and positive personality
• that you can put citizens in focus
• that you can work independently and take responsibility
• that you are good at coordinating the day
• that you have a desire to continuously further your education in the field of addiction
• that you are interested in interdisciplinary collaboration and in teaching other professional groups
• that you are interested in learning new things and in our methods

The treatment will primarily take place in Greenlandic, while the education will be conducted in Danish. Therefore, you must be bilingual. Applications and interviews are processed continuously.

Application deadline

May 21, 2026

For inquiries about the positions, you can contact:

Medical Chief Consultant of Allorfik Birgit V. Niclasen tel. +299 341454, email bivn@peqqik.gl. Acting Group Leader in Allorfik Sermersooq Elisabeth Christensen tel. +299 22 30 35, email: elic@peqqik.gl.

For information about Allorfik: www.allorfik.gl

Child and criminal record certificate

One must expect that a criminal record and child protection certificate will be obtained after consent, if one does not bring a new criminal record and child protection certificate oneself.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation travel and moving expenses, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force 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 the assigned staff housing is retained. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of the employment relationship.

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