Deputy Manager, Department Leader, Educator, Social Worker

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Integrated institution Uiaq is seeking staff for various positions. The institution accommodates 64 children and focuses on fostering curious, resilient, healthy, and happy children. The work involves responsibility for educational development and collaboration with parents and colleagues. Good working conditions and opportunities for courses and training are offered.

·Deputy Chief

Department manager

·Educator

·Social worker

With space for 64 children, including a nursery with room for 24 children aged 0-3 years, divided into two rooms. Kindergarten with space for 40 children aged 4-6 years.

Qeqqata Municipality is looking for skilled and dedicated employees. The Education area aims to create curious, resilient, healthy, and happy children. It is expected that you as an employee and your immediate supervisor focus on achieving these goals.

Work and areas of responsibility:

You must be responsible for following Inatsisartut Act No. 62 of November 20, 2023, on educational development offers for preschool children, as well as working according to guidelines that can be found on the Qeqqata Municipality website regarding Qeqqata Municipality's political visions, children and youth policy, and educational objectives.

We will try to create a daily life where there is a balance between familiarity based on daily rhythm/sense of time and unpredictability based on the children's influence on the institution's culture. It is important that we together build a healthy and developing institution for all users. Therefore, the working environment is highly valued.

Our values are:

  • The child should feel safe and welcome.
  • A good collaboration between parents and staff
  • Accept the child's identity
  • Develop the child from its stage of development.
  • Have a recognition-based pedagogical approach

We can offer:

  • A workplace where you have the opportunity to take responsibility and influence the institution.
  • An active workplace where we utilize the beautiful surroundings.
  • Rooms with suitable tasks & good collaboration with colleagues
  • Opportunity to participate in courses & training
  • Engage parents & sweet children

We expect:

  • That you are educated in the field.
  • That you can create something new
  • That you are resourceful and can take responsibility.
  • Are you willing to engage in educational discussions about our work?
  • That you can set boundaries with children.
  • You are welcoming and positive towards children, staff, and parents.
  • That you are holistic and seeking inspiration.
  • That you are stable and motivated.
  • That you take responsibility and are engaged in your work.
  • That you are willing to cooperate and find it important to collaborate.
  • That you are resourceful and innovative.
  • Positive/fresh and full of determination
  • Language - Greenlandic and Danish
  • That you can use IT/equipment
  • You are open to new initiatives, welcoming.
  • That you work based on appreciative pedagogy.
  • That you are stable

We offer

  • Salary and employment conditions, including the right to free travel in connection with commencement and relocation of belongings, in accordance with the currently applicable agreements and collective agreements between the Naalakkersuisut and your negotiating organization.
  • Personnel housing assistant manager and educator, for which rent etc. is paid according to applicable regulations.
  • Access to free fitness
  • Good working conditions
  • Good collaboration between staff and parents
  • Good colleagues

Criminal and Child Certificate:

This position is subject to the law requiring the collection of criminal and child certificates. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child certificates. 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 and the Greenland Teachers' Association (NPK) and SIK or another relevant negotiating organization.

Start date: to be agreed upon.

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

Housing: There will be staff housing available for the position of Deputy Manager, Department Head, and Educator, but not for Social Workers, for whom a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the current rules for rent payment in the properties of the Greenland Self-Government and the municipality in Greenland. If permanent staff housing cannot be made available immediately upon commencement, employees entitled to temporary housing will be offered a temporary rental property, for which rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the above.

Relocation travel and moving expenses are provided in accordance with applicable regulations.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting: Uiaqsisimiut@qeqqata.gl or Daycare Manager Navarana Lennert-Andersen tel. +299 86 74 02, email: nava@qeqqata.gl

Application deadline: until the positions are filled

Application:

Applications with relevant exam papers, CV, statements, and references must be uploaded before the deadline.

How to apply:

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

Employer Details

Qeqqata Kommunia

Makkorsip Aqquserna 2

3911 Sisimiut , Grønland

Email: Nava@qeqqata.gl

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Job Title

Deputy Manager, Department Leader, Educator, Social Worker

Job Type

Full Time

Application Deadline

May 19, 2026

Contact Person

Navarana Lennert-Andersen
Nava@qeqqata.gl
+299 86 74 02

Job category

Teaching /
Pedagogue

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