Foster Family Consultant

The Municipality of Sermersooq is seeking 2 skilled and dedicated Foster Family Consultants, with a degree in social work or social counseling, to start as soon as possible by agreement.

The primary tasks of the foster family consultant are; recommendations for the approval of foster families, case processing for foster families, social support and counseling for foster families, as well as ensuring that the work is conducted in accordance with applicable legislation. The immediate supervisor will be the department head of the Foster Family Team in the Department for Children and Families.

There are 3 standardized foster care consultant positions in Nuuk.

In the Municipality of Sermersooq, in the Administration for Children and Families – the foster family team, there is, in addition to the department head, also a team leader for the foster family consultants.

The position is a full-time role with 40 weekly working hours from Monday to Friday and reports to the Department Head of the Foster Family Team in the Department for Children and Family Treatment.

The content of the position:

We are looking for a – preferably experienced – foster family consultant to join the foster family team and handle a number of tasks including:

• Actively seeking foster families in Nuuk and the settlements
• All case processing in connection with the approval of foster families
• All case processing related to foster families, including reporting of foster care allowances and similar matters.
• Course/upskilling, guidance and counseling of foster families, both social and pedagogical.
• Supervision of foster families
• In collaboration with the authorities department to ensure that children and young people are placed in the right places.
• In collaboration with the authority department, work on custody cases.
• Actively participate in the development of the foster care sector
• Ad hoc tasks regarding children in foster care

The tasks are carried out in close collaboration with other employees in the foster family team in the Municipality of Sermersooq, as well as the authority department in the form of caseworkers for children and families.

Expectations for applicants:

• Is trained as a social worker, or Advisor in Social Work
• Is good at reading and interpreting legislation.
• Has good written and verbal communication skills
• Has the desire and ability to collaborate with relevant parties with foster care as the focal point.
• Works systematically and holistically

We also emphasize:

• Is stable, quality-conscious, and has an eye for detail.
• Can handle many balls in the air without losing track.
• Communicates clearly and distinctly both in writing and orally.
• Works independently, responsibly, and service-oriented.
• Demonstrates flexibility regarding work tasks and ongoing adjustments in work distribution.
• Ability to work focused and structured in a hectic everyday life
• Is robust and shows initiative, surplus, and decisiveness.
• Actively contributes to continuously developing and improving our task resolution.
• Is good at collaborating broadly

We offer:

A challenging job with opportunities to shape the content yourself and have a significant independent responsibility in an organization in development and change. We emphasize a solid onboarding process for both the job and workplace and strive to ensure a good collaborative climate with close managerial support as well as room for initiative and creativity.

We value and believe that holistic collaboration enables us to lift together, and it is equally important that individual employees and the team are upskilled.

Criminal and Child Certificate:

The position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain 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 certificate 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, 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 housing can be provided for the position.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact Department Head Kirstine Davidsen for further information about the position and associated tasks at tel. +299 36 72 09 or email: kikn@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 170-26, and accompanied by a certificate of education 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.