Health Assistant for Puilasunnguit

Health assistant for Utoqqaat illuat Puilasunnguit, care department.

Are you passionate about working with elderly people in close dialogue with their relatives? And are you an energetic and positive person who can translate your own skills into providing good care and support for the elderly? Then there are great opportunities for this as a healthcare assistant at Puilasunnguit in Paamiut.

About Puilasunnguit:

Puilasunnguit is a nursing home with space for 22 residents, and on a daily basis, there is an opportunity to visit the activity center for residents and citizens from the town.

The staff composition consists of a Leader, Deputy Leader, Activity Center Manager, 1 activity worker, Office Officer, 2 team coordinators, social & health assistants, health helpers, a number of unskilled workers in care, 1 kitchen manager, kitchen assistants, kitchen helpers, 1 housekeeper, cleaning assistant. The goal is to hire more skilled workers in care.

The position reports to the site manager.

The content of the position:

We are looking for a healthcare assistant to join the work with the elderly residents, where the level of good and caring care, as well as the continued development of care, is absolutely prioritized.

We are in a development process where we want to focus on competence development, job satisfaction, stability, and cohesion, as we believe this has a direct effect on the residents' well-being. Therefore, we want the work to take place in a close interdisciplinary, innovative, and developmental environment for the benefit of the residents.

Our expectations of you are:

·That you are a trained healthcare assistant

Has experience in the elderly and activity sector.

·Has the desire and interest to work with elderly residents/citizens

·That you are professionally well-founded and critical in your choice of actions.

·That you have well-developed interdisciplinary collaboration skills

·That you will be an internship supervisor for students and trainees.

·That you will contribute to creating a positive, creative, inspiring, and developing environment

Is stable, quality-conscious, and has an eye for detail.

Can handle many balls in the air without losing perspective.

·Works independently, responsibly, and service-oriented

Demonstrates flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in workload 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

·That you can work in all shifts and every 2nd weekend

Being bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement.

We offer:

A position with great opportunity to influence the content yourself.

·Good Introduction

Opportunity for personal and professional development

A challenging job that takes place in collaboration with good colleagues.

·A high degree of responsibility and influence within the area

Interdisciplinarity

The working hours are 40 hours, day and evening, as well as every other weekend.

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 must therefore 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, according to 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:

A staff housing option will be available for the position, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the applicable rules for rent payment in the Greenland Self-Government and the municipality's properties in Greenland. If permanent staff housing cannot be made available immediately upon commencement, employees entitled to temporary housing will be offered a temporary accommodation, for which rent, utilities, etc. will be paid in accordance with the above. For further information about rent including utilities, etc., please refer to the information at: www.iserit.gl

The start date is dependent on when a staff accommodation is available. A relocation travel allowance and moving expenses for personal belongings are provided in accordance with current regulations.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact us for further information about the position and associated tasks at:

Fostander Tanja Møller, phone +299 36 76 66 or email: tjml@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 212-26, along with the educational certificate 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: March 19, 2026