The Municipality of Sermersooq is seeking a health assistant for the Ippiarsuk Care Center, a nursing home with 34 residents and an activity center. The job involves care, support, and engagement of residents in a team focused on the citizen. The position requires physical and mental strength as well as experience in the elderly sector.
The Municipality of Sermersooq is seeking a Health Assistant or similar professional group for the Ippiarsuk Care Center.
Ippiarsuk:
Ippiarsuk is a nursing home with space for 34 residents and an Activity Center with space for 35 day users. The residents are divided into 3 departments, with 11-11-12 residents in each department. The staff at Ippiarsuk have the following qualifications: Nurses, Health Assistants, Health Helpers, Social Workers, and unskilled workers. In addition to our 3 departments, the facility includes an Activity Center, Kitchen, Laundry, administration, caretaker, and Driver. At Ippiarsuk, we have just over 70 employees. In addition to our 3 departments, we also have a department called Pakkutaq, which falls under the area of Disability and Social Psychiatry.
With us, we work based on a culture characterized by positive and respectful communication. We believe that a good working environment is created through open dialogue, trust, and collaboration. We emphasize professionalism, integrity, and a shared responsibility for well-being. Our core value is that the citizen is always at the center, and we strive to meet each individual with presence and respect.
The working hours are full-time at 40 hours per week, Ippiarsuk is a residential institution where shifts are worked in rotating day, evening, and night shifts, as well as weekend shifts every other weekend.
Some of the tasks will be:
Basic care, support, and treatment of residents
Preventive measures for the residents' welfare
Activation of the residents
Collaboration with relatives
The tasks are solved in close collaboration with the department manager.
As our colleague, you will be part of a team that works with heart and with a focus on the citizen at the center. We prioritize positive and professional communication in our daily lives and believe that a safe working environment is created through respect, honesty, and community – without gossip. We help and support each other as colleagues, and we work purposefully to create a dignified and meaningful everyday life for the citizens with presence, care, and professionalism.
It is necessary to be physically and mentally strong, which is why we need colleagues with good experience in the elderly sector who are truly passionate about making a difference.
We expect that you:
Is trained as a Healthcare Assistant or equivalent
Stable and responsible
Cooperative, loyal, and shows respect for our older users/residents.
I am able to organize your work and prioritize your tasks while maintaining an overview.
Interested in working with new tasks, as we are a house in development.
Going forward, I will introduce new colleagues and help our students.
Being bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement.
We offer:
Introduction
Trust
Responsibility
Involvement
Good colleagues
Good working conditions and facilities
Personal development
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 would therefore like to 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, 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 staff 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 Ane Marie Jakobsen for further information about the position and associated tasks at phone +299 56 03 86 or email: amja@sermersooq.gl or to: Acting Leader I Ippiarsuk Peter Lund Eriksen, phone +299 36 61 74 or email: pelr@sermersooq.gl
Application:
Applications marked with Job no. 160-25, and accompanied by educational certificates and documentation of previous employment, etc., must be uploaded before the deadline expires.
Here's 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 9, 2026
Employer Details
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
Kuussuaq 2
3900 Nuuk , Grønland
Email: Amja@sermersooq.gl
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Job Title
Health Assistant or Similar Professional Group
Job Type
Full Time
Application Deadline
Mar 9, 2024
Contact Person
Ane Marie Jakobsen
Amja@sermersooq.gl
+299 56 03 86
Job category
Social and health /
Care and support
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