Department Leader, Educator and Social Worker

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 work 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 developmental stage.
• Have a recognizing 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 household goods, in accordance with the currently applicable agreements and collective agreements between the Government of Greenland and your negotiating organization.
• Personnel housing deputy 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 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 and the Greenland Teachers' Union (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 Department Head and Educator, but not for the Social Worker, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the current rules for rent payments 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 according to the above.

Travel and relocation 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 examination papers, CV, testimonials, 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.