Do you want to help create development and stable living conditions for vulnerable families with infants and toddlers? Kuserneq is a residential and treatment offer for vulnerable families, where we work holistically with parenting skills, attachment, structure, and the personal development of both the child and the parents.
DO YOU WANT TO HELP CREATE DEVELOPMENT AND STABLE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND SMALL CHILDREN?
Kuserneq is a housing and treatment offer for vulnerable families with infants and small children, where we work holistically on parental skills, attachment, structure, as well as the personal development of the child and the parents.
We know that change takes time and that development can only occur in relationships characterized by presence, clarity, and professionalism. We work development-oriented and resource-focused. This means that we both set demands and establish frameworks, while also focusing on recognizing the family's strengths and resources.
Our vision is to create stable and development-promoting frameworks for families, so that children have a different start in life than the one their parents may have had.
The team:
The team consists of a department head, a treatment advisor/deputy head, child and adult family counselors, and a psychotherapist.
We are a small, professionally engaged team where we work closely together and prioritize sparring, shared reflection, and clear roles. We believe that we succeed best when we support each other and actively use each other's strengths, viewing learning as an ongoing process.
We are looking for a treatment advisor who will also serve as deputy manager and substitute for the leader. The position is central to the organization and combines social professional coordination, internal follow-up, collaboration with other stakeholders, documentation responsibility, and shared management responsibility.
You will also have your own conversation processes with families and actively participate in the treatment work.
You must be able to balance professional clarity with empathy and presence, and have the ability to create a sense of security, both in interactions with families and in collaboration with employees.
Working hours and framework:
The position is 40 hours a week.
The working hours are generally 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The duty phone is included, which is planned in advance.
Participation in the colony and planned trips with families is to be expected.
Our values:
At Kuserneq, we work based on:
Stability and predictability: frameworks create calm
·Relational security: development occurs in trusting relationships
·Professional clarity: we work systematically and structured
Holistic approach: the child is at the center, the family is the framework.
Responsibility: we tackle tasks together
As a treatment advisor, you will become a key person in translating these values into practice and working within our appreciative and trauma-informed approach inspired by neuroaffective pedagogy. We focus on regulation, relationships, and development as the foundation for change and believe that structure and clarity create safety.
Your role:
You will have a coordinating and unifying role around the families' processes. The role is treatment-oriented and process-based. You work therapeutically with the families to create small and larger developmental steps in their everyday lives.
You ensure coherence between:
The daily treatment efforts and the families' development processes
Individual treatment plans and specific development goals
·Systematic documentation and professional reflection
·Interdisciplinary assessments and decisions in close dialogue with the team
You must be able to maintain an overview in complex cases, connect the dots, and create structure without losing the relational perspective. At the same time, you should be able to work patiently and persistently in processes where development occurs gradually.
Your tasks:
Coordination and collaboration with authorities and external actors
Coordinate efforts around the individual family
·Be a primary contact person for caseworkers and other collaborators
·Participate in status meetings and networking meetings
Ensure timely follow-up on action plans
·Contribute with professional assessments and status descriptions
Professional quality and documentation:
·Assist in the preparation and follow-up of treatment plans, status descriptions, and closure reports.
Ensure quality and timeliness in record keeping and observation forms.
·Follow up on missing documentation
Translate observations into usable professional knowledge.
Internal follow-up and responsibility
·Start and follow cases of relapse in abuse or rule violations
Engage in close dialogue with the team about assessments and consequences.
·Social professional sparring with family counselors and the psychotherapist
·Create an overview and closely monitor treatment processes
Support for families:
·Conduct motivating and development-oriented conversations with a focus on change, responsibility, and ownership.
·Process counseling regarding finance, education, and employment
Support in transitions (moving in, transitioning out, etc.)
Impact measurement and development:
·Collect relevant statistics and data
Ensure the implementation of annual impact assessment.
Contribute to evaluation, annual report, and quality development.
Pre-interviews, enrollment, and completion process:
Participate in coordinated pre-meetings
Assess whether the effort matches the family's needs.
Coordinate completion processes and handover.
Ensure professional documentation at closures
Deputy / substitute:
As the deputy manager, you are the daily substitute for the leader and participate in a close management collaboration regarding:
Professional assessment and prioritization of cases
·Management of security and emergency situations
Maintaining professional standards and structure
Adjustment and quality assurance of treatment processes
Support, sparring, and framework setting for employees
Participation in development and change processes
·Shared responsibility for the work environment and well-being
Decision-making authority in the leader's absence
You must be able to step forward when the situation demands it, while also engaging in a close and trusting management collaboration.
Shared tasks in the house:
We are a smaller service where we lift together. This means that you also:
Participates in colony and planned family activities
Involves practical joint tasks
Takes shared responsibility for ensuring that the building appears safe, structured, and well-functioning.
Helps keep everyday life running, both professionally and practically.
We imagine that you:
·Is a trained social worker
·Has experience with vulnerable families and the early childhood sector
·Has experience with or a strong interest in family therapy
Has strong written and analytical skills
·Has managerial maturity and natural authority
Can make and stand by difficult decisions with calmness and clarity.
Sees structure as a prerequisite for security and can work both systematically and relationally.
Is creative and flexible in treatment work and can find new paths in complex processes.
Contributes with energy, engagement, and professional curiosity
Thrives in a role with both professional and managerial co-responsibility.
Is robust, stable, and aware of its own strengths and limitations.
Being bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement.
It is an advantage if you have further education in:
Trauma-informed practice
·Attachment and infant/toddler development
Family therapy or systemic work
Personally and professionally, you match our approach:
We are looking for a profile that:
Is friendly, welcoming, and has a natural, calm approach to everyday life.
Creates trust without losing clarity
Understand that development takes time and that change happens over time.
Can work patiently and persistently without losing direction.
Can balance structure and humanity
At Kuserneq, we work process-oriented. We know that change rarely happens linearly, and that setbacks and resistance can be part of the development work. Therefore, we need a treatment advisor who can remain calm, maintain the professional framework, and at the same time meet the families with respect and recognition.
We offer:
A key function in a meaningful and value-driven offer
Influence on professional direction and development
Close management collaboration
Committed and professionally strong team
Opportunity for professional development and relevant continuing education in trauma and family therapy.
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 when 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, 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:
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 us for further information about the position and associated tasks at:
Department manager Solveig Mølgaard, phone +299 55 56 97 or email: solm@sermersooq.gl.
Application:
Application marked with Job no. 303-26, and attached 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: April 10, 2026
Employer Details
Kuserneq, Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
Email: Solm@sermersooq.gl
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Job Title
Treatment Advisor with Sous Chef Function
Job Type
Full Time
Application Deadline
Apr 10, 2026
Contact Person
Solveig Mølgaard
Solm@sermersooq.gl
+299 55 56 97
Job category
Social and health /
Social counseling
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