Health Care Assistant

The home care service is looking for skilled and dedicated health assistants for day shifts and evening shifts.

The home care service in Nuuk handles tasks for about 290 citizens in their own homes, which can include everything from personal care, cleaning, and shopping. Since the fall of 2017, we have provided home care around the clock.

The home care team consists of day shifts, evening shifts, and night shifts, a department manager, 2 team coordinators, health helpers, health assistants, support staff distributed across all shifts, as well as unskilled workers in the day shift, who each day help maintain the citizen's quality of life so they can remain in their own home for as long as possible.

The tasks for the citizens are distributed across 10 routes managed by permanent staff. The evening team consists of two groups, each group consisting of 5 people. The tasks are also distributed, with users being divided in the evening. They have a duty phone while at work, and one person is designated to handle emergency calls in case of urgent visits. Those with a driver's license use the Home Care vehicle, while staff without a driver's license take the bus to the users in a specific order. Evening shifts meet for a break in the evening, eat together, and distribute tasks to those in need of help in collaboration with the evening team. They can always contact each other.

The Municipality of Sermersooq operates based on three key values: Respect, responsibility, and development. It is important that you as an applicant relate to these values.

In Home Care, we have the following values – Mutual trust, Care, Life values, The ability to listen, Security, Mutual respect, Diligence.

We are looking for a healthcare assistant who is willing to take responsibility for the execution of tasks with the citizens and to provide guidance to unskilled workers and students.

The content of the position:

Care and support for the citizens

·Guidance and support

Rehabilitative tasks aimed at strengthening the citizen's functional level and resources.

·Contribute to creating trust and security through dialogue and conversation

Medication administration

·Documentation

·Assess the citizen's needs

Ensure a good start for new citizens and relatives.

Implement health-promoting and preventive measures in collaboration with the citizens.

·Observe, identify, and respond appropriately to symptoms of the most common somatic and mental disorders in citizens.

·Could participate in an interdisciplinary collaboration based on one's own level of competence

Can take responsibility and perform tasks independently.

Introduce and guide new staff and students.

The tasks are solved in close collaboration with the other staff of the home care service, the department manager, and interdisciplinary partners.

Expectations for applicants:

·That you are a trained health assistant or have equivalent education

That you are stable and take responsibility for your own tasks.

·That you contribute to enhancing professionalism and are eager to use your professional skills.

That you can embrace and relate to people's differences.

·That you are resourceful and independent

·That you are good at collaborating with colleagues as well as interdisciplinary partners.

·That you want to create development

·Robust and stable

·Advantage to have a driver's license but not a requirement

That you are healthy and can be counted on.

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

Personal competencies:

·Is stable and quality-conscious

·Positive and welcoming

·Empathy

Can take responsibility

Communicates clearly and distinctly both in writing and orally.

Demonstrates flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in work distribution.

Ability to work focused and structured even when it is hectic

We offer:

A workplace where development, shared responsibility, and influence are highly prioritized.

A good working environment with a positive approach

An exciting and varied job with plenty of challenges

A team that values collaboration and understands diversity.

A close collaboration with the department manager, the therapy team, and the assessment team.

·Good introduction and training

The working hours are 40 hours weekly, primarily during day and evening shifts. You will be on duty every other weekend.

Criminal record:

This position is subject to the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal record. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received a criminal record. We therefore want 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, 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 accommodation 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 Sika A. Lange, phone +299 36 61 61 or email: sise@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 217-26, along with educational certificates 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 through the job posting.

Application deadline: March 20, 2026