Family Advisor

The Municipality of Sermersooq MI Tasiilaq is seeking a skilled and dedicated family counselor for the newly established intervention area under the Administration for Children and Family.

MI Tasiilaq has reorganized and decided that all areas of focus will be gathered in a single department. When all positions are filled, the department will consist of 23 employees distributed across:

1 department leader, 1 treatment leader, 1 psychologist, 2 psychotherapists, 1 consultant for the children's house with a coordinating function on children's house cases, 10 family advisors – of which 1 has a coordinating function, 4 youth advisors – of which 1 has a coordinating function, and 3 foster family consultants.

The intervention area in MI Tasiilaq works with vulnerable children and families who are referred by the caseworkers in the authority area / or come through open counseling. In the context of the children's house, referrals can also come from the police, primarily for the sake of video interviews.

The family counselor must participate in family counseling and social pedagogical initiatives concerning socially disadvantaged families together with other family counselors, youth advisors, and other staff at MI Tasiilaq, working on a structured basis, which means that we take the whole family into account.

The position is a full-time position and reports to the department manager in the intervention area MI Tasiilaq.

The content of the position:

We are looking for an – preferably experienced – family counselor, with a good educational background and preferably practical experience in working with vulnerable children and families, to join our work with vulnerable children and families by taking on tasks such as:

Support and guide regarding care, communication, roles, and other similar factors that affect the child's and family's well-being.

·Carry out a social pedagogical effort in working with children and families

·Conduct home visits to children and families

·Conduct conversations with children and families

Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning based on observation and analysis.

·Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with both internal and external partners

Contribute to and engage with the treatment team and be an active part of the development of the treatment work.

·Be an active advisor in open counseling

·Other tasks as agreed with the treatment leader or department head in the Intervention area MI Tasiilaq

The tasks are solved in close interdisciplinary collaboration with MI Tasiilaq's other employees in the area of intervention and the authority area, as well as external partners such as the police, the health center, the school, and daycare institutions.

Expectations for applicants:

You are trained as a pedagogue, health assistant, social worker, early childhood consultant, or other relevant social education.

Has extensive experience with holistic family therapy.

Has great personal and professional integrity and impact.

Is good at structuring, coordinating, planning, and following up on tasks.

·Has good written communication skills

·Has a positive view of people, the desire and ability to focus on what works

·Has the desire and ability to talk to many different people, meet them where they are, and help them create change.

Is open and outgoing

·Wants to work in an organization that is constantly evolving.

·Has experience in project management

We also emphasize:

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

Can handle many balls in the air without losing track.

Communicates clearly and distinctly both in writing and orally.

·Works independently, is responsible, 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

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

We offer:

A challenging job with opportunities to shape the content yourself and have significant independent responsibility in an organization in development and change. We emphasize a solid onboarding process for both the job and workplace and strive to ensure a good collaborative climate with close managerial support as well as room for initiative and creativity.

Criminal and Child Certificate:

The position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal record and child certificate. According to the law, employment can only begin when the municipality has received a satisfactory criminal record and child certificate. 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 and 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 collective agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement in effect 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 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 related tasks at:

Department manager Emilie Napatoq, phone +299 36 76 23 or email: emnp@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 11-26, 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: January 27, 2026

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