The Family Team is seeking a lead social worker for a full-time position in the authority sector, working with children and youth. Responsibilities include developing professional specialization, case management, training of staff, and daily leadership. Knowledge of Greenlandic community conditions is an advantage.
Administration for Children and Families - The Family Team is seeking a Lead Social Worker for immediate employment or as agreed upon.
The position of leading social workers is a full-time position within the authority sector that works with children and young people.
The working hours are from Monday to Friday (40 hours a week).
Your areas of responsibility will primarily consist of:
Develop and maintain a high level of professional specialization in handling notifications throughout the municipality.
Delegation of cases
Quality assurance and management of case processes and deadlines in accordance with the Child Support Act and internal case flow descriptions.
·Exercise daily professional leadership
Control of the professional quality in casework
Training of employees in the use of professional methods, as well as social professional investigations.
·Sparring on individual cases
Ensure that the administrative basis is adhered to.
Ensure that internal deadlines are met.
·Implement and monitor the competence and delegation plan
·Other tasks as agreed with the department heads
About you
We expect that most of the following applies to you:
You are a trained social worker and have solid professional experience in the field.
You have the courage for leadership and preferably leadership experience.
You are professionally strong.
You have personal integrity and impact and dare to stand firm on professionally founded decisions, even when faced with significant emotional resistance.
You are resilient, hardworking, and proactive.
You have the will and ability to work loyally, dedicated, and result-oriented.
You have the will and ability to develop your own leadership, to collaborate in teams, and to participate in the management team's and management structure of the administration.
You have a respectful, appreciative, and pragmatic approach to others (employees, colleagues, partners, etc.).
You want to work in an organization that is constantly evolving.
Knowledge of Greenlandic societal conditions and language is a great advantage.
What can we offer:
An exciting and varied job with many challenges and great influence.
·Supervision
·Good opportunities for professional and personal development in leadership
The Administration for Children and Family:
The Administration for Children and Family handles the authority area and is part of a team that manages all case processing for children and families.
The administration is divided into teams, including the reception team, the family team, the placed team, and the foster family team. The tasks are handled by all caseworkers, including the preparation of social assessments, the development of action plans, working on prevention, managing cases, working with placed children and young people in foster families or residential institutions, as well as aftercare.
The notification duty and emergency duty receive all notifications for the entire Municipality of Sermersooq and process them. In addition, they have case files where measures have been initiated.
Our internal partners (Children and Family Center (CFR), Kuserneq, Youth Center, the Tupaarnaq Children's Home, and foster family consultants) and external partners (the Police, healthcare system, schools, daycare institutions, residential institutions, foster families, etc.).
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 once the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child certificates. We would therefore like to 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 collective 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:
Housing can be provided for the position, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the applicable rules for rent payment in the Greenland Self-Government and the municipality's properties in Greenland. If permanent housing cannot be made available immediately upon taking up the position, employees entitled to temporary housing will be offered a temporary accommodation, for which rent, utilities, etc. will be paid in accordance with the above. For further information about rent including utilities, etc., please refer to the information at: www.iserit.gl
The start date is dependent on when a staff accommodation is available. A relocation travel allowance and moving expenses for household goods are provided in accordance with applicable regulations.
Further information can be obtained from:
If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact Department Head Poul Erik Munk Pedersen for further information about the position and associated tasks at tel. +299 36 72 24 or email: pmup@sermersooq.gl
Application:
Applications marked with Job no. 270-26, and accompanied by 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.
Employer Details
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
Kuussuaq 2
3900 Nuuk , Grønland
Email: Pmup@sermersooq.gl
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Job Title
Lead Social Worker
Job Type
Full Time
Application Deadline
Mar 31, 2026
Contact Person
Poul Erik Munk Pedersen
Pmup@sermersooq.gl
+299 36 72 24
Job category
Social and health /
Social counseling
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