Health assistant for day shifts in Nuuk

The Home Care in Nuuk is looking for 2 health assistants or equivalent education for day shifts

The Home Care is seeking a professionally skilled and committed health assistant for day shifts.

The Home Care in Nuuk handles tasks for approximately 290 citizens in their own homes, which can range from personal care to shopping. Since the autumn of 2017, we have provided home care around the clock.

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

The tasks for the citizens are divided into 10 routes handled by permanent staff. The evening team consists of two teams, each team consists of 5 staff members. The tasks are also distributed where the users are divided in the evening. They have a duty mobile while they are at work, and a person is designated to handle emergency calls in case of acute visits. Those with a driver's license use the Home Care's car 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 who need help in collaboration with the evening team. They can always contact each other.

The Municipality of Sermersooq works 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 health assistant who is eager to take responsibility for the execution of tasks for the citizens and to provide guidance to unskilled workers and students.

Job content:

·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

·Initiate health-promoting and preventive measures in collaboration with the citizens

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

·Be able to engage in 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 employees of the home care, the department leader, 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 raising professionalism and are eager to use your professional skills

·That you can accommodate and relate to people's differences

·That you are proactive and independent

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

·That you are eager to create development

·Robust and stable

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

·Having a driver's license is an advantage but not a requirement

·That you are healthy and reliable

Personal competencies:

·Is stable and quality-conscious

·Positive and welcoming

·Empathy

·Can take responsibility

·Communicates clearly and distinctly both in writing and verbally

·Exhibits flexibility regarding work tasks and ongoing adjustments in work distribution

·Able 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

·Close collaboration with the department leader, the therapy team, and the visitation

·Good introduction and training

The working hours are 40 hours weekly in day shifts. You will be on duty every 2nd 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 when the municipality has received a criminal record. We must therefore 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 collective agreement between the Greenland Self-Government, according to the agreement/collective agreement in effect at the time of commencement between the Greenland Self-Government 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 for further information about the position and associated tasks to:

Leader Sika Lange, tel. +299 36 61 61 or email: ks40sial@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 676-26, and attached educational certificate and documentation of previous employment, etc. must be uploaded before the deadline.

How to apply:

Applications must be sent electronically, via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.

Note:

We do not accept applications in paper or emails, please send your application electronically with the job posting.

Application deadline: August 17, 2026