Caseworker for Children and Youth in Upernavik

RE-ADVERTISEMENT: Caseworker for Children and Youth in Upernavik

Avannaata Municipality in Upernavik is seeking 1 Caseworker for Children and Youth, as well as families in the family department for appointment September 1, 2026 or by further agreement.

You will join a team with other caseworkers in the children and youth family area and in public assistance areas in the social departments. The immediate supervisor of the caseworker is the Department Head of the Family Department.

Responsibilities and duties:
·Active supervision of the conditions children live under in the municipality and case handling of notifications regarding cases where there may be a need for assistance.
·Receive inquiries, conduct conversations, and provide advice related to children and youth and their families.
·Assessment of assistance measures in the child area according to applicable legislation – including allocation of assistance measures.
·Exercise supervision and case handling of children placed in residential institutions or boarding schools outside the municipality, and maintain contact with parents and other relatives of placed children.
·Prepare recommendations for team meetings, interdisciplinary meetings, and applications to the Social Committee and handle cases according to the recommendations made at the interdisciplinary collaboration committee meeting and in accordance with the decisions made by the Social Committee.
·Be a sparring partner for employees in village branches regarding questions in the children and youth as well as family area.
·As far as possible, substitute for other employees in the children and youth as well as family area as needed in the department.
·Participate in the local social emergency arrangement.
·Perform ad hoc tasks.

Qualifications:
·Social worker education or similar education.
·Has the will and interest to take professional courses and relevant further education programs.
·Experience with case handling in the child area.
·Is good at collaborating with colleagues and with management.
·Is good at adhering to the organization's and management's regulations regarding providing work and collaboration efforts as a caseworker in the Social Administration.
·Has experience in establishing good cooperation with external partners, both in the form of team meetings or during interdisciplinary meetings or cross-sectoral.
·Is a role model, good at client contact and communication.
·Is psychologically robust and good at handling conflicts.
·Is systematic, reliable, loyal, and responsible.
·Is stable and meticulous.

The short-term goal for the position is to contribute to better quality of case handling including investigations and selection of appropriate assistance measures according to children and youth as well as family area.

The long-term goal is to contribute to the reduction of especially severe cases of neglect of children and youth, psychological and physical violence, including sexual abuse, as well as strengthen parents' parenting ability.

Salary and employment conditions:
Salary and employment conditions will be in accordance with the applicable collective agreement with the currently applicable negotiating union.

No housing can be provided for the position.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the Department Head of the Family Department Uthilie Thomassen Løvstrøm at telephone 70 18 00 or by email: uthl@avannaata.gl

Applications and documents, etc. are sent via Avannaata Municipality's website avannaata/ledige-stillinger.

Application deadline: August 24, 2026