Deputy for the department head in the disability area in Nanortalik

Deputy for Department Head in the Disability Area in Nanortalik

Deputy for Department Head in the Disability Area in Nanortalik

A position as Deputy for Department Head in Housing, sheltered workshop and support staff, is available for occupancy from September 1, 2026, or by further agreement.

If you want to help make a difference for our residents and citizens, then you are exactly who we are looking for as our new colleague.

Organizationally, the area falls under the social administration's Disability Area in Kommune Kujalleq, where the nearest manager is the department head in the disability area for housing and sheltered workshops as well as support staff.

The content of the position includes:

• Daily management in close collaboration with the department head for residential offers – workshop in the local town, and coordination of support staff
• Including coordination of duty schedules, vacation plans
• Responsibility for daily operations of residential offers and sheltered workshops
• Ensure in close collaboration with the department head that approved service descriptions and quality standards are adhered to
• Ensure and maintain a responsible record of residents and citizens:
• Action plans - Support staff action plans
• Implementation of grants from the Authority area
• Ensure that support staff work is carried out according to approved action plans
• Responsible and ensure annual action plans are available by December 1, and send these to the disability coordinator in close collaboration with the department head and caseworker
• Responsible and oversee management of time consumption in accordance with approved budget / grants
• Take responsibility when the department head is not present

We expect the following qualifications;

• That you are trained as a Social Assistant/ Health Assistant or similar education
• That you have experience with coordination of support staff
• That you possess responsibility and independence for solving tasks, and have good ideas and initiative for new initiatives, and are a good planner
• That you have experience with administrative tasks, and finance, and good IT skills
• That you possess good communication skills and good messaging abilities, and are goal-oriented

We offer;

• A challenging and varied and sometimes busy job, where you will have the opportunity to influence the area and development in the area
• Opportunity for personal and professional development in close collaboration with other deputies and department head in Kommune Kujalleq
• Independence and responsibility and co-determination in the area

Employment and remuneration:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement for the Government of Greenland and in the Municipalities at the time of commencement.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.

Contact:

Further information and job description can be obtained from the department head in Qaqortoq Sussi Larsen Sula@kujalleq.gl and the department head in Nanortalik Paornanguak Simonsen-Petersen pape@kujalleq.gl tel.: 614795

Application:

Application with criminal record, and with information about education and previous employment, attachments copy of educational certificates, employer statements, etc. must be uploaded as a PDF file, and must be received via the municipality's website no later than August 21, 2026.

NOTE: We do not accept applications in paper or emails, please send your application as a PDF file electronically with the job posting.

“With a focus on higher public health, Kommune Kujalleq has introduced smoke-free working hours at all municipal workplaces. This is effective from January 1, 2018. Further information can be obtained from the HR department”

Application deadline: August 21, 2026