Responsible and committed healthcare assistant sought for the Residential Unit Seernaq.

Responsible and committed healthcare assistant sought for Housing Unit Seernaq

Disability and Social Psychiatry is seeking a skilled healthcare assistant for the Housing Unit Seernaq. If you have your heart in the right place and want to make a difference for our residents, you are exactly who we are looking for as our new colleague.

The position is a full-time position of 40 hours per week starting on July 1, 2024. Your working hours will primarily be during the daytime on weekdays. You will work closely with your colleagues to support our residents in their development.

The Housing Unit Seernaq is one of our larger housing units in Nuuk. The housing unit accommodates 18 residents with mental and physical disabilities. The housing unit consists of 4 floors, where residents and staff are associated with the individual floors. The residents have their own room and share a kitchen and living room with the other residents on the same floor. Your core task will be to help the residents develop their mental, social, and practical skills so that they can be as self-sufficient as possible. Together with your colleagues, you will support the residents in living a good and meaningful life as they wish. In addition to our 18 residents, the housing unit consists of approximately 23 employees who are healthcare trained, educators, and unskilled workers.

Your tasks:

·Ensure that rules and guidelines are followed

·Observation and follow-up on medical treatment for residents with mental illness

·To be a mentor for healthcare interns

·Teaching/brush up during theme days as needed and for relevant issues

The tasks related to medication management are solved in close collaboration with the unit's manager and deputy manager as well as the department's nursing department head, healthcare consultant, Ikaasaafik, and Queen Ingrid's Hospital. In addition, there is collaboration with disability caseworkers, the department's therapy team, and the prison service.

We expect that you:

·Are a trained healthcare assistant with a completed medication course

·Are caring and welcoming, and see that it is the way to a good working environment

·Have a desire to develop yourself and our department, making a significant difference for the residents

·Work independently and in collaboration with other professional groups

·Can teach your colleagues in healthcare documentation in collaboration with the deputy manager and the manager

·Can provide healthcare support for other employees

·Can be the primary contact person for contact with the healthcare system

·Have an overview of agreements

About us:

In this position, you will become part of a larger community: We are a department with eight housing units, five housing collectives, two activity and social offers, and three support corps distributed in Nuuk, Tasiilaq, and Paamiut.

We offer an exciting job in a department that is facing significant development. This development includes thorough introduction for you as a new employee, ongoing support, and professional communities.

We expect to hold job interviews in week 37

Criminal record:

This position is subject to the law requiring a criminal record check. According to the law, employment can only begin once 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 Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

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, please feel free to contact for further information about the position and associated tasks to: Manager Tupârnak' K. Raage, tel. +299 54 78 46 or email: ks58tukr@semersooq.gl or to: Deputy Manager Sussie Jeremiassen, tel. +299 27 82 13 or email: ks40suly@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 799-26, and accompanied by educational certificates and documentation of previous employment, etc. must be uploaded before the deadline expires.

How to apply:

Applications must be 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 via the job posting.

Application deadline: September 9, 2026