Psychologist / Psychotherapist

Qinngorneq is looking for a psychotherapist/psychologist for students in Greenland at the new National Center for Therapy and Counseling in Qaqortoq

Are you passionate about helping young and adult people? We need you to assist Greenlandic students in completing an important period in their lives during their education! We are looking for a psychologist or psychotherapist for Qinngorneq's department in Qaqortoq preferably from September 1 or as soon as possible thereafter. Your tasks include psychotherapeutic processes with students and projects to enhance completion rates in education as well as increase well-being among students.

About Qinngorneq

Qinngorneq is a public and free service for students and has existed since 2014. We recently became part of Inulerivik - a new National Center for Therapy and Counseling, established on July 1, 2025. This means that Qinngorneq is also part of a larger psychological community focused on knowledge sharing, solidarity, and collaboration.

We consist of five departments with 12 employees distributed in Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Sisimiut, Nuuk, and Qaqortoq, where all employees report to the chief psychologist.

We offer:

• A workplace with the opportunity to make a significant difference for students in Greenland

• An exciting and dynamic workplace with opportunities for many different tasks

• A good working environment with employee well-being as a priority

• Good opportunities for professional development through mentoring, supervision, and courses

• The chance to shape your position, e.g., through the initiation of projects that serve our primary purpose

• A fantastic cohesive team with skilled and dedicated colleagues.

We are looking for you who…

• Is a trained psychotherapist or psychologist

• Is bilingual in Danish and Greenlandic

• Is passionate about helping young and adults

• Has the desire and ability for interdisciplinary collaboration

• Is socially oriented and has good social skills

• Understands the importance of also being able to offer therapy online

• Has knowledge of Greenland and Greenlandic culture

Job responsibilities

As a psychotherapist/psychologist at Qinngorneq, your primary task will be to conduct individual psychotherapeutic processes with students with the possibility of starting group processes. Additionally, there is the opportunity to influence the position through the development and initiation of projects that support our primary goal of promoting completion of education and increasing well-being among students.

We continuously focus on the development of our services. Therefore, we emphasize that you are willing to be creative and think innovatively regarding the implementation of initiatives. In this regard, regular networking meetings are held with our local partners.

The position also includes the opportunity to go on business trips, where you represent Qinngorneq to both partners and students. Most clients come for consultations in their local department, and we also offer online consultations with students who do not reside in a city with a local department.

Working conditions and professionalism

We are a workplace that values community and well-being highly. Therefore, we have developed clear guidelines for the framework of therapy, which protects our employees from burnout and ensures a consistently high quality of psychotherapy. This means, among other things, that one should only have 20 active clients at a time, and it is not expected that one has more than 3 psychotherapeutic sessions per day. Additionally, we have, of course, allocated time for both education and supervision during working hours.

To maintain the sense of community in our fantastic team, we have established regular meeting agreements for internal knowledge sharing, internal supervision, book club, and well-being time. Furthermore, the entire team meets across Greenland for gatherings, where we work on the development of the organization and go on a staff outing together. Once a year, each department also goes on a staff outing together.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and moving expenses, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement applicable at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Housing

Unfurnished staff housing can be assigned for the position according to the applicable rules at any given time. Housing cannot be assigned to individuals who already have staff housing or another residence owned by the municipality or the Government of Greenland. Rent and deposit are paid according to the applicable rules for the assigned housing. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of the employment relationship.

Rent and housing standards may vary depending on the age of the housing, ownership conditions, etc. There may be a waiting period for the assignment of permanent staff housing, which is why temporary accommodation may occur, including in smaller co-housing communities or hotel apartments, for which taxation occurs. It is not possible to keep larger pets such as dogs or cats in staff or temporary housing.

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