Tusaannga is looking for 2 Full-time Advisors.

Do you want to make a difference? Tusaannga is looking for 2 full-time advisors

Tusaannga is looking for full-time advisors for our telephone and digital counseling services.

Are you good at listening – and are you passionate about making a difference for people across the country? Do you have a health or social background and a desire to make a difference for people in vulnerable life situations? Then you might be the one we are looking for to join our counseling team at Tusaannga.

As an advisor at Tusaannga, your main tasks will be to offer supportive conversations and counseling to citizens who are struggling.

Tusaannga is Greenland's national counseling service, providing anonymous and confidential support to children, young people, and adults via phone 801180, SMS 1899, and chat at www.tusaannga.gl.

We are a service for those who are struggling mentally or need someone to talk to about issues they feel they cannot get help with in their social circle or local community. The topics can be diverse – therefore, it is important that you are empathetic, adaptable, and resilient, and that you can remain calm in pressured situations.

The position is anchored in the National Therapy and Counseling Center, which is divided into two, counseling and treatment; Tusaannga is one of the services of the Center and it is within counseling. You will report to the Center Manager.

Your tasks will include:

• Conducting supportive conversations and communicating and providing counseling in Greenlandic, both orally and in writing. Additionally, it is expected that you can communicate in Danish and/or English in certain situations.
• Being able to talk to children, young people, and adults about difficult topics such as bullying, violence, parenting, relationship problems, suicidal thoughts, sexual abuse, substance abuse, etc.
• Being able to meet people in crisis with presence and respect.
• Joining a team where there is a focus on contributing to professional development and a strong sense of community.
• Since Tusaannga is a 24-hour telephone counseling service, you should expect to work both evenings and nights.

We are looking for you who:

• Has a health or social background (e.g., nurse, teacher, social worker, educator, or similar)
• Has experience with conversations and relationship work
• Thrives with changing working hours, including night shifts.
• Has good judgment, works independently, and maintains an overview under pressure
• Is stable and arrives on time
• Communicates well both in writing and orally – in Greenlandic and Danish

Practical information

The position is located in Nuuk.

Application deadline: September 17, 2026
The position is desired to be filled from: November 1, 2026, or by agreement.

Further information about Tusaannga and the position can be obtained from Linda Hegelund at +299 55 63 53 or by email: lheg@nanoq.gl

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

Housing
No staff housing is provided for the position. If an applicant already has staff housing through employment in the Government, the right to assigned staff housing is retained. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of the employment relationship.

Submit your application, CV, educational and course certificates, and other relevant documents by clicking "Send application".
We do not accept applications via email.

About Naalakkersuisut
If you are looking for challenges and want to influence everyday life through your work and help shape the future, then a job with the Government of Greenland is for you.
We expect great responsibility and value professional qualifications, a sound analytical approach to matters, and adaptability highly in our employees. Additionally, your ability to structure everyday life and maintain an overview is important.

The Government of Greenland consists of a Central Administration, with more than 650 employees spread across several departments, as well as a number of decentralized units. Together, we are more than 2500 people associated with the Government of Greenland. The task of the Central Administration is to ensure the Naalakkersuisut (government) a solid political decision-making basis and to implement the political decisions.