Family care consultant for the Tasiilaq intervention area

Family Care Consultant for the Intervention Area Tasiilaq

Family Care Consultant in the Intervention Area Tasiilaq under the Children and Family Center in MI Tasiilaq

The Municipality of Sermersooq is looking for 1 skilled and dedicated Foster Family Consultant for Tasiilaq, with an education as a social worker, educator, or Advisor in Social Work.

The primary tasks of the Foster Family Consultant are; recommendations for the approval of foster families, case processing for foster families, social and pedagogical counseling of foster families, and ensuring that the work is conducted in accordance with applicable legislation. The immediate supervisor will be the department head for the intervention area in MI Tasiilaq.

There are 3 standardized foster family consultant positions in Tasiilaq.

MI Tasiilaq has reorganized and chosen to consolidate all intervention areas into a single department. When all positions are filled, the department will consist of: employees distributed among: 1 department head, 1 treatment leader, 2 psychotherapists, 1 consultant for the children's house with a coordinating function on children's house cases, 7 family advisors — including 1 with a coordinating function, 4 youth advisors — including 1 with a coordinating function, and 3 foster family consultants.

The position is a full-time position with 40 weekly working hours from Monday to Friday, and reports to the department head in the intervention area.

Job Content:

We are looking for a — preferably experienced — foster family consultant to join the foster family team and handle a range of tasks including:

·Actively seeking foster families in Tasiilaq and settlements

·AI case processing in connection with the approval of foster families

·AI case processing in connection with foster families, including reporting of foster allowances and similar

·Training/upskilling, guidance, and counseling of foster families, both social and pedagogical

·Supervision of foster families

·In collaboration with the authority department, ensuring that children and young people are placed in the right places

·In collaboration with the authority department, working on reunification cases

·Actively participating in the development of the foster care area

·Ad hoc tasks regarding children in foster care       

The tasks are solved in close collaboration with other employees in the foster family team in the Municipality of Sermersooq as well as the authority department in the form of caseworkers for children and families.

Expectations for Applicants:

∙Have an education as a social worker, educator, or Advisor in Social Work

∙Are good at reading and interpreting legislation

∙Have good written and verbal communication skills

∙Have the desire and ability to collaborate with relevant parties with foster care as the focal point

∙Work systematically and holistically

∙Are stable, robust, and professionally skilled

∙Have the ability to work loyally within the framework of the adopted administrative basis

We also emphasize:

·Are stable, quality-conscious, and detail-oriented

·Can handle many tasks simultaneously without losing overview

·Communicate clearly and distinctly both in writing and verbally

·Work independently, responsibly, and service-oriented

·Exhibit flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in work distribution

·Have the ability to work focused and structured in a hectic everyday life

·Are robust and show initiative, surplus, and decisiveness

·Actively contribute to continuously developing and improving our task solutions

·Are good at collaborating broadly

We offer:

A challenging job with opportunities to shape the content and have significant independent responsibility in an organization in development and change. We emphasize a solid onboarding for both the job and workplace and strive to ensure a good collaborative climate with close managerial support as well as room for initiative and creativity.

We value and believe that holistic collaboration allows us to lift together, and it is also emphasized that individual employees and the team are upskilled.

Criminal and Child Certificate:

The position is subject to the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal and child certificate. According to the law, employment can only begin when the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child certificates. We must therefore point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the child certificate from the National Police and the criminal certificate from the Police.

The child certificate is obtained by the municipality with the consent of the individual, while the criminal certificate is obtained by the individual from the Police.

Salary and Employment Conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/contract in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Employment will occur with a 3-month probation period.

Housing:

No staff housing can be provided for the position.

Further Information:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact for further information about the position and associated tasks to:

Department Head Emilie Napatoq, tel. +299 36 76 23 or email: ks68emna@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 959-26, and attached educational certificate and documentation for previous employment, etc. must be uploaded before the deadline.

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: October 6, 2026