Family Counselor for the Children's House Tasiilaq

Family Counselor for the Children's House Tasiilaq

MI Tasiilaq Intervention Area Qaammartsaavi is seeking a family counselor for the Children's House

The Municipality of Sermersooq MI Tasiilaq is looking for a skilled and dedicated family counselor for the newly established Intervention Area under the Administration for Children and Family.

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 21 employees distributed as follows:

1 department leader, 1 treatment leader, 2 psychotherapists, 1 consultant for the children's house with a coordinating function on children's house cases, 9 family counselors – including 1 with a coordinating function, 4 youth advisors – including 1 with a coordinating function, and 3 foster family consultants.

The intervention area in MI Tasiilaq works with vulnerable children and families who are referred by caseworkers in the authority area / or come through open counseling. In the context of the children's house, referrals can also come from the police, primarily for the sake of video interviews.

The family counselor will participate in family counseling and social pedagogical initiatives concerning socially burdened families together with other family counselors, youth advisors, and other employees in MI Tasiilaq, working on a structured basis, which means that we take the whole family into account.

The position is a full-time position and reports to the department leader in the intervention area MI Tasiilaq.

Job Content:

We are looking for a – preferably experienced – family counselor, with a good educational background and preferably practical experience in working with vulnerable children and families, to join our work with vulnerable children and families by taking on tasks such as:

·Conducting assessments of families

·Supporting and advising regarding care, communication, roles, and other similar factors that affect the child's and family's well-being

·Carrying out a social pedagogical effort in working with children and families

·Conducting home visits to children and families

·Conducting conversation processes with children and families

·Participating in interdisciplinary treatment planning based on observation and analysis

·Engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration with both internal and external partners

·Contributing to and engaging in the treatment team and being an active part of the development of treatment work

·Being an active advisor in open counseling

·Other AD hoc tasks as agreed with the treatment leader or department leader in the Intervention Area MI Tasiilaq

The tasks are solved in close interdisciplinary collaboration with MI Tasiilaq's other employees in the intervention area and authority area as well as external partners such as; the police, health center, school, and daycare institutions.

Expectations for Applicants:

·You are an educated pedagogue, health assistant, social helper, early childhood consultant, or have another relevant social education

·Have extensive experience with holistic family treatment

·Can work independently

·Have great personal and professional integrity and assertiveness

·Are good at structuring, coordinating, planning, and following up on tasks

·Have good written communication skills

·Have a positive view of people, the desire and ability to focus on what works

·Have the desire and ability to talk to many different people, meet them where they are, and help them create change

·Are open and outgoing

·Have a desire to work in an organization that is constantly developing

·Are willing to continuously develop yourself in your work

We also emphasize:

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

·Being able to handle many tasks simultaneously without losing overview

·Communicating clearly and distinctly both in writing and verbally

·Working independently, responsibly, and service-oriented

·Exhibiting flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in workload

·Being able to work focused and structured in a hectic everyday life

·Being robust and showing initiative, surplus, and decisiveness

·Actively contributing to continuously developing and improving our task solutions

·Being good at collaborating broadly

We offer:

A challenging job with opportunities to shape the content yourself and have significant independent responsibility in an organization in development and change. We emphasize a solid onboarding process 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.

Criminal and Child Certificate:

This 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 a satisfactory criminal and child certificate. 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 collective agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement in effect 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:

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

Department Leader Emilie Napatoq, tel. +299 36 76 23 or email: ks68emnp@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job No. 986-26, and attached educational certificate and documentation of 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 with the job posting.

Application deadline: October 19, 2026