Department Leader Health Assistant department leader in the Orpimiutaq department
Kujalleq kommune
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Kujalleq Municipality is seeking a department head for Orpimiutaq, a nursing home with 18 residents. The position involves responsibility for care, payroll reporting, and training of staff. Qualifications include experience as a healthcare assistant and management. Applications must be submitted electronically by October 20, 2026.
Department Leader
Health Assistant Department Leader in the Orpimiutaq department
Start date from December 1, 2026 or by further agreement.
The nursing home has space for 48 residents, divided over 3 departments. The Orpimiutaq department has space for 18 residents. Residents assigned are self-sufficient and residents who require full care.
Responsibilities and Areas of Work
- Be responsible for payroll reporting, schedules are made.
- Basic care and direct assistance
- Be involved in innovation and development
- Contribute to activities for residents
- Be involved in training assistants and interns
- Work to ensure that residents feel safe and have a meaningful life.
- Welcoming to all
- Ensure quality of care.
- Co-responsible for professionalism being in play in all situations
- Proactive for development and maintenance of professionalism
- The position includes on-call duties.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Educated as a health assistant or similar.
- Has management experience
- Initiative and ability to involve colleagues.
- Bilingual, Greenlandic and Danish (not a requirement)
- Clean criminal record
- Willingness to serve elderly citizens
- To take on on-call duties during periods
Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreements between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.
Housing can be provided for external applicants, for which a deposit/rent is paid according to applicable rules. A relocation allowance and moving expenses are provided according to applicable rules.
Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the manager at the Nursing Home Naja Kriegel at phone 54 11 54 or njkr@kujalleq.gl
Applications with a criminal record, and with information about education and previous employment, accompanied by a copy of the diploma etc. in pdf format. Must be received by the municipality no later than October 20, 2026 via our website.
NOTE: We do not accept applications in paper or emails, please send your application with PDF file electronically with the job posting.
”With a focus on higher public health, the Municipality of Kujalleq has implemented smoke-free working hours at all municipal workplaces. This is effective from January 1, 2018. Further information can be obtained from the HR department”
Application deadline: October 20, 2026
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Department Leader Health Assistant department leader in the Orpimiutaq department
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