Responsible and committed team leader sought for the Residential Unit Seernaq

Responsible and committed team leader sought for the Housing Unit Seernaq

Disability and Social Psychiatry is looking for a skilled team leader for the Housing Unit Seernaq. If you have your heart in the right place and want to make a difference for our residents, you are exactly who we are missing as our new colleague.

The position is a full-time position of 40 hours per week starting on January 1, 2027, or by agreement. Your working hours will primarily be on weekdays, where evening and weekend shifts may occur. You will work closely with your colleagues to support our residents in their development.

The Housing Unit Seernaq is one of our larger housing units in Nuuk. The housing unit accommodates 18 residents with mental and physical disabilities. The housing unit consists of 4 floors, where residents and staff are associated with the individual floors. The residents have their own room and share a kitchen and living room with the other residents on the same floor. Your core task will be to help the residents develop their mental, social, and practical skills so that they can be as self-sufficient as possible. Together with your colleagues, you will support the residents in living a good and meaningful life as they wish. In addition to our 18 residents, the housing unit consists of about 23 employees who are health professionals, educators, and unskilled workers.

Content of the position:

We are looking for a team leader to engage in work with the residents, where the standard of good and caring care, as well as the continued development of care, is absolutely prioritized.

We are in a development process where we want to focus on competence development, job satisfaction, stability, and cohesion, as we believe this has a direct effect on the residents' well-being. Therefore, we want the work to take place in a close interdisciplinary, innovative, and developing environment for the benefit of the residents.

We expect that you, together with the leader and deputy manager, participate in the task of developing the staff, so that an effect can be traced in the residents' well-being. It is expected that the team leader will be part of the on-call duty arrangement.

Our expectations of you are:

·That you are educated in the health or educational field, preferably with management experience, although this is not a requirement

·That you have a desire and interest in working in the disability field

·That you have a flair and desire to participate in management work

·Being bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement

·That you have well-developed interdisciplinary collaboration skills

·That you will contribute to the development and documentation of care

·That you will participate in teaching, be a practical supervisor for students and trainees

·Work independently, responsibly, and service-oriented

·Exhibit flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in work distribution

·Be robust and show initiative, surplus, and decisiveness

·Actively contribute to continuously developing and improving our task solutions

We offer:

·A position with great opportunity to influence the content

·Working hours primarily on weekdays from 8-16, where you will be part of the on-call function

·Good introduction to the house, colleagues, and your work area

·Trust that you can independently solve the various administrative tasks associated with the position, including shift planning

·Interdisciplinarity and exciting tasks and experiences together with residents and good colleagues

·A workplace where respect, responsibility, and learning are in focus

·Opportunities for personal and professional development

About us:

In this position, you will become part of a larger community: We are a department with eight housing units, five housing collectives, two activity and social offerings, and three support corps distributed in Nuuk, Tasiilaq, and Paamiut.

We offer an exciting job in a department that is undergoing significant development. This development includes thorough introductions for you as a new employee, ongoing sparring, and professional communities.

We expect to hold job interviews in week 34.

Criminal record:

This position is subject to the law requiring a criminal record check. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received a criminal record. We must therefore point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the criminal record from the Police.

Salary and employment conditions:

Salary and employment conditions will be 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.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.

Housing:

No staff housing can be provided for the position.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact for further information about the position and associated tasks to: Manager Tupârnak' K. Raage, tel. +299 54 78 46 or email: ks58tukr@sermersooq.gl or to: Deputy Manager Sussie Jeremiassen, tel. +299 27 82 13 or email: ks40suly@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 1033-26, and attached educational certificates 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 via the job posting.

Application deadline: October 29, 2026