Coordinator for Home Care

Coordinator for Home Care, Uummannaq

Avannaata Municipality in Uummannaq is seeking a Coordinator for Home Care for employment on November 1, 2026 or by further agreement.

The home care coordinator's immediate supervisor is the Department Head.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Treats all applications for home care. Ensures that applications are discussed at meetings with internal and external partners and that decisions made are implemented
• Keeps informed about collaborations with employees in the elderly sector and financial caseworkers as well as external partners regarding the granting of home care
• Keeps informed about the status of all initiated home care arrangements through monthly reporting
• Keeps informed about the content of meetings with home care workers in the city and in the settlements and ensures that feedback from home care workers is incorporated into individual grants
• Keeps informed about the status of all expenses related to home care, including water collection, material costs, etc., and prepares statistics on this
• Keeps informed about all complaints regarding home care arrangements and ensures that these are addressed as quickly as possible in collaboration with the department head and relevant HR personnel
• Guides and advises employees in the department and in the village branches on all issues related to home care
• Participates in team meetings with employees in the elderly sector and as needed caseworkers and other employees in the social department
• Has a coordinating role and is a sparring partner for home care workers, including in relation to personnel matters as well as professional and personal development
• Actively participates in regular conference calls and network meetings with other home care coordinators in the municipality and experts in the central social administration

Qualifications:

• Has a relevant education
• Has a desire to work in the home care sector
• Diligent, with no drug or alcohol problems
• Bilingual, Greenlandic and Danish, which is not an ultimate requirement

You should expect that there will be opportunities to hold courses in connection with the position.

Salary and Employment Conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between Naalakkersuisut and the negotiating organization at the time of appointment.

No housing can be provided for the position.

Employment is subject to satisfactory criminal record checks, which will be obtained by the employer from the National Police after the applicant's signature.

Contact:

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting FG. Department Head, Regine Kruse Tobiassen at phone +299 38 78 00 or email: rekc@avannaata.gl

Applications accompanied by copies of relevant diplomas, CV, as well as statements and references should be sent through Avannaata Municipality's website: Avannaata.gl/ledige-stilllinger

Application deadline: October 31, 2026