Social workers/case handlers for the Children and Family Department

Social Workers/Cases Handlers for the Children and Family Department

The Welfare area consists of 25 employees distributed across the Children and Family department, the elderly and disability department, and staff functions - law, economics, and secretariat

The Children and Family department is staffed for 9 employees, including Deputy Head and Department Head.

The immediate supervisor will be the deputy head of the Children and Family department in Maniitsoq.

The primary task of the social worker is to have close cooperation with the citizen, as well as to be diligent with case handling with goals for the citizen's development and to maintain close cooperation with the respective areas of the case.

• Social professional investigation
  
• Action plans and follow-ups
  
• Gathering information – daycare institutions, School,
  Healthcare, etc.
  
• Aftercare.
  
• Prepare applications for the Welfare Committee
  
  
• Provide advice and guidance in accordance with the applicable
  legislation.
  
  
• Assist in acute cases
  
• Conduct conversations with children and young people, as well as parents and
  the network
  
• Conduct network and treatment meetings
  
• Contribute to professional sparring in the area, etc.
  
• Ad hoc tasks – for a period or for a fixed-term
  task.
  
• Participate in the social duty

Work and Responsibility Area:

We expect you to:

• Have knowledge of the social law.
  
  
• Have experience with municipal case handling, etc.
• 
  
• Have
  experience with network meetings and treatment meetings
• 
  
• Can maintain a good overview, even in stressful
  situations

Professional Qualifications:

•Educated social worker or have another relevant social background

•Bilingual.

•Good linguistic and written skills

Personal Qualifications

•You are service-minded

•You are welcoming and have a respectful approach

•You can work independently and responsibly.

•You are stable and loyal

•You have knowledge of tasks and take cases seriously

•And are welcoming.

Salary and Employment Conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreements and collective agreements at any given time.

A staff housing may be assigned, for which payment is made according to applicable rules.

Start date: November 1, 2026 as soon as possible or by further agreement

Salary: According to the collective agreement

Criminal Record:

This position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain a child certificate and a criminal record. According to the law, employment can only begin when the municipality has received a criminal record. We must therefore point out that the start date can only be agreed upon when the municipality has received the criminal record from the Police.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Department Head Katrine Davidsen, phone (+299) 86 7389, email: kbbr@qeqqata.gl.