Social worker

Ejnar Mikkelsenila Aluarpia is looking for a Social Worker

Do you want to help increase well-being, community, and togetherness among the students at Ejnar Mikkelsenila Aluarpia – and thereby help improve the conditions for creating learning among the students? And do you want to work at a school? Then you might be our new social worker.

Ejnar Mikkelsenila Aluarpia is a public school with 65 students distributed across grades 1-10. There are 7 regular classes and 1 special class. The school has 12 teachers and a school principal.

Job Description:

As a social worker, your primary task will be to coordinate the social work around the students at the school. Thus, the work will consist of being proactive towards students and parents, conducting conversations with children and parents, providing advice and guidance to the school's staff, and handling the school's case management regarding students.

We expect you to:

∙Be a qualified social worker or equivalent

∙Have the necessary experience

∙Being bilingual will be an advantage, but not a requirement

∙Be able to put your own stamp on the job function and help develop the area at the school

∙Be hardworking, visionary, proactive, and able to work independently

∙Be able to establish good relationships with children and young people

∙Have the courage for proactive work

∙Be persistent and willing to seek new opportunities

∙Be prepared for a high degree of collaboration with the school's staff and external partners

Your tasks will include:

∙Expand and improve school-home collaboration

∙Be the contact person for students requiring a social intervention

∙Advise and guide staff in working with children

∙Conduct conversation processes with students and parents

∙Create action plans for students or classes that need social assistance

∙Help implement the action plans

∙Provide social professional support to the staff

∙Implement initiatives at the school regarding substance abuse, well-being, and bullying

∙Participate in the school's crisis preparedness

The tasks are carried out in close collaboration with the school's staff and management, as well as our external partners, which include the social workers from the Family Administration, the Department of Health and Prevention, and with MISI, as well as in networks with the social workers from other schools.

Criminal and Child Certificate:

This position is subject to the law requiring the collection of criminal and child certificates. According to the law, employment can only begin when the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child certificates. 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, as well as 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 Greenland Self-Government, according to the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Greenland Self-Government and the relevant negotiating organization.

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

Housing:

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:

School Principal Petrus Brønlund, tel. +299 36 78 61 or email: ks95pebr@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked withJob no. 1082-26, and accompanied by 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 with the job posting.

Application Deadline: November 11, 2026