Support person for the Living Unit Pakkutaq

The Housing Unit Pakkutaq is looking for a support person

Disability and Social Psychiatry is looking for an initiative-rich and action-oriented support person for the Housing Unit Pakkutaq.

If you have your heart in the right place and want to make a difference for our residents, you are exactly the person we are missing as our new colleague.

The position is a full-time position of 40 hours a week and will primarily be in day shifts. Here you will work closely with your colleagues to support our residents in their development. You will particularly need to support one individual resident, for whom you will also become the contact person.

The Housing Unit Pakkutaq has room for 12 residents aged 18 and older with physical or mental disabilities. Your core task will be to help each resident maintain and develop their physical, mental, and social skills. Together with your dedicated colleagues, you will support the resident in maintaining and developing identity, self-esteem, and joy of life.

As an employee, you will be jointly responsible for supporting a resident in their contact with partners such as: the healthcare system, district psychiatry, physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the municipality, as well as the resident's caseworker.

Your tasks:

·To work on developing the resident towards a higher degree of self-sufficiency and increased quality of life, including through the work with the resident's action plans

·To motivate and support the resident in daily activities such as a walk, shopping, and doctor visits

·To strengthen the community in the housing unit through collaboration with colleagues, leaders, and residents

The tasks are solved in close collaboration with the other employees of the housing unit as well as internal and external partners, including caseworkers, Ikaarsaarfik, Queen Ingrid's Hospital, and the correctional service.

Expectations of you:

·Have an interest in working with our residents

·Be curious and motivated by challenges

·Be caring and welcoming, and see that this is the way to a good working environment

·Have a desire to develop yourself and our department, so that it makes a significant difference for the resident

·Have a positive mindset and humor

·That you possess calmness, patience, and are at ease with yourself

·Be stable, robust, and accommodating

·We prefer that you have a health-related or educational background

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 offers, and three support corps distributed in Nuuk, Tasiilaq, and Paamiut.

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

If you would like to know more, you are very welcome to contact us.

We expect to hold interviews in week 15

Criminal record:

This position is subject to the law on the obligation to obtain 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 once the municipality has received the criminal record from the Police.

Salary and employment conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

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 Sikkersoq Andersen, tel. +299 58 19 19 or email: ks03sian@sermersooq.gl or to Deputy Manager Arlyn Pampoza, tel. +299 26 22 53 or email: ks77arpa@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 1130-26, 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: November 20, 2026