Family counselor with a special focus on early intervention

Family Counselor with a Special Focus on Early Intervention

Family Counselor with a Special Focus on Early Intervention

The Family Center in Qaqortoq – Municipality of Kujalleq

Do you want to help give children and families the best possible start in life?

The Family Center in Qaqortoq is looking for an engaged family counselor who is passionate about working with children and families and making a difference through early, preventive, and pedagogical support.

We are looking for a colleague who has a particular interest in working with pregnant women and families with young children, and who wishes to help strengthen families' resources, well-being, and opportunities to create a safe and stable everyday life.

The position has a special focus on early intervention, where you will work with pregnant women and families with young children and provide pedagogical support and guidance in the community living space Apisseq and in the families' own homes.

You will be employed at the Family Center in Qaqortoq and will be part of the center's interdisciplinary treatment team. Therefore, you will also be part of the joint professional work and the development of the Family Center's overall offerings to children and families.

About the position

As a family counselor, your most important task will be to support families in creating good and safe environments for their children.

We work from a respectful and resource-oriented approach, where we focus on the individual family's needs, opportunities, and strengths. The goal is to support parents in developing their own competencies and creating lasting positive changes in the family's everyday life.

A significant part of the work takes place close to the families, where you, through practical and pedagogical guidance, help parents translate advice and guidance into concrete actions in everyday life.

Assist in planning, coordinating, and implementing MANU parent courses in collaboration with the Family Center's other treatment team and relevant partners. The courses should be offered as part of the early intervention in the Municipality of Kujalleq, and you should be prepared to participate in teaching in both Qaqortoq, Narsaq, and Nanortalik.

You should be able to work independently, but at the same time be an active part of the Family Center's treatment team and the interdisciplinary collaboration around the families referred to the center.

Your primary workplace is the Family Center in Qaqortoq, but you should be prepared for business trips to Narsaq and Nanortalik in connection with teaching and other relevant tasks.

Your primary tasks

Early intervention for pregnant women and families with young children

• Provide early preventive support and pedagogical guidance to pregnant women and families with young children.
• Support expectant and new parents in developing their parenting role and creating safe environments for the child.
• Guide on the child's needs, development, well-being, care, and attachment.
• Support parents in understanding and responding to the child's signals and needs.
• Work to strengthen the relationship and interaction between parents and child.
• Collaborate with relevant professionals regarding early intervention.

Pedagogical intervention in the community living space Apisseq

• Provide individual and targeted pedagogical support and guidance to families in Apisseq.
• Support families in creating structure, stability, and good daily routines.
• Work on developing parenting skills through practical guidance and support in daily life.
• Observe and support the interaction between parents and children.
• Contribute to creating a safe, developing, and resource-oriented environment for families.
• Collaborate with the Family Center's other employees on the individual family's development and need for support.

Family counseling in the families' own homes

• Provide pedagogical support and guidance to families in their own home.
• Help families create structure and overview of everyday life.
• Support parents in caregiving tasks, upbringing, communication, and conflict management.
• Work with the family's resources and support their ability to handle challenges independently.
• Provide concrete and practical guidance where there is a need to demonstrate and test new ways to handle everyday tasks.
• Follow up on the family's development and the goals being worked on.

Collaboration and professional development in the Family Center

As an employee in the Family Center, you will be part of the overall treatment team and are expected to actively contribute to the joint professional work.

This includes, among other things, that you should:

• Participate in treatment meetings, professional discussions, and joint planning.
• Assist in the preparation, implementation, and follow-up of treatment and intervention plans.
• Document the pedagogical efforts and the families' development.
• Collaborate with the authority area and other relevant partners.
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration with, among others, the healthcare system and other actors regarding early intervention.
• Contribute to the continued development of the Family Center's professional methods and offerings.

Although your primary focus area will be early intervention, pregnant women, and families with young children, you are also expected to be able to engage in the Family Center's other tasks as needed.

Who are you?

We envision that you have a relevant social or pedagogical education, for example as a pedagogue, social worker, health assistant, or social helper.

You may also have another relevant educational background or practical experience with family work, children, and pedagogical support.

It would be an advantage if you have experience with young children, parent support, family therapy, or early preventive intervention.

You have a desire and interest in teaching and conveying knowledge to expectant and new parents, both individually and in groups. Experience with the MANU program or other parent education would be an advantage, but is not a requirement.

We particularly emphasize that you:

• Have a respectful and appreciative approach to children and families.
• Have an interest in young children's development, well-being, and attachment.
• Can create trusting relationships with families in various life situations.
• Are good at translating pedagogical knowledge into concrete and practical guidance.
• Can work independently and at the same time engage in close teamwork.
• Are patient, flexible, and good at motivating others.
• Can work structured, plan, and follow up on your tasks.
• Have an understanding that families have different resources, needs, and ways of living.
• Have a desire to develop professionally and contribute to the development of the Family Center's offerings.

It is a requirement that you are Greenlandic-speaking, and it would be an advantage if you are bilingual in Greenlandic/Danish.

We offer

• A meaningful and varied job, where you have the opportunity to make a concrete difference for children and families.
• A workplace with engaged colleagues and a focus on professional development.
• An interdisciplinary treatment team where collaboration, sparring, and shared responsibility are central values.
• The opportunity to help develop and strengthen early preventive intervention in the Municipality of Kujalleq.
• Supervision and professional sparring.
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Influence on the organization of your tasks.

Employment conditions

The position is organizationally placed in the Family Center in Qaqortoq with reference to the Family Center's leader.

The working hours are 40 hours weekly. There may be work outside regular working hours when families' needs and the pedagogical effort make it necessary.

Salary and employment conditions will be determined according to the applicable agreement.

Employment is conditional on a satisfactory criminal and child certificate in accordance with applicable regulations.

Housing conditions: Housing will be provided for the position, which will be paid for according to applicable regulations.

Relocation and moving expenses will be covered according to applicable regulations.

Start date: January 1, 2027, or by further agreement.

Further information and application

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the Family Center's leader.

Contact person: Bibi Lund Kielsen, email: bilk@kujalleq.gl

Application deadline: December 7, 2026

Applications accompanied by a CV, educational certificates, and information about previous employment should be submitted electronically via the Municipality of Kujalleq's recruitment system.

Application deadline: December 7, 2026