Advisor to the Special Team in the Authority - Children and Young People in Holbæk Municipality

Do you want to help create the best possible conditions for children and young people with special needs and become part of a warm, professionally strong and engaged community?

Holbæk Municipality strengthens the authority area and seeks an advisor for the Special Team, where you will play a central role in ensuring well-being, development and coherence for children and young people with functional impairments, illness or complex support needs.

About the Special Team The Special Team works with children and young people who have significant functional impairments, serious illness or complex support needs. The team handles both compensatory services, preventive measures and longer-term support programs. We work closely with PPR, Family House, schools, day care, the health sector and the municipality's other authorities.

In the team we have administrative staff who support case handling and among other things handle calculation of lost earning potential and compensation benefits. You will as an advisor primarily be in contact with citizens, the social work assessments and the general case processing.

In the winter of 2026 we will commence a two-year collaboration with the Danish Agency for Social and Housing Task Force with a special focus on the special team, where everyone in the authority will play a central role in the further development.

The Special Team consists of a team leader, a professional consultant, 16 skilled advisors and 2 administrative staff.

Your tasks consist of authority case handling under the Child Act, including that

• process applications for compensation benefits, lost earning, supportive measures and relief/respite
• prepare assessments, child-related evaluations, decisions and plans
• ensure systematic and legally compliant documentation
• actively involve children, young people, families and networks in solutions
• collaborate cross-professionally with PPR, day care, schools, family therapists and other professionals
• participate in meetings, network processes and coordinate complex cases
• work in a solution-oriented manner and contribute to professional development in the team

We offer With us you will become part of a professionally strong and engaged work community where we help each other and work with meaning. We offer, among other things:

• A strong team with humor, commitment and high professional standards
• Thorough introduction and regular sparring
• Supervision and access to consultants and lawyers
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of home working with regard to operations
• Professional development and continuing education including ICS and LØFT
• Free parking and good access to public transport
• An workplace where you make a noticeable difference for families in Holbæk Municipality

Who are you? We imagine that you

• are educated social worker/social educator and hold a category B driving license
• have experience with or a strong desire to work with children with special needs, including working with families with disabled and seriously ill children
• are good at building relationships and creating security in complex processes
• work systematically and have a focus on rights and legal protection
• communicate clearly, both orally and in writing
• are a team player who contributes positively to the community and the working environment

Do you have questions? You are very welcome to contact the head of the Special Team, Nanna Fyhr at 7236 7515.

Practical information about the recruitment process and terms

• The positions are 37 hours per week
• Application deadline: October 25, 2026
• Interviews: October 28, 2026
• Expected start December 1, 2026 or as soon as possible
• Salary and terms of employment are negotiated according to the applicable collective agreement
• A child and private criminal record check will be obtained upon employment

We are 4,800 dedicated colleagues who every day work to create good service and welfare for our approx. 75,000 citizens in Holbæk Municipality. Together we bring our different professional strengths into play and create solutions that make a real difference.

We place a strong emphasis on a good working environment and on developing our employees – both professionally and personally.

In Holbæk Municipality we actively work for diverse workplaces where there is room for difference. All qualified applicants are therefore encouraged to apply for the position – regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, political and religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

Holbæk Municipality's personnel policy sets the framework for our values and the way we meet each other and the citizens.

Read more about what it is like to work in Holbæk Municipality .