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

Would you like to help create the best 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 is seeking 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 youths who have significant functional impairments, serious illness or complex support needs. The team handles both compensatory services, preventive interventions and longer-term support journeys. We work closely with PPR, Family House, schools, day care, the health sector and the municipality's other authority departments.

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

In the winter of 2026 we will start a two-year collaboration with the Danish Agencies for Railways and Safety? (note: original says Social- og Boligstyrelsen Task Force) with particular focus on the Special Team, where everyone in the authority will play a central role in its 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 processing under the Child Act, including

• process applications for compensation, lost earning capacity, supportive interventions and relief/relief work
• prepare investigations, child welfare assessments, decisions and plans
• ensure systematic and law-abiding documentation
• actively involve children, young people, families and networks in solutions
• collaborate cross professionally with PPR, day care, schools, family caregivers and other professionals
• participate in meetings, network processes and coordinate complex cases
• work in a solution-oriented way and contribute to professional development in the team

We offer With us you 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 professionalism
• Thorough introduction and regular sparring
• Supervision and access to consultants and lawyers
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work with regard to operational needs
• 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 as a social worker/social mediator and have a 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 cases
• work systematically and have an eye for legal certainty
• communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
• are a team player who contributes positively to the community and the working environment

Have questions? You are warmly welcome to contact the head of the Special Team, Nanna Fyhr, on 7236 7515.

Practical information about the recruitment process and terms

• The positions are 37 hours per week
• Application deadline: 22 November 2026
• Recruitment interviews: 28 October 2026
• Expected start : 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible
• Salary and employment terms negotiated according to applicable collective agreement
• Criminal background checks for children and private life will be obtained upon hiring

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

We place great 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 .