Are you ready to join the team? We are looking in Roskilde for a team leader for our new placement team

We are looking for a team leader who will help build a new, specialized foster care team in Children and Youth in Roskilde Municipality. You will have line management responsibility and professional responsibility for 8-10 child and youth advisers and a particular opportunity to set the direction for the team’s professionalism, culture and collaboration.

The position is 37 hours per week.

In Roskilde Municipality we work from a common vision that all children and young people should thrive and become whole individuals. Through Strong communities for all children and young people we work to enable everyone to participate in communities in early childhood, school and leisure life. In the foster care area we are among other things focused on involving the network so that the child or young person does not lose relationships during placement, but instead becomes stronger.

You will be involved from the start We are establishing the foster care team because we want to strengthen the quality and specialization in case handling and the supervision of placed children and young people. At the same time, employees have pointed to the potential of bringing the area together in one team with better opportunities for professional sparring, learning and a shared practice.

As team leader you will be a key person in the establishment of the team. You shall gather the staff around the core task and create a daily life where high professionalism, safe operation and well-being go hand in hand.

Your main tasks will be to

• be a visible and accessible leader close to the staff’s practice
• support the advisers in complex cases and difficult decisions
• ensure quality, systematic approach and timeliness in case handling
• create space for sparring, reflection and shared learning
• have the daily personnel management including conducting the annual performance and development conversations
• prioritize tasks and resources with an eye for both professional expertise and economy
• develop collaboration with Family Foster Care, the other authority divisions and our external providers
• participate in the managerial on-call duty around the clock on a rotating basis with your leadership colleagues

The child’s perspective is our starting point We work in an area where decisions can have decisive significance in a child’s or a young person’s life. Therefore you must be able to stand firm in the authority task and at the same time be curious about how we can do it even better.

We place emphasis on real involvement of children, young people and families, stable placements and good transitions throughout the entire process. As team leader you must help the staff translate legislation and professional ambitions into good solutions for each child. You must be able to move between the concrete case and the larger view of the team’s practice as well as be able to create calm and direction when there is a lot at stake.

Who are we? Children and Youth is part of the directorate area School and Children in Roskilde Municipality. We handle authority tasks for vulnerable pregnant women as well as children and young people up to 23 years old and their families.

Our authority area consists of three sections: North, South and Disability. In addition we have Family Foster Care, Social Legal Team and our own executing services including family therapists, psychologists and contact persons as well as a contact house.

The new foster care team will be organizationally anchored with Family Foster Care in the South section. You will therefore play a central role in the collaboration between the authority, Family Foster Care and our external providers. We have different roles and areas of expertise, but a common task to create the best possible conditions for the well-being and development of children and young people.

Here you have the opportunity to put your mark Not everything is predetermined. The new team must be built collectively, and you will have a real opportunity to influence both work methods, culture, and professional direction.

With us you will get

• a meaningful leadership job in an area that makes a noticeable difference
• opportunity to build and shape a new, specialized team
• 8-10 engaged child and youth advisers
• a broad social-work environment with room for reflection and development
• close collaboration with the section head, Family Foster Care and the other parts of the organization
• good opportunities for professional and managerial sparring.

Can you stand firm without standing still? We are looking for someone who has a solid social-work foundation and understands the authority task you will lead.

We imagine that you

• have a relevant social-work education and experience from the authority area
• have good knowledge of the foster care area and the relevant legislation
• have management experience or experience with professional coordination
• are clear and decisive and at the same time open, listening and curious
• can create calm and overview, even when the task is complex
• have a view for both staff well-being, professional quality and safe operation
• can create buy-in and collaboration across professions and sections.

Practical information The position is 37 hours per week and expected to be filled on January 1, 2027.

The application deadline is November 16, 2026, and we expect to hold interviews on November 19, 2026.

A child and criminal record check and references will be obtained prior to employment. Salary and employment terms follow the applicable collective agreement between KL and the representative organization.

If you would like to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact the section head Louise Norsk at phone 20 55 50 49.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Roskilde Municipality is a smoke-free workplace.