Child and Youth Advisers for the Authority Area in Herlev Municipality

Do you want to make a real difference for children, youths and families? Read on.

In Herlev Municipality, the area of children and youth is a political priority, and therefore the specialized children and youth area will be strengthened further in 2027 with an additional child and youth advisor. At the same time, one of our colleagues is in happy circumstances, and therefore we are seeking new colleagues who want to become part of a professionally strong and ambitious department where professional development, interdisciplinary collaboration and well-being are central driving forces.

We are seeking child and youth advisors for the authority area in Herlev Municipality for both a permanent position and a maternity cover.

With us you have the opportunity to make a real difference for children, youths and their families. You will become part of an engaged professional community where we together work purposefully to create the best possible conditions for well-being, development and positive changes.

We can offer you

• A strong professional community where we help and support each other in a daily life that can be both exciting and challenging.
• A stable employee group with engaged colleagues who contribute to continuity, collaboration and a good working environment.
• Good opportunities for professional sparring with both colleagues and management, so you never stand alone with difficult assessments
• A workplace with a good atmosphere, where we value the sense of community, help each other in everyday life and at the same time have room for humor and job satisfaction.
• A clear professional direction, where we work with SOS and ICS as professional approaches, supported by DUBU as our digital case management system.
• Flexibility in everyday life with the option of one fixed day of home-based work per week. Further home-based days are agreed based on needs and possibilities.
• Fixed external supervision, where there is room for reflection, professional development and new perspectives on the complex cases.
• Possibility of canteen arrangement
• Good parking facilities
• Good physical premises at the newly built Herlev Town Hall, where we have short distances to our closest partner organizations.
• Own competence for internal initiatives

This is what characterizes our upcoming colleague

• You are trained social worker or social facilitator.
• You value interdisciplinary collaboration with shared responsibility for task solving.
• You are reliable and responsible
• You are empathetic and decent – even in busy periods
• You work in an inclusive way regarding the child, the parents and partners.
• You are strong in your social work assessment.
• You are structured, systematic and good at planning your tasks.
• You are engaged and able to stay calm in difficult situations.
• You are good at taking initiative in task solving
• You have an eye for financial management in case processing
• You can reach out to colleagues and management when you need sparring.
• You contribute positively to a good working environment so that everyone can perform their best in completing tasks.
• You thrive in being part of a politically governed organization

You will be assigned your own case load, where you will be responsible for case processing, including child-related investigations, involvement of children and youths, facilitating meetings and follow-up on initiated actions.

At the same time we expect you to actively contribute to the department's joint task solving and share responsibility so that we together achieve our goals. We place emphasis on flexibility, collaboration and a shared understanding that we help each other across when the tasks require it. With us we work together to create the best solutions for children, youths and families in Herlev Municipality.

About us

In the Child and Youth Counseling, we strive for management to be closer in daily life. Three team leaders handle the professional and personnel management of the advisors, which ensures presence, sparring and focus on well-being. The overall management is handled by the head of the authority and practice area in Herlev Municipality, so there is a clear direction and a cohesive effort across the entire area.

We are based at the Hjortespring Town Hall and organized into district-based teams with Herlev's five public schools as a starting point. This organization gives us close cooperation with schools and day care and creates good opportunities for an early, holistic and coherent effort for the children, the youths and their families.

We work with children and youths aged 0-23 and focus on finding the best solutions in close cooperation with the child or young person, the family and our interdisciplinary partners. We emphasize involving the family's perspectives and resources as well as creating initiatives that make sense and make a positive difference in everyday life.

As a child and youth advisor, you will become part of a district-based team where we prioritize professional sparring, shared reflection and close cross-disciplinary collaboration. We believe that the best solutions are created when we bring our different professional backgrounds into play and work together to support the well-being, development and opportunities for children and youths.

In the Child and Youth Counseling, 19 district advisors work with interventions for children and youths in vulnerable positions as well as for children and youths with challenges and reduced well-being. Two process leaders support holistic processes across departments, while the four counselors in specialized advisory handle cases concerning handicap-compensating benefits for parents with children with permanently reduced functional ability.

Our reception consists of 4 advisors who handle acute cases, conduct screening and 24-hour assessments. In addition, we have two family foster consultants who work with children and youths in support stays or foster families, an STU coordinator who assesses youths for specially arranged education, and three administrative staff who support case processing.

The three team leaders work closely with the department head and ensure that the quality of our work is high and that we continually develop professionally.

Salary and terms of employment

This is a permanent 37-hour position with flexitime and a maternity cover of 37 hours with the possibility of extension. Salary and employment are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and according to Ny Løn principles. The positions start from January 1, 2027 and commence January 4, 2027.

Application deadline

The application deadline is Friday, November 13, 2026 at 8:00. You must attach your CV, diploma/certificate and other relevant documents along with your application.

Further process

There will be recruitment interviews on November 18 and 19, 2026.

We will obtain references from previous employment if you are offered the position. We also obtain a child protection clearance and an extended criminal record check in connection with employment.

Further questions

If you have questions about the position or what it is like to be employed with us, you are welcome to contact Team Leader Suzan Kiran at 24203181, Team Leader Stine Korsgaard at 20256350 or our TR, Sara Hussein, at 24928928.

Apply for the position

You apply for the position online. Remember to attach your application, CV and other relevant documents. After you have sent the application, you will receive an email as a receipt. Please note that the email may be located in your spam/junk folder.

About Herlev

Herlev is located in the heart of the capital region with well-functioning infrastructure. The transportation options to and from Herlev are good with S-train stations, buses and four light rail stations in the town. At the same time, Herlev offers easy access to green areas. We are actively developing the town so that it will in the future also have a vibrant trading life, an exciting town center and be attractive to live and run a business in.

In Herlev Municipality we work ambitiously and purposefully to ensure that our offers to citizens are also in the future at a high level. We do this by organizing the organisation with a greater focus on strengthening professional expertise and supporting dialogue with citizens, as well as shortening the distance between the local political level and the municipal employees.

Department: Children, Youth and Family Counseling

Application deadline: 13 November 2026

Location: Dildhaven, 43, 2730, Herlev, Denmark