Child and Youth Advisor for the on-call function in the enhanced intake at the Center for Child and Youth Counseling

Are you a truly skilled child welfare advisor? And are you passionate about the urgent work in an on-call function? Then you could be exactly the person we are looking for.

We are currently seeking a child and youth advisor for a permanent position at 37 hours per week in the on-call function in our strengthened reception. With us you don’t just get a job, but an opportunity to use your professional knowledge where it really matters.

About the job

In Ballerup Municipality we are focused on meeting our children, youths, their families and partners in a proper and qualified manner. We aim to get a good and timely start in our collaborations and we therefore seek a colleague who, together with us in the reception, will be responsible for the first contact with our children, youths, their families and partners.

As our new colleague you should be prepared for your tasks to span a broad range and vary over time and you must be able to thrive in a busy daily life with different tasks.

The work includes among other things

• Advice and guidance to children, youths, their parents and collaboration partners.
• 24-hour assessment of notifications.
• That you conduct expedited child interviews in notifications involving suspected violence and abuse.
• That you act on acutely arising situations in new cases, or in cases where the advisor does not have the opportunity to act.
• That you participate in hearings of children and youths and collaborate with, among others, the child house and the police.
• Processing applications regarding support persons for parents of placed children/youths and social- and treatment-related discretionary places.
• That you perform screenings.
• That you participate in follow-up meetings in cases where there is suspicion of violence and abuse.
• Written documentation of case processes and decisions, which are entered into DUBU.
• Handling of § 30 processes according to the Child Act.
• Consultative assistance to schools and day care centers, particularly in connection with notifications
• Presentations to collaboration partners.

We are looking for you who

• Are educated social worker/social facilitator and passionate about working with children, youths and their families.
• Have solid knowledge of the children and youth area, are passionate about the acute and have experience with complex cases.
• Are empathetic and solution-focused in meetings with both citizens, collaboration partners and colleagues.
• Are socially professional ambitious and will contribute to our continued development in the department.
• Thrive in a varied daily life where there is often plenty to do.
• See the value in involving the child/young person, the family’s network and civil society.
• Are a team player with a focus on how you can contribute to both the team and the department.
• Have a flair for the administrative part of the work and can work systematically and structured. Including that you can coordinate and plan the week’s tasks both independently and in collaboration with your colleagues.
• Have good energy, are approachable and have a lot of drive.

Who we are

In Ballerup Municipality we have a Child and Youth Policy, which forms the basis for our daily work. Words like community, education and leisure are central in the close work and professional judgments.

We are ambitious and we set the bar high in working with children, youths and families. We believe that if we are in close dialogue with those it is about and base our approach on their wishes and needs, we create the best conditions for children and youths to develop positively. We also have a strong focus on involving children and youths in their own case, both in meetings with them and in the written documentation.

Our strengthened reception is organized in the Child and Youth Section, at the Center for Child and Youth Counseling. The Child and Youth Section besides reception consists of a family team, our family, placement-, and network consultants, a staff group, 4 professional consultants and a management team. We are physically located at Ballerup Town Hall in an open-plan office.

In the reception we are currently 15 child and youth advisors. We are 11 who work preventively in schools and in day care centers, and 4 of us take care of the on-call function.

What you get with us

• An ambitious, versatile and creative workplace.
• Ongoing competency development. For example via common professional days with external instructors.
• Good colleagues who look forward to welcoming you.
• An introduction plan, mentoring arrangement and onboarding as needed.
• A close collaboration with the management.
• A busy and exciting daily life, where there is also high spirits and fun joint activities.
• Ongoing external supervision.
• Flexible working hours with the possibility of home working.
• A really good canteen.
• Training and bath facilities.

Want to know more

If the above has sparked your interest, please do not hesitate to call us. We look forward to hearing from you.

You can learn more about the positions by contacting the child and youth advisor and HR, Sascha Kolster Ilsø at phone 2169 8981 or team leader Kristina Jendig (after 19/10) at phone 2384 4782. You may send a text message, and we will find a time to talk.

You can read more about Ballerup Municipality as a place of work and the advantages of working here via the following links:

job.ballerup.dk

Read more here

Hiring process and salary

Start date is January 1, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is 37 hours.

We expect to hold recruitment interviews on Monday, November 9, 2026.

Application deadline: November 3, 2027.

We offer salary and employment terms according to the collective agreement for social workers and social facilitators in municipalities.

Employment is in accordance with the principles of local pay formation and after agreement with the negotiating organization.

The salary range for the position is DKK 36,020 – 49,178 per month excluding pension for full-time employment (37 hours per week).

The final salary is set after negotiation between the employer and the trade organization with negotiating rights in the relevant collective agreement area. Salary depends among other things on your education, documented seniority and qualifications.

We obtain criminal and/or child protection checks.

Ballerup Municipality has a smoke-free working time. Read more here .

We see diversity as a strength. Therefore we encourage all regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or ethnic background to apply for a job with us.

Submit your application online. Click on “Apply” below and attach your application, CV and educational certificate.

We look forward to meeting you.