Child and Youth Counsellors for the Family Team at the Center for Child and Adolescent Counseling

Dreaming of becoming, or are you already, a truly skilled authority advisor? And do you also see communities and dialogue as a natural part of your work? Then you could be exactly the person we are looking for.

With us you get the opportunity to use your professional expertise where it really matters and at the same time be part of a workplace with close colleague camaraderie and high employee satisfaction.

We have been allocated more resources for the authority area to pursue our goal of a case load of about 25 cases per advisor and to strengthen the authority work for vulnerable children and young people.

Therefore we are now seeking three child and youth advisors for permanent positions 37 hours per week.

Your main tasks

As a child and youth advisor in the Family Team you will be responsible for authority tasks under the Children Act. You will help ensure that, in collaboration with children, young people and families, it is clarified what support the family and the child or the young person needs.

The work includes among other things

• Advice and guidance to children, young people and their parents
• That you conduct screenings, assessments and child professionals' investigations
• That you process applications and follow up regarding disability-related benefits such as compensation benefits, lost earning capacity and respite care
• That you initiate and follow up on supportive interventions, ensuring that the goals for the development of the child or the young person are achieved
• Participation in meetings with children, parents and partners, including that you are a meeting chair
• Written documentation of the case processes and decisions.

Your competences

• Are educated social worker or social mediator and passionate about working with children, young people and their families
• Are willing to work with both social- and disability-related issues
• Are empathetic and solution-oriented in meetings with citizens, partners and colleagues
• Are professionally ambitious and want to contribute to our ongoing development in the department
• Work, or would like to learn to work, cross-disciplinary and cross-sector
• Would like to work towards all children being part of ordinary communities
• Are a team player with a focus on how you can contribute to the department
• Have a talent for the administrative part of the job and can work systematically. We work in DUBU.
• Have good energy and a lot of drive.

What you get with us

• An ambitious, versatile and creative workplace
• Ongoing skills development, e.g., via common professional days with external instructors
• Good colleagues who look forward to welcoming you
• An introduction plan, a mentor program and training as needed
• Close collaboration with the management
• A busy and exciting everyday life, where there is also high spirits and fun common activities
• Ongoing external supervision
• Flexible working hours with the possibility of remote work
• A really good canteen
• Training and bathing facilities.

Who we are

In Ballerup Municipality we have a Children and Youth Policy that forms the basis for our daily work. Words like community, education and leisure are pervasive in the close work and professional assessments.

We are ambitious and we set the bar high in our work with children, young people and families. We believe that if we are in close dialogue with the people it is about and take their wishes and needs as a starting point, we create the best conditions for children and young people to develop positively. We therefore also have a strong focus on involving the children and the young people in their own case, both in meetings with them and in the written documentation.

We collaborate across professions to find solutions together with the children, the young people and the families and do not allow professional and organizational divisions to hinder good solutions. Ballerup Municipality works with Coordinated Citizen Pathways as a method across the municipality, where cross-disciplinary collaboration takes place.

In the Family Team we work in five smaller district teams, each consisting of 7-9 advisors connected to two team leaders. We have chosen this to ensure closer collegial communities and more present leadership.

The Child and Youth Advisors in the Family Team handle all types of cases and tasks, and the work is therefore broad. We have chosen this to avoid unnecessary advisor changes in line with the intentions of the Children Act, but also because we believe it helps create skilled child and youth advisors.

Want to know more

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

You can learn more about the positions by contacting team leader Louise Gabrielsen at phone 2384 5347 or team leader Henrik Hjortlund at phone 2144 3372. You may also text, and we will together find a time to talk.

Read more about Ballerup Municipality as an employer at job.ballerup.dk

Employment process and salary

The start date is January 1, 2027.

We expect to hold interviews on November 19, 2026.

The positions are, in principle, 37 hours and permanent.

Application deadline: November 11, 2026.

We offer pay and terms of employment according to the collective agreement for social workers and social communicators in municipalities.

Employment takes place under the principles of local pay formation and after agreement with the negotiating right organization.

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

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

We request criminal and child safeguarding attestations.

Ballerup Municipality has smoke-free working hours. Read more here.

We see diversity as a strength. Therefore we encourage everyone 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.

Department: Center for Child and Youth Counseling

Application deadline: 11 November 2026

Location: Hold-An Road, 7, 2750, Ballerup, Denmark