Children and Youth Advisers for the Authority Sector in Herlev Municipality

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

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

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

With us you get the opportunity to make a real difference for children, young people and their families. You will become part of a dedicated professional community, where we work together 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 the difficult assessments
• A workplace with a good atmosphere, where we value the sense of community, help each other in daily 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 handling system.
• Flexibility in daily life with the possibility of one fixed day of home work per week. Additional home working days are agreed based on needs and opportunities.
• Fixed external supervision, where there is room for reflection, professional development and new perspectives on complex cases.
• Possibility of canteen arrangements
• Good parking facilities
• Good physical premises at the new Herlev Town Hall, where we have short distances to our nearest collaborators.
• Own competence for internal efforts

Here is what characterizes our upcoming colleague

• You are educated social worker or social mediator.
• You value cross-professional collaboration with shared responsibility for task solving.
• You are reliable and responsible
• You are empathetic and proper—even in busy periods
• You work inclusively regarding the child, the parents and collaboration partners.
• You are strong in your social professional 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 solving the tasks.
• You thrive in being in a politically governed organization

You will be assigned your own case load, where you take responsibility for case processing, including child welfare investigations, involvement of children and young people, facilitation of 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 that we together reach our objectives. We place weight on flexibility, collaboration and a common understanding that we help each other across when tasks require it. With us, we share the goal of creating the best solutions for children, young people and families in Herlev Municipality.

About us

In the Children and Youth Advisory Service we strive to have management closer to everyday life. Three team leaders are responsible for the professional and personnel management of the advisors, which ensures both presence, sparring and focus on well-being. The overall leadership is handled by the manager of the authority and execution area in Herlev Municipality, so there is a clear direction and a coherent effort across the entire area.

We are located at the Town Hall Hjortespring and are organized in district-based teams based on Herlev's five public schools. This organization gives us close collaboration with schools and kindergartens and creates good opportunities for an early, holistic and coherent effort for the children, the young people and their families.

We work with children and young people aged 0-23 years and focus on finding the best solutions in close cooperation with the child or young person, the family and our interdisciplinary collaborators. We emphasize involving the family’s perspectives and resources as well as creating interventions that make sense and make a positive difference in daily life.

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

In the Children and Youth Advisory Service 19 district advisors work with interventions for children and young people in vulnerable positions as well as for children and young people with challenges and reduced well-being. Two process leaders support holistic processes across departments, while the four advisors in the specialized advice handle cases about handicap-compensating benefits to parents with children with permanently reduced functional abilities.

Our reception consists of 4 advisors who handle acute cases, perform screening and 24-hour assessments. In addition, we have two family foster care consultants who work with children and young people in support stay or foster families, an STU coordinator who assesses youths for specially tailored education, and three administrative employees 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 continuously develop professionally.

Salary and employment terms

There is a fixed 37-hour position with flexitime and a maternity cover of 37 hours with the possibility of extension. Salary and employment are according to 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 08:00. You must attach your CV, diploma/certificate and other relevant documents along with your application.

Further process

There will be employment 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 Care Registry and an extended criminal record check in connection with employment.

Additional questions

If you have questions about the position, or about 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 placed in your Spam/junk folder.

About Herlev

Herlev is located in the heart of the Copenhagen metropolitan area with efficient infrastructure. 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 in the future it also has a vibrant business community, an exciting town centre and is attractive to live and do business in.

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