Children and Youth Advisor for the Special Advisory Service

Are you passionate about working with children and young people with disabilities, and are you motivated by high professionalism, a clear authority role and meaningful involvement of families and networks? Then we have an exciting permanent position in our Special Advisory Service.

About the position

We are seeking a dedicated and professionally strong child and youth advisor for a permanent position of 37 hours per week with start on 1 November 2026 or as soon as possible.

The position is anchored in the Special Advisory Service under Family Counseling, where we work purposefully with children and young people aged 0–18 with physical and/or mental disabilities and their families. Our task is to ensure early, coherent and qualified interventions with the child at the center and the family as an active co-player.

You will be part of a professionally ambitious team where we value multidisciplinary collaboration, professional sparring and shared responsibility highly and believe that we succeed best when professionalism and relationships go hand in hand.

Your primary tasks

As a child and youth advisor, your tasks will include

• Authority case handling under the Child Act
• Defining target group and assessing need for support
• Approvals and decisions on both disability-compensating and supportive interventions

(e.g. lost earning capacity, deductible eligible expenses, respite care, accompaniment, etc.)

• Follow-up and evaluation of implemented interventions
• Conversations with children, young people and parents with a clear focus on the child’s perspective
• Collaboration with the family’s private and professional networks as well as others
• Preparation of child-related assessments and explorations
• Preparation, follow-up and adjustment of the Child’s Plan
• Partners

We work in a holistic and dialog-based manner and have a particular focus on qualified involvement and networking.

Who are you?

We expect that you

• Are educated social worker or social mediator
• Have an interest in, and preferably experience with, the specialized child and youth field
• Are passionate about working with children and families and see involvement as a fundamental professional skill
• Thrive in the authority role and can balance relationship, professionalism and legislation
• Work structurally and systematically and have an overview of case flow, deadlines and documentation
• Are professionally and linguistically strong and communicate clearly and in a citizen-friendly way
• Have an appreciative and mentalizing approach
• Can work independently while actively contributing to joint professional development

Knowledge of ICS, Signs of Safety and DUBU is an advantage, but not a requirement; we provide thorough training.

We offer

• Thorough introduction to a meaningful, exciting and versatile area of work
• Mentor scheme and good access to professional sparring including legal
• Administrative assistance to calculate lost earnings, etc.
• Regular case reviews with the team leader focusing on professional support
• External supervision
• A strong working community with high professionalism and a good working environment
• Flexible working hours, flexitime arrangement and good opportunities for home working
• Focus on competence development and professional specialization
• Canteen scheme, training facilities, cinema tickets and free massage four times a year

Maybe it’s you we’re looking for, so apply now and become part of our dedicated team that works hard to strengthen the quality of life and well-being of children and families!

More about us

If you have become curious and want to know more about the job, you are welcome to contact Team Leader Dorthe Thorup at [email protected].

Application deadline: 26 October 2026. We expect to hold interviews on 28 October 2026 at Tårnby Town Hall.

Salary and terms of employment

The appointment will be made in accordance with the applicable collective agreement after negotiation. In addition, a criminal record check and a child background check must be presented upon appointment. The appointment will be conditional on these being satisfactory.

On the municipality's website www.taarnby.dk you can read more about the strategies in the children's area.

The Municipality of Tårnby offers a number of employee benefits. These can be seen here.

The Municipality of Tårnby has a value base, which you can read here.

Please note that Tårnby Municipality has a smoke-free working environment.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact

Dorthe Thorup

Application deadline

26 October 2026