Do you dream of working up close with children, young people, families and communities - we are looking for a new colleague for Family House

• Are you passionate about creating change for children and young people in vulnerable families
• Do you see the value in supporting children's ordinary community lives
• Do you have experience with contact person work and practical pedagogical support at home
• Are you strong in cross-professional collaboration with caseworkers, family therapists, psychologists, schools, clubs and day care
• Are you ready to start early and flexibly in the interventions
• And can you navigate both formal and informal spaces, and create positive energy around you.

So, maybe you are our new colleague?

You will take on assignments that are characterized by the fact that the cases are often complex and challenging, and that there is a need for either preventive, anticipatory or intervening actions for a period that ensures the child’s or the young person’s development and well-being in their close care, school or educational environment. It requires strong social-pedagogical competencies to be able to build relationships and understand the degree of complexity of the problems, and to support and motivate changes for the child, the young person and the family.

We work when children, youth and families need us. Therefore, working hours will vary between morning, day and afternoon hours, and there can exceptionally be evening and weekend work. In return you will largely plan your own work day, and there is the possibility of working from home with documentation and other written work.

Your main tasks

To carry out interventions in families as well as with children and young people following a grant from the Child and Adolescent Advisory Service in accordance with the Children’s Act § 32, pkt. 1, no. 2 (practical, pedagogical or other home support) and § 32, pkt. 1, no. 3 (contact person for the child, the young person or the family). The interventions are carried out as part of Family House’s offerings and aim to support the goals set by the authorities, with a view to strengthening the child’s or the young person’s well-being, development and opportunities for action.

• Practical pedagogical support: As an employee in practical pedagogical support you work in the family’s own home with a view to strengthening the family’s resources and creating the best possible development conditions for the child. You support the parents in creating structure, predictability and safe frameworks in everyday life and contribute to the development of parenting skills through guidance, training and pedagogical support. The tasks can include support for establishing daily routines, working with the child’s well-being and development, school attendance, collaboration with day care and school and supporting the family’s ability to independently handle everyday challenges.
• Contact person for children, young people and families: As a contact person you support children, young people and families who need special support. The task consists of establishing and maintaining a trusting relationship with a focus on well-being, development and mastery of everyday life. You function as a stable adult who, through relationship work, guidance and motivating support, helps the child, the young person or the family achieve the goals set in the intervention. The tasks can include support for schooling, leisure activities, social relations, networks, daily structure as well as coordination and collaboration with relevant professionals and partners.

We are looking for a colleague who

• Keeps the child/young person at the center
• Has a degree in pedagogy
• Has experience with contact person work and/or practical pedagogical support in homes
• Can work goal-oriented and has experience with creating developmental interventions for children, young people and families
• Can work independently on assignments with vulnerable children, young people and families
• Has a pronounced cross-disciplinary mindset and flair for collaboration across authorities, professionals, schools and day care
• Is well formulated in writing and systematic in its approach to documentation and planning of own working time
• Can create structure in a sometimes chaotic daily life
• Can create relationships through shared activities and interests and sees the value in meeting children and young people in their own communities. This can be through sports, training, gaming, creativity, outdoor life or other activities that provide opportunities for contact, motivation and development.

It is an asset if you have knowledge of and experience with

• Diagnoses and psychiatry
• Trauma
• Family dynamics.

What you get with us

In Family House you become part of a dedicated and competent cross-disciplinary team consisting of pedagogues, family therapists, psychologists and social workers, who every day work to create positive changes for children, young people and families. We help each other, share knowledge and highly value sparring because we know that complex tasks are best solved together. There is access to both internal and external supervision, collegial sparring and approachable leadership.

We prioritize high professional standards, development and engagement, but we also know that a good working environment is created by people. Therefore we emphasize a friendly and informal tone, mutual helpfulness and strong collegial communities. With us there is room for both professional discussions, sparring and good humor, and we strive to create a collaborative culture where you can be yourself and still develop professionally. Our theoretical and methodological approaches include narrative, systemic, solution-focused and cognitive methods.

Who we are

Family House is part of the special children’s area in center C-BUR, which includes the Children and Youth Department, PPR, Health Visitors and a number of other professions. In Ballerup we work with a focus on task, interdisciplinarity and early intervention. This means you are involved early in the process with the child/young person and the family. You help shape the task together with the family, as well as the professional and private network. As the Children’s Act evolves, we are rethinking our interventions so that they match the requirements contained in the Children’s Act.

Would you like to know more

You can learn more about the position by contacting team leader Christina Holte Laugesen at telephone 2018 6475. Read more about Ballerup Municipality as an employer at job.ballerup.dk

Employment process and salary

The employment date is January 1, 2027.

We hold interviews on November 26, 2026.

The position is, in principle, 37 hours and a permanent position.

Application deadline: Nov 19, 2026 .

We offer salary and employment terms according to the agreement for pedagogues in municipalities. Employment is made according to the principles of local pay bargaining and after agreement with the union with the right to negotiate.

The salary range for the position is DKK 35,990 – 43,193 per month excluding pension for full-time employment (37 hours per week).

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

We obtain criminal and child protection checks.

Ballerup Municipality has a smoke-free working time. 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 diploma.

We look forward to meeting you.