Family Foster Care Consultant for Family Counseling

We are seeking a committed foster care consultant with a focus on children, young people and foster families

Would you like to help create development in this area – for children, young people, and foster families? – then this position may be right for you.

Thisted Municipality's Children and Family Counseling is seeking a committed and skilled foster care consultant to work with, among other things, matching children and youths in connection with placements and support stays both in foster families and at institutions, as well as supervision of foster families and TSOP programs. The matching task is expected to be a large part of the position.

The position is anchored in the family intervention team, where family consultants, a psychologist and the three foster care consultants belong.

The position is a full-time position of 37 hours per week with start date of December 1, 2026.

The Children and Family Counseling in Thisted Municipality is an development-oriented workplace that emphasizes a good working environment, quality in the work and development in cross-disciplinary collaboration. We are a workplace that emphasizes high professionalism and that competency development, relevant continuing education and courses are prioritized.

We use SOFUS as an administrative tool for foster family tasks. We emphasize the involvement of new methods and are in a constant process with a focus on possibilities.

As a Foster Care Consultant, your primary tasks will consist of

• Matching support persons for contact/visits.
• Matching a support person for parents who have placed children.
• Matching a child/adolescent to a foster family or other placement site as well as to a support stay.
• Supervision of foster families.
• Recruitment of new foster families.
• Holding and preparation of TSOP programs (Close Supportive Startup Programs).
• Development of teaching/training materials.
• Planning and facilitation of legally mandated continuing education days for foster families.
• Preparation of network investigations and private caregiver permissions.

We expect that you

• Have a degree in pedagogy, psychology, social work/social mediator, and preferably with a relevant supervisory qualification.
• Have experience with foster care and placements.
• Are a good team player who can also work independently and loyally according to shared values and guidelines.
• Have knowledge of the Children’s Act.
• Are comfortable with that a part of the tasks involve outreach and matching.
• Are good at creating an overview in a busy daily life, can work systematically and can act in acute situations.
• Have strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Can maintain your professional perspective in discussions about attitudes and opinions.
• Are open about your own work points and are proactive with regard to support and learning.
• Are flexible and thrive in a daily life where tasks and priorities can change.
• Have a driving license and own car available.

We offer you

• A department with competent staff who are passionate about their work and about developing the department and the support to children, young people and their families in vulnerable positions.
• An organization that emphasizes a consistent level of service to citizens, where the tasks are located within the organization rather than on the individual employee.
• A curious, developing and dynamic workplace with a focus on professionalism and quality in the work.
• A versatile job where you play a central role in creating good conditions around children, young people and foster families.
• A workplace that accommodates diversity, humor and a good collegial community.
• Opportunity for professional and personal development through work with the department's core task and core services.
• A workplace that values initiative and engagement.
• Managerial accessibility and presence, management close at hand including 1-on-1 sparring on tasks.
• Team supervision on tasks and development of the professional quality in the team.

Løn fastsættes efter gældende overenskomst og principperne for lokal løndannelse. Det konkrete lønspænd oplyses forud for samtalen.

Ønskes yderligere oplysninger,

er du velkommen til at kontakte sektionsleder Louise Smed Hedegaard, på telefon 40 88 71 70 eller mail: [email protected].

Ansøgningsfrist

• oktober kl. 8.00.

Samtalerne forventes afholdt den 26. oktober 2026.

Ved eventuel ansættelse skal der underskrives samtykkeerklæring til indhentelse af børneattest.

Du kan se Børne- og Familierådgivningens organisation samt læse mere om familierådgivningen på Thisted Kommunes hjemmeside: www.Thisted.dk. Her kan du ligeledes tilgå Thisted Kommunes håndbog for plejefamilier: Håndbog til plejefamilier Thisted Kommune