Family Caregiver Advisor

Are you good at guiding and creating meaningful processes through collaboration, and do you thrive with a high degree of responsibility? Are you good at collaborating with relatives between public institutions and civil society? Then you are exactly who we are looking for.

Tønder Municipality has created a position as a relative caregiver advisor, in which you will have substantial opportunity to make your mark.

The target group is children, youth and adults who are relatives of people with mental vulnerability or mental illness. It is relatives who share daily life with the person who is ill, or who play a relatively large role in the ill persons daily life. This can be a spouse, partner, parents, grandparents, children, close friends, etc.

The guidance takes place both by the relatives contacting in person, by phone, by email, by municipal staff reaching out, or by making the relative aware of the possibility of receiving guidance from you.

Your tasks are, that

• provide the relatives with social and practical guidance and support in their situation
• advise relatives and refer to knowledge and bridge to both the municipal, voluntary- and association sectors, and possibly refer to administrations that can solve the challenges that exist
• take an active role in meetings with relatives who have particular need of support, e.g., help to contact hospital, municipal administration, relevant NGOs, among others
• advise and support relatives in individual inquiries (open guidance) as well as in targeted processes from e.g., admission and discharge from a psychiatric department
• coordinate an advisory function that alternates between open guidance, in-person attendance or home visits to relatives when it is considered the best way to help

We are looking for someone who

• has good relational skills, is a good listener, trust-building and able to provide individual support
• can see the needs of the relative, the patients family/network and has good competencies and tools for conversation-guided guidance
• can communicate problem-solving and guiding with relatives in difficult life situations
• is development-oriented and can contribute to the ongoing development and adaptation of the new relative caregiver advisor function
• has good collaboration skills and contributes with their knowledge into the municipalities various administrations
• has strong communication skills, and can relay experiences and results to management regarding the positions development, needs and so on
• preferably has experience working with civil society and NGOs.

About you

• You have a relevant education as a pedagogue, occupational therapist, social worker, social facilitator, or similar – but we are open to other professional backgrounds and welcome challenges.
• You thrive on developing and testing dialogue tools and support options in encounters with relatives, and integrating that work into workflows as part of the solution.
• You are also good at being proactive when recruiting the target group.
• You also thrive in taking responsibility for your own work environment, but you will of course consult with your immediate supervisor and other relevant colleagues in Tønder Municipality and across other municipalities with other relative caregiver advisors.

About the position

The position is a project-based role with an annual number of hours of 940 hours. It is a position with the possibility to plan the work flexibly according to needs.

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of Authority/Agency Christiane Kristensen, Adult Social Area at phone 21 35 85 68 or email [email protected]

The application deadline is October 23, 2026, and we will hold interviews on October 29, 2026.

Placement in the salary band depends on experience, competence, and relevant education.

We look forward to hearing from you, and you apply for the position by sending your application, CV and other documentation electronically via the application link. You will receive an acknowledgment of the application, but note that the acknowledgment and any invitation to interview may end up in your spam filter.

Department: Tønder Municipality

Application deadline: 23 October 2026

Location: Wegners Plads 2, 6270 Tønder