Family Consultant for the Resource Center - temporary position

The Resource Center is part of the Municipality of Mariagerfjord's offerings to children, youth and families with interventions ranging from preventive to extensive support.

We are seeking a FAMILY COUNSELOR on a full-time basis for a temporary position from December 1, 2026 to December 1, 2027 for primary employment in our: 24-hour care at the Family and Youth House - 37 hours per week.

The Family and Youth House is part of the Resource Center, where children, youth and families receive overnight care with the aim of developing and supporting development and well-being.

We are thus looking for a colleague, ideally with experience working with the target group of youths and families.

At the Family and Youth House we work from a professionally grounded and validating approach, where the relationship is the focal point of our efforts. Our pedagogical practice draws among other things on the Low Arousal approach as well as the Neuroaffective Compass. These approaches/methods support our work in creating safe, developmental and predictable settings for children, youths and their families.

We place emphasis on meeting each individual with curiosity, respect and a resource-oriented mindset, where behavior is understood in the context in which it occurs. Through mentalization, emotion regulation and a conscious adaptation of our own approach we work purposefully to strengthen well-being, development and sustainable relationships.

As a colleague you will join a team of professionally skilled and engaged colleagues who are attached to the Family and Youth House, and you will also be part of a total staff group, which also includes family counselors who primarily work in the families' homes.

We work with support and development of the young person's/family's individual challenges, such as self-esteem, self-confidence, recognizing one's own resources, and handling difficult situations. We also work to recognize successes and help the young person/family see when they are developing.

There is an emphasis on offering an individual, dynamic and holistic approach, which can consist of several composite solutions:

• Overnight stays for children/youths
• Overnight stays for family treatment
• Respite care
• Acute admission, including mapping out the child/youth's and family's situation.
• Family work in the home
• Supported and supervised contact
• Aftercare

We are looking for you who

• are trained as a pedagogue or have another relevant basic education, preferably with experience from psychiatry, and/or relevant further education
• can accommodate children/youths and families in difficulties and collaborate with the parents to create development and well-being for their children/youths
• can work development-supportive with children, youths and families based on a relational, pedagogical and treatment-oriented approach
• independently can plan, structure and carry out work with the families within the goals and frameworks set by the caseworker
• are adaptable and flexible regarding changing tasks and working hours
• take ownership and will contribute to ongoing professional development of our interdisciplinary collaboration
• are well-versed in writing and can handle written documentation in the form of status reports, observation descriptions and assessments

We offer

• exciting and diverse work tasks
• competent and engaged colleagues
• an workplace in constant professional development
• an exciting and challenging job with a high degree of independence under responsibility
• external supervision

Working hours are expected to be organized and carried out in day, evening hours and on weekends.

Salary and employment terms

Employment is offered on collective agreement terms, where the salary is agreed with the union- or association-represented organization.

We expect to hold the employment interviews on October 29, 2026

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Department Head Elin Tollestrup Jensen at tel. 23 35 85 88

Criminal background checks and checks regarding children will be obtained, and employment is conditional on these being approved.

To be employed by Mariagerfjord Municipality you must have MitID.

Can you see yourself with us?

Then send your application to Mariagerfjord Municipality via our website.

The position is desired to be filled on December 1, 2026.

The application deadline for the position is October 26, 2026 at 12:00

About Mariagerfjord Municipality

Mariagerfjord Municipality is one of Denmark's most beautiful municipalities, with a unique and varied nature by forest, coast and fjord. We are centrally located between Aalborg and Aarhus and thus serve as a link between Northern Jutland and the rest of the country. Our clear goal is: We want more, and there is room for more. Therefore we focus on creating the best conditions for our approximately 42,000 residents, for our business community and for the development of the municipality.

In Mariagerfjord Municipality we want all of our 3,400 employees to feel they are an important part of the community. We have the freedom to bring our competencies and ideas into play, so we solve the core task as well as possible and make a difference for our citizens. We focus on psychological safety and show respect for each other's differences. Everyone takes shared responsibility for the community and the task, and therefore we also place great emphasis on effective collaboration within the MED organization.

We see diversity as a strength and therefore encourage all interested applicants to apply for a job with us, regardless of personal background.