Family support worker wanted

Family Counsellor Sought

We are seeking a family counsellor for employment in the Family House, Billund Municipality.

Over the years we have worked targeted and successfully with the early preventive measures in close cooperation with everyday life actors.

Family Counsellors in Billund Municipality main tasks

• To be a bridge between day care/school, families and the Family and Youth Department and/or other administrations
• To provide advice and guidance to school- and day care leaders, teachers and pedagogues in relation to a social-educational issue. A fixed consultation time is agreed
• To provide guidance on legislation in the area, including qualifying reports and status descriptions
• To participate in short exploratory and supportive dialogue processes with parents and families with up to 4 conversations
• To conduct “Open Advice”
• To create and maintain good collaborative relationships in the cross-disciplinary collaboration and facilitate processes that support the effort for the individual child
• To participate in cross-disciplinary meetings and status meetings in day care and on schools, including contributing to ensuring that cases come to cross-disciplinary meetings before the problems grow
• To support good transitions for vulnerable and at-risk children and youths, e.g. transition from day care to school, transition from school to upper secondary education
• To contribute to the collaboration model that supports students returning to school
• To hold pre-conversations for Lettilgængelig Behandling
• To initiate IKomet & Min magiske mave program
• To participate in the strong professional collaboration with colleagues from PPS & Family Department Reception
• To perform screenings in new cases aiming at referral to § 30 programs in Family House
• To conduct § 30 programs when the task portfolio allows

Organizational

• The family counsellors work very independently and are part of a team consisting of 4 family counsellors
• The family counsellors are part of the Family House staff
• The family counsellors have desks at the town hall, placed among PPS employees

We expect

• You are educated social worker or family therapist and have minimum 3 years experience from a government department preferably supplemented with experience from other social-educational work and relevant continuing education.
• You are professionally well-founded with broad knowledge of social legislation.
• You have an open and acknowledging approach in collaboration with families and partners. You can facilitate cross-disciplinary and cross-sector collaboration. You will be sought after as a collaborative partner. It is therefore a prerequisite that you can maintain overview and continuously prioritize between tasks also when it gets busy.
• That you have a toolkit with pedagogical tools for advising & guiding parents. That you are open-minded, professionally humble and inspired by colleagues
• You thrive working systematically, independently and structured.
• As a person you are flexible, approachable, friendly, informal, well-reflected and have humor.
• You know yourself, alone and in interaction with others.
• You have good contact and relationship skills, are clear and easy to collaborate with.
• You can act professionally and persistently – even when there are conflicting interests at stake.
• You know when to seek sparring and guidance.
• You know that your attitude is not a private matter. It matters that you also contribute with good humor and ease in solving tasks.

We offer you

• An exciting, independent and challenging job where you have the opportunity to provide advice and sparring to day care, schools, parents and families in the preventive field
• A strong professional environment with engaged colleagues who support and challenge each other
• Great autonomy and meaningful, varied challenges in a dynamic organization that values development and humor.
• A house known for delivering high-quality services, where sparring, support and development are prioritized.
• Supervision and opportunity for individual guidance internally
• An organization where the value of interdisciplinarity and cross-sector collaboration is highly valued
• To become part of a highly well-functioning team and Family House

In Billund Municipality we base ourselves on strengths, resources and communities and create optimal solutions together with citizens. We think in wholeness and coordinate our actions so that citizens experience coherence. We believe that with joint help we have a greater chance of succeeding. All children and young people are meaningful and have something to contribute. We have high expectations of both citizens and ourselves.

We create the framework for the good life that makes it special to be part of Billund Municipality. Our municipality is home to the Children’s Capital. Children and young people learn, thrive and develop here into capable global citizens with a horizon that reaches far beyond municipal borders.

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with applicable collective agreement and principles of New Pay. A car is necessary for the performance of the job. We have a smoke-free working time and work at the town hall in an open office environment. We obtain a child employment check.

If you have questions about the position, you can contact the head of the Family House Kirsten Sejer Pedersen at tlf. 24831841

You can read more about us on the municipality's website: www.billund.dk .

Employment: 1.1.2027.

The position is 37 hours per week. The 30 hours are allocated to family guidance and the last 7 hours to family treatment in the Family House. Billund Municipality wishes to be an attractive and flexible workplace, where we will do what we can to accommodate your wishes and needs

Application deadline 22.11. 2026 at 24:00.

Interviews expected to be held on 25.11. 2026.