Family therapist / social pedagogue with relevant continuing education

Family therapist/social pedagogue with relevant continued education for the Children-, Youth- and Family Center Skive

Are you passionate about making a difference for children, young people and families in vulnerable positions? Do you have a social-pedagogical or social-work background, relevant treatment-focused continuing education and experience with family treatment? Then it might be you we are looking for as our new colleague at the Children-, Youth- and Family Center Skive (BUF).

BUF is the ambulatory operating area of the Family Department and offers counseling and treatment to children, youths and their families. We embrace a broad range of services from the first interventions around pregnancy and infancy to family treatment and youth support.

We are an interdisciplinary workplace with about 45 engaged employees with different professional backgrounds, who every day collaborate to create positive and lasting changes in the lives of children, youths and families.

With us, professionalism is high, collaboration is informal and humor is important. We help each other across teams and professional disciplines and see close collaboration – both internally and with authorities, schools, kindergartens, health services, voluntary organizations and civil society – as a prerequisite for success.

About the job

The target group for our interventions is children and youths in vulnerable positions and their families. The children, youths and families we work with may be emotionally and socially challenged to a degree that affects their development, learning and well-being.

As a family therapist, you will work with the whole family and help to create development and positive changes in the family’s interaction. You must be able to work purposefully with parenting while ensuring relevant involvement of the child or the youth.

The tasks are broad and include both treatment courses, exploratory tasks and longer-term supportive interventions. The interventions are planned based on the individual family’s needs and in close cooperation with the family and other professionals around the child or youth.

You will, among other things, work with

• delivering a holistic and targeted effort for the child, the youth and the family
• planning treatment courses based on the family’s resources, needs and goals
• applying relevant treatment-oriented approaches and methods tailored to the child, the youth and the family
• actively and meaningfully involving the child or the youth in the intervention
• supporting the parents in creating positive and sustainable changes in the family
• adjusting the intensity and duration of the intervention continuously
• working closely with authorities and other professionals around the family
• involving the family’s private network and civil society when relevant.

About you

We are looking for a colleague who is strong in their own professional field and at the same time sees interdisciplinary collaboration as a crucial part of solving the task.

We imagine that you

• are educated as a social pædagog and have relevant treatment-focused continuing education
• have experience with family treatment and working with children, youths and families in vulnerable positions
• work in an appreciative, resource-focused manner with a view to the family’s overall situation
• can create strong and trusting relationships while maintaining direction and goals in treatment work
• can translate your professionalism flexibly in encounters with different children, youths and families
• thrive in close interdisciplinary collaboration and contribute actively to the joint task solution
• are curious about your own and others’ practice and contribute to professional reflection, feedback and learning
• have relevant experience and/or continuing education within treatment-oriented approaches and methods. This could be, for example, mentalization-based, cognitive or neuroaffective approaches, play therapy, infant therapy, ART, PMTO, DUÅ Home Coaching or similar
• can arrange your working time flexibly when the task requires it
• have a driving license and the option to provide your own car if needed. BUF has its own cars, used primarily for work.

Why you should choose us

At BUF you will be part of a workplace with high professionalism, broad expertise and an important common task.

We offer

• a professionally strong and interdisciplinary environment
• exciting and varied tasks with the opportunity to make a real difference for children, youths and families
• close professional sparring with engaged colleagues
• internal and external supervision
• opportunity for professional development and relevant continuing education
• a focus on data-supported practice and ongoing development of our interventions
• a workplace focusing on psychological safety, well-being, job satisfaction and a good working environment
• flexibility and freedom with responsibility
• a culture where relationships, collaboration and humor are a natural part of daily life.

BUF is part of the Family Department in Skive Municipality. The Family Department also consists of the Family Section (authorities), Health Visiting,Educational Psychological Counseling (PPR) and Early Prevention. We work closely across services because we believe the best solutions for children, youths and families are created together.

Practical information

The position is a permanent role of 37 hours per week and is hoped to be filled by December 1, 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Salary and terms of employment follow the applicable collective agreement and the principles of local salary formation.

A background check and criminal record check will be obtained in connection with the employment.

Questions?

If you have questions about the position or would like to hear more about BUF as a workplace, you are welcome to contact:

• Anne Krogh, professional leader, BUF, phone 50 75 01 48
• Iben Ørbæk, deputy head, Family Department, phone 22 39 47 39. Can be contacted from October 8.

If we are engaged, you are welcome to send a text message, and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Application deadline and interviews

Submit your application via the link no later than Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 12:00.

We expect to hold the employment interviews on Monday, October 26, 2026.

The recruitment committee consists of two staff representatives from BUF, a union representative, the professional leader at BUF and the deputy head of the Family Department.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Apply for the position electronically via our recruitment system

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