Retention Advisor sought for the Sickness Benefits Department at JobKolding

Are you passionate about sickness benefit and about making a difference for the citizens of Kolding?

Then Sick Leave Benefit Retention has three maternity cover positions, where you can help make a difference.

We are looking for three maternity leave substitutes for an initiative to get people on sick leave back into the labour market.

Workplace: Social and Labour Market Administration, JobKolding - Dieselvej 6, 6000 Kolding.

Working hours: 37 hours per week.

Position: Three maternity leave substitutes

Employment start: One with start 1 November and two with start 1 December 2026

In Sick Leave Benefit Retention we are seeking a sick leave advisor who is passionate about a holistic and business-oriented sick leave initiative, where the citizen is at the centre and where collaboration with companies is an important part of the path back to the labour market.

• Can you create a trusting dialogue and strong collaborative relationships with citizens who need guidance and counseling to return to the labour market?
• Do you have the desire and ability to support citizens’ path back to work or retention in the workplace through close dialogue, professional sparring and individual solutions?
• Can you also see the value in close collaboration with companies and contribute to creating solutions that both support citizens’ return to the labour market and meet companies’ needs?
• Are you willing to participate in the development of our sick leave initiative and work purposefully to achieve better results through strong social-educational processes and close collaboration with citizens, companies and other partners?
• Do you want to become part of a sought-after sick leave department, then we have the job for you.

What can we offer

The Municipality of Kolding works from the vision "We design life". This means that we develop solutions together with citizens, companies and partners. In JobKolding we meet citizens where they are, and we work with the principles of the Citizen at the Center. This means that we together with the citizen set the direction for the effort based on the individual’s situation, resources and goals.

We believe that the best results are achieved in close interplay between the citizen, the companies and us as professionals. Therefore dialogue, involvement and shared responsibility are central elements in our work. Our professionalism should create value for both the citizen, the companies and the community.

With us you will get

• A workplace where collaboration, both internally and externally, is a natural part of everyday life.
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development through sparring, learning and a strong focus on well-being.
• Opportunity to make a real difference for citizens, companies and partners through a meaningful effort.
• An department characterized by great commitment, high professionalism, strong collegial cohesion and a good working environment, where both employees and management are passionate about the task.
• Possibility of a 4-day workweek as part of a trial running until the end of 2027.
• Flexible Friday with the possibility of remote work, providing good conditions for deep focus and independent task solving.
• Fruit scheme, health scheme, free coffee and tea and other staff advantages contributing to a good working day.

As an employee you will have the opportunity to obtain

• A central role in supporting the citizen’s path back to the labour market through a professional, holistic and business-oriented approach.
• A job with a high degree of autonomy, responsibility and the opportunity to influence the solutions.
• A workplace where the Citizen at the Center is more than a principle – it is the starting point for how we work.
• An exciting and challenging work area with focus on creating results, progression and value for the citizens.
• A close multidisciplinary collaboration and broad contact with citizens, companies and partners.

We expect you to

• Work purposefully to develop the citizen’s work ability and opportunities in the labour market with a view to the citizen obtaining or regaining attachment to the labour market as quickly as possible.
• Be able to motivate and inspire the citizen toward work, education and participation in relevant offerings that support the path back to the labour market.
• Carry out ongoing, meaningful and results-oriented follow-ups focusing on progression, labour market attachment and sustainable solutions.
• Be able to coordinate and act as a supervisor on complex cases where several professional areas and partners are involved.
• Have strong administrative skills and can ensure professional case handling, including preparation of the rehabilitation plan’s preparatory part and making and justifying decisions on unfitness for work, extension of sick leave and other relevant decisions.
• See the value in close collaboration with companies and contribute to creating solutions that support both retention and return to work.

We imagine that you

• Have a relevant education as a social worker or social mediator.
• Have in-depth knowledge of sickness benefit legislation and the Act on Active Employment Efforts, as well as experience translating the legislation into practice.
• Are skilled at creating professional and trustworthy relationships with citizens and can balance support, motivation and the authority role.
• Have an eye for the citizen’s resources, opportunities and needs and can translate this into concrete actions and solutions.
• Thrive in working with change processes and see the value in small steps that create progression toward the labour market.
• Are passionate about motivating and supporting the citizen in achieving their goals and see multidisciplinary collaboration as a strength in the effort.
• Can collaborate constructively with companies, employers and other partners to create good solutions around retention and return to work.
• Are curious, solution-oriented and able to think creatively when the path to the right solution is not straight.
• Thrive in a everyday life with many collaboration interfaces and actively contribute to good collaboration both internally and externally.

Who are we?

You will become part of the Sick Leave Department. We are about 40 employees in the department, distributed across the following teams:

• 1 team working with retention
• 1 team with sick leave unemployed
• 1 team with job clarification pathways
• 1 team with job consultants

In the department we work with a high degree of self-management and a strong shared responsibility for the core task. We believe the best solutions are created collectively, and therefore we work from the principle that it is "our citizens" and not "my citizens" . The work is supported by two professional coordinators who contribute with sparring, professional development and quality in task execution.

You will become part of Team Ill and MCM Job Clarification , where we work purposefully to create progression and help citizens back to the labour market.

We have an ambition to be among the best at supporting citizens’ path back to work and education. It requires skilled employees who are passionate about their professional field and collaboration with both citizens, companies and colleagues. With us you will meet engaged, competent and responsible colleagues who value professional sparring, knowledge sharing and a strong collegial community – both professionally and socially.

JobKolding has two central core tasks: To help citizens in work or education and to support the needs of companies for qualified labour. We succeed best when we meet citizens and companies where they are and create solutions through dialogue, collaboration and a shared understanding of the goal.

For us, this is the Citizen at the Center.

Is it you?

If you want to apply for the position as caseworker in sickness benefit retention you can send your application to us.

Further information can be obtained by contacting

Department Head Sick Leave and Job Clarification: Susanne Thorsen-Vammen at tel. 2112 5302 or at email: [email protected]

Application deadline: 19 October 2026

Employment terms : One maternity leave substitute starting 1 November or two maternity leave substitutes starting 1 December 2026.

Applications and CVs along with other relevant documents are submitted electronically via the button “ Apply for the position ”.

Interviews: will be held on Monday 26 October 2026

Salary according to current collective agreement.

Upon employment, Kolding Municipality will obtain criminal/childcare certificates when legally required or the position warrants it.

Application deadline: 19 October 2026

Department: Nicolaiplads 6 6000 Kolding