Foster Care Consultant for Family Counseling

We are seeking an engaged family foster care consultant with a focus on children, young people and foster families

Do you want to contribute to development in this area – for children, young people and foster families? – then this position may be something for you.

Thisted Municipality's Child and Family Counseling seeks an engaged and skilled family foster care consultant to work with, among other things, matching children and young people in connection with placements and support stays both in foster families and at institutions, as well as supervision of foster families, and TSOP programs. The matching task is expected to be a large part of the position.

The position is anchored in the family intervention team, where family consultants, a psychologist and the three family foster care consultants belong.

The position is a full-time position of 37 hours per week with start of 1 December 2026.

The Child and Family Counseling in Thisted Municipality is a development-oriented workplace that values a good working environment, quality in the work and development in cross-disciplinary collaboration. We are a workplace that values high professionalism and prioritizes competence development, relevant further education and courses.

We use SOFUS as an administrative tool for foster family tasks. We value involvement of new methods and are in a constant process focusing on possibilities.

As a Family Foster Care Consultant, your primary tasks will consist of

• Matching support persons for social contact.
• Matching a support person for parents who have placed children.
• Matching a child/young person to a foster family or other placement site as well as to a supported stay.
• Supervision for foster families.
• Recruitment of new foster families.
• Holding and preparation of TSOP programs (Close Supportive Startup Program).
• Development of teaching materials.
• Planning and facilitation of legally mandated continuing education days for foster families.
• Preparation of network surveys and private foster authorizations.

We expect that you

• Are trained as a pedagogue, psychologist, social worker/social facilitator, and preferably with a relevant supervisor qualification.
• Have experience with foster care and placements.
• Are a good team player who can also work independently and loyally based on shared values and guidelines.
• Have knowledge of the Child Act (Children's Act).
• Agree that part of the tasks involve exploration and matching.
• Are good at creating an overview in a busy daily life, can work systematically and act in acute situations.
• Have strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Can maintain your professional perspective in attitude and opinion discussions.
• Are open about your own work points and proactive with a view to support and learning.
• Are flexible and thrive in a daily life where tasks and priorities can change.
• Have a driver's license and own car available.

We offer you

• An department with competent staff who are passionate about their work and about developing the department and the support to children, young people and their families in vulnerable positions.
• An organization that emphasizes a uniform level of service to citizens, where tasks are located within the organization and not on the individual employee.
• A curious, developmental and dynamic workplace with a focus on professionalism and quality in the work.
• A varied job where you play a central role in creating good conditions around children, young people and foster families.
• A workplace that allows diversity, humor and a good collegial community.
• Opportunity for professional and personal development through work with the department's core task and core services.
• A workplace that values initiative and engagement.
• Managerial accessibility and presence, leadership close at hand including 1-on-1 sparring on tasks.
• Team supervision on tasks and development of the professional quality in the team.

Salary is set according to applicable collective agreement and the principles of local pay formation. The specific pay range will be disclosed prior to the interview.

For more information,

you are welcome to contact section leader Louise Smed Hedegaard at telephone 40 88 71 70 or email: [email protected] .

Application deadline

20 October at 8:00.

Interviews are expected to be held on 26 October 2026.

In the event of employment, a consent form for the retrieval of a child protection check must be signed.

You can view the Child and Family Counseling's organization and read more about the family counseling on Thisted Municipality's website: www.Thisted.dk . Here you can also access Thisted Municipality's handbook for foster families: Handbook for foster families Thisted Municipality