Caregiver advisor

Are you good at guiding and creating meaningful processes through collaboration, and do you thrive with a high degree of responsibility? Are you good at collaborating with relatives between public institutions and civil society? Then you are exactly who we are looking for.

Tønder Municipality has created a position as a relative adviser, where you will have a high degree of opportunity to put your mark.

The target group is children, young people and adults who are relatives of persons with mental vulnerability or mental illness. It is relatives who share a daily life with the patient, or who play a relatively large role in the patient’s daily life. This can be a spouse, partner, parents, grandparents, children, close friends, etc.

Guidance takes place both when relatives contact us in person, by telephone, e-mail, when municipal staff reach out, or make the relative aware of the possibility of receiving guidance from you.

Your tasks are, that

• provide relatives with social and practical guidance and support in their situation
• advise relatives and refer to knowledge and bridge to municipal, voluntary and association sectors, and possibly refer to administrations that can address the challenges
• take an active role in meetings with relatives who have particular need of support, e.g., help contacting hospital, municipal administration, relevant NGOs among others
• advise and support relatives in single inquiries (open consultation) as well as in targeted pathways from, for example, admission and discharge from psychiatric department
• coordinate a guiding function that alternates between open guidance, personal attendance or home visits for relatives, when it is assessed to be the best way to help.

We are looking for you, who

• have good relational skills, are a good listener, trustworthy and able to provide individual support
• can see the needs of the relative, the patient’s family/network and have good competences and tools for conversational guidance
• can communicate problem-solving and guiding with relatives in difficult life situations
• are development-oriented and can contribute to the ongoing development and adaptation of the new role as a relative adviser
• have good collaboration skills and contribute your knowledge into the various municipal administrations
• have strong communication skills, and can pass on experiences and results to management about the role’s development, needs, and more
• would preferably have experience working with civil society and NGOs.

About you

• You have a relevant education as a pedagogue, occupational therapist, social worker, social mediator, or similar – but we are open to being challenged and are open to other professional backgrounds.
• You thrive on developing and testing dialogue tools and support opportunities in meeting with relatives, and integrating that work into workflows as part of the solution.
• You are also good at being active when the target group needs to be recruited.
• You also thrive at taking responsibility for your own working environment, but you will of course consult with your immediate manager and other relevant colleagues in Tønder Municipality and across other municipalities with other relative advisers.

About the position

The position is a project-based role with an annual number of hours of 940 hours. It is a position with the possibility to arrange the work flexibly according to need.

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact head of Authority Christiane Kristensen, Adult Social Area at phone 21 35 85 68 or email [email protected]

Application deadline is October 23, 2026, and we will hold interviews on October 29, 2026.

Placement in the salary range depends on experience, qualifications and relevant education.

We look forward to hearing from you, and you apply for the position by sending your application, CV and other documentation electronically via the application link. You will receive a receipt for the application, but be aware that the receipt and any invitation to interview may end up in your spam filter.