Educator wanted for the Qinngorput residential unit

We are seeking a dedicated and caring pedagogically trained staff member for our residential unit Qinngorput in Nuuk. The position is a full-time role at 40 hours per week with daytime shifts.

The Qinngorput residential unit is one of our larger housing units in Nuuk. The residents have their own apartments, and use the unit's two common apartments to cook and eat together as well as socialize. Your core task will be to help residents develop their mental, social and practical skills so they can live as independently as possible. You will, together with your colleagues, support the residents in living a good and meaningful life, as they themselves wish.

You will be part of a staff group of about 20 employees who are pedagogically or health-professionally educated or unskilled.

Your core task will be to help residents develop their psychological, physical and social skills, so they can live as independently as possible. You should, with your colleagues, support residents in living as good and meaningful a life as they themselves wish.

Your tasks

·To work on developing residents toward a higher degree of self-reliance and increased quality of life, among other things through working with residents' action plans

·To motivate and support residents in everyday activities such as a walk, shopping and medical appointments

·To strengthen the sense of community in the housing unit through collaboration with colleagues, the manager and residents

·You will help develop the unit's offerings to the residents, as well as maintain and further develop a high level of health-care professionalism

The tasks in your work are carried out in close collaboration with the other staff at the unit as well as internal and external partners, including caseworkers, Ikaarsaarfik, Queen Ingrids Hospital and the Prison and Probation Service.

Expectations of you

·That you are pedagogically trained

·Are curious and motivated by challenges

·Are caring and welcoming, and see that it is the path to a good working environment

·Have a desire to develop yourself and our department, so that it makes a meaningful difference for the resident

·Have a positive mindset and sense of humor

·Are stable, robust and accommodating

·If you have experience in psychiatry it is an advantage, but not a requirement

About us

In this position you will become part of a larger community. We are a department with eight residential units, five group homes, two activity and social offerings, and three support corps spread across Nuuk, Tasiilaq and Paamiut.

We offer an exciting job in a department that is undergoing a major development. This development includes, among other things, a thorough introduction for you as a new employee, ongoing sparring and professional communities.

Criminal record certificate

This position is covered by the Act on the obligation to obtain a criminal record certificate. In accordance with the law, employment may only commence after the municipality has received a criminal record certificate. Please note that the start date can only be agreed once the municipality has received the certificate from the police.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment terms are carried out in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Government of Greenland, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in effect at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probationary period.

Housing

No staff housing can be allocated for the position.

Further information available from

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact for more detailed information about the position and associated tasks at:

Manager Dorthe Ludvigsen, phone +299 54 62 65 or email: [email protected] or to

Deputy Manager Mette Marie Lennert, phone +299 27 79 34 or email: [email protected]

Application

Applications marked with Job no. 994-26, and attached proof of education and documentation of previous employment, etc., must be uploaded before the deadline.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted electronically, via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.

Note

We do not accept paper applications or emails; please submit your application electronically with the job advertisement.

Application deadline: 21 October 2026