Qaammartsaavi seeks a family support worker for Amarngivat

MI Tasiilaq The Qaammartsaavi Initiative Area seeks a family counselor for Amarngivat

Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq MI Tasiilaq is looking for a skilled and engaged family counselor for the newly established Initiative Area under the Department of Children and Family to take up the position on 01 November 2026.

MI Tasiilaq has reorganized and chosen to bring all initiative areas together into a single department. When all positions are staffed, the department will consist of 21 employees distributed as follows:

1 department head, 1 treatment manager, 2 psychotherapists, 1 consultant for the children’s house with a coordinating function on children’s house cases, 9 family counselors – of which 1 with a coordinating function, 4 youth/advisors – of which 1 with a coordinating function, and 3 foster family consultants.

The initiative area in MI Tasiilaq works with vulnerable children and families who are referred from caseworkers in the authority area / or come via open counseling. In the child house context, visitation can also come from the police, primarily for video interviews.

The family counselor shall participate in family counseling sessions and social-pedagogical initiatives regarding socially burdened families together with other family counselors, youth/advisors and other staff in MI Tasiilaq, working on a structured basis, meaning we take the whole family as the starting point.

The position is a full-time role and reports to the department head in the MI Tasiilaq initiative area.

Job content

We are looking for a – preferably experienced – family counselor, with a good educational and preferably practical background in working with vulnerable children and families, to join our work with vulnerable children and families by handling tasks such as:

·Conduct assessments of families

·Support and guide regarding care, communication, roles and other similar factors that affect the child's and family's well-being

·Carry out a social-pedagogical intervention in work with children and families

·Conduct home visits to children and families

·Conduct counseling sessions with children and families

·Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning based on observation and analysis

·Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with both internal and external partners

·Contribute to and engage with the treatment team and be an active part of developing the treatment work

·Be an active advisor in open counseling

·Other ad hoc tasks as agreed with the treatment leader or the department head in the MI Tasiilaq Initiative Area

Opgaverne løses i tæt tværfagligsamarbejde med MI Tasiilaq´s øvrige medarbejdere i indsatsområdet og myndighedsområdet samt eksterne samarbejdspartnere såsom; politiet, sundhedscentret, skolen daginstitutioner.

Expectations for applicants

·You are educated as a social educator, health assistant, social worker, early childhood consultant or another relevant social-work education

·Have extensive experience with holistic family treatment

·Can work independently

·Have strong personal and professional integrity and impact

·Are good at structuring, coordinating, planning and following up on tasks

·Have good written communication skills

·Have a positive view of people, the willingness and ability to focus on what works

·Have the desire and ability to talk to many different people, meet them where they are and help them to create change

·Are open and outgoing

·Desire to work in an organization that is constantly evolving

·Are prepared to continuously develop in your work

We also emphasize

·Are stable, quality-conscious and with an eye for detail

·Can handle many tasks simultaneously without losing overview

·Communicate clearly and effectively, both in writing and orally

·Work independently, are responsible and service-oriented

·Show flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in workload distribution

·Ability to work in a focused and structured manner in a hectic day

·Are robust and show initiative, resilience and drive

·Contribute actively to the ongoing development and improvement of our task solving

·Are good at collaborating broadly

We offer

A challenging job with opportunities to shape the content yourself and to take on a large amount of independent responsibility in an organization that is developing and changing. We emphasize a solid introduction to both job and workplace and strive to ensure a good working climate with close managerial sparring and room for initiative and creativity.

Criminal and Child Welfare clearance

The position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain criminal and child welfare clearance. Under the law, employment may only commence when the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child welfare clearances. Therefore, note that the start date can only be agreed once the municipality has received the child clearance from the National Police and the criminal record from the Police.

The child clearance is obtained by the municipality with the individual's consent, while the criminal record is obtained by the individual from the Police.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective bargaining agreement in force at the time of taking up duty, between the Government of Greenland and the respective negotiating organization.

Employment will be with a 3-month probationary period.

Housing

No staff housing can be allocated to the position.

Further information from

If the position interests you, please contact for more detailed information about the position and associated tasks: Department Head Emilie Napatoq, tel. +299 36 76 23 / +299 24 39 32 or email: [email protected]

Application

Application labeled with Job no. 981-26, and attached educational certificate 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 applications in paper or by email; please send your application electronically with the job advertisement.

Application deadline: 19 October 2026